What percentage of people rent in Bart Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Bart Township, PA, 2020–2024
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38.6% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Bart Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 343 renting households against 545 that own their home.

In Bart Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (+13.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.6% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 343 (±112)
Median renter income: $59,625 (±$12,798)

Who rents and who owns in Bart Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bart Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.6% (±9.2 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	343 (±112)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	545 (±67)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.0 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,625 (±$12,798)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,698 (±$24,944)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Bart Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Lancaster County (30.2%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lancaster County, Bart Township ranks 10 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 382 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Bart 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	25.6% (±6.4 points)	38.6% (±9.2 points)	+13.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$735 (±$128)	$1,287 (±$275)	+75.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$68,177 (±$5,704)	$75,000 (±$8,431)	+10.0%	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 Bart Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bart Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bart Township	—	38.6% (±9.2 points)	—
Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)	3.3 mi	30.6% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Eden Township	3.5 mi	16.8% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Colerain Township (Lancaster County)	4.6 mi	15.7% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Christiana	4.6 mi	39.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Paradise Township (Lancaster County)	4.9 mi	31.2% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Quarryville	5.0 mi	42.0% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gap	5.5 mi	27.9% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Atglen	5.5 mi	16.9% (±8.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eden Township, PA (16.8%), Colerain Township (Lancaster County), PA (15.7%), Atglen, PA (16.9%).

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

Households that rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Upper Leacock Township	43.9% (±5.0 points)
5	Millersville	43.0% (±6.6 points)
6	Terre Hill	42.9% (±13.7 points)
7	Quarryville	42.0% (±7.3 points)
8	Elizabethtown	41.8% (±6.5 points)
9	Christiana	39.8% (±7.6 points)
10	Bart Township	38.6% (±9.2 points)
11 (tie)	Marietta	38.3% (±7.5 points)
11 (tie)	East Lampeter Township	38.3% (±5.3 points)
13	Leacock Township	38.0% (±7.7 points)
14	Mount Joy	36.8% (±6.7 points)
15	Akron	36.7% (±6.4 points)
16	Earl Township (Lancaster County)	36.6% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 60 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Bart Township

How many renters are there in Bart Township?

Bart Township has an estimated 343 (±112) renting households, 38.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bart Township?

In Bart Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (+13.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Bart Township?

A renting household in Bart Township has 3.1 people on average, against 4.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bart Township?

The median renting household in Bart Township, PA has an income of $59,625 (±$12,798) a year, against $83,698 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 Bart township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:04376, in state:42 county:071).

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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