What percentage of people rent in Bern Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Bern Township, PA, 2020–2024
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14.0% (±3.9 points) of the occupied homes in Bern Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 326 renting households against 2,004 that own their home.

In Bern Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.0% (±3.9 points)
Renting households: 326 (±92)

Who rents and who owns in Bern Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bern Township	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.0% (±3.9 points)	28.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	326 (±92)	46,902 (±1,181)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,004 (±208)	116,334 (±1,443)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,942 (±$26,275)	$97,214 (±$1,750)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Bern Township, the renter share is lower than in Berks County (28.7%).

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

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

In Berks County, Bern Township ranks 52 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1671 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Bern 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	13.1% (±4.1 points)	14.0% (±3.9 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,094 (±$598)	$1,620 (±$698)	+48.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$80,775 (±$9,205)	$117,897 (±$18,414)	+46.0%	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 Bern Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bern Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bern Township	—	14.0% (±3.9 points)	—
Fox Chase	1.8 mi	0.0% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Riverview Park	2.5 mi	12.2% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Muhlenberg Park	3.1 mi	0.0% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Colony Park	3.5 mi	14.2% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Leesport	3.6 mi	23.0% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Muhlenberg Township	3.8 mi	17.2% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
South Temple	3.9 mi	11.7% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Temple	4.0 mi	42.6% (±16.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fox Chase, PA (0.0%), Muhlenberg Park, PA (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Leesport, PA (23.0%), Temple, PA (42.6%).

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

Households that rent across Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
46	Amity Township (Berks County)	15.8% (±5.5 points)
47	Upper Bern Township	15.3% (±7.6 points)
48	District Township	14.8% (±5.7 points)
49	Windsor Township (Berks County)	14.2% (±4.9 points)
50 (tie)	Womelsdorf	14.0% (±9.0 points)
50 (tie)	Alsace Township	14.0% (±5.8 points)
50 (tie)	Bern Township	14.0% (±3.9 points)
53	Bethel Township (Berks County)	13.9% (±7.6 points)
54	Union Township (Berks County)	13.4% (±6.2 points)
55	Exeter Township (Berks County)	12.9% (±2.1 points)
56	Heidelberg Township (Berks County)	12.8% (±5.1 points)
57	Ruscombmanor Township	12.7% (±7.4 points)
58	Greenwich Township	12.5% (±6.3 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Berks 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 Bern Township

How many renters are there in Bern Township?

Bern Township has an estimated 326 (±92) renting households, 14.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bern Township?

In Bern Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bern Township?

A renting household in Bern Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Bern township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:05816, in state:42 county:011).

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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