What percentage of people rent in Aston Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Aston Township, PA, 2020–2024
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8.7% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Aston Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 538 renting households against 5,615 that own their home.

In Aston Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.1% in 2015–2019 to 8.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.7% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 538 (±181)
Median renter income: $54,500 (±$39,641)

Who rents and who owns in Aston Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Aston Township	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.7% (±2.8 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	538 (±181)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,615 (±302)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,500 (±$39,641)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,036 (±$11,694)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Aston Township, the renter share is lower than in Delaware County (30.4%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Delaware County, Aston Township ranks 44 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2190 of 2,557.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Aston Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	11.1% (±2.9 points)	8.7% (±2.8 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,128 (±$257)	$1,544 (±$203)	+36.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$91,188 (±$8,331)	$98,758 (±$9,311)	+8.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Aston Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Aston Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Aston Township	—	8.7% (±2.8 points)	—
Upper Chichester Township	2.1 mi	27.0% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Chester Heights	2.2 mi	24.1% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Brookhaven	2.3 mi	15.1% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Chester Township	2.4 mi	45.0% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Boothwyn	2.6 mi	27.2% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Middletown Township (Delaware County)	2.7 mi	25.5% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Rose Valley	3.1 mi	2.0% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Parkside	3.1 mi	22.5% (±9.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rose Valley, PA (2.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Upper Chichester Township, PA (27.0%), Chester Heights, PA (24.1%), Brookhaven, PA (15.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
38	Edgmont Township	21.7% (±5.1 points)
39	Marple Township	16.1% (±2.7 points)
40	Brookhaven	15.1% (±4.7 points)
41	Haverford Township	12.6% (±1.6 points)
42	Rutledge	12.5% (±7.9 points)
43	Nether Providence Township	11.6% (±3.5 points)
44	Aston Township	8.7% (±2.8 points)
45	Chadds Ford Township	7.9% (±3.6 points)
46	Thornbury Township (Delaware County)	7.3% (±4.7 points)
47	Springfield Township (Delaware County)	6.2% (±2.1 points)
48	Bethel Township (Delaware County)	2.2% (±1.9 points)
49	Rose Valley	2.0% (±1.9 points)

Showing 12 of 49 places in Delaware County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Aston Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Village Green-Green Ridge.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Aston Township

How many renters are there in Aston Township?

Aston Township has an estimated 538 (±181) renting households, 8.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Aston Township?

In Aston Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.1% in 2015–2019 to 8.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Aston Township?

A renting household in Aston Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Aston Township?

The median renting household in Aston Township, PA has an income of $54,500 (±$39,641) a year, against $103,036 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Aston township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:03336, in state:42 county:045).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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