What percentage of people rent in Bernville, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Bernville, PA, 2020–2024
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16.9% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Bernville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 48 renting households against 236 that own their home.

In Bernville, the share of households that rent went from 32.0% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−15.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.9% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 48 (±22)
Median renter income: $79,000 (±$8,388)

Who rents and who owns in Bernville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bernville	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.9% (±7.5 points)	28.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	48 (±22)	46,902 (±1,181)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	236 (±51)	116,334 (±1,443)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$79,000 (±$8,388)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,571 (±$24,073)	$97,214 (±$1,750)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Bernville, 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, Bernville ranks 42 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1379 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Bernville 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	32.0% (±8.7 points)	16.9% (±7.5 points)	−15.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$856 (±$88)	$1,151 (±$50)	+34.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,750 (±$9,648)	$89,167 (±$13,237)	+57.1%	Up 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 Bernville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bernville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bernville	—	16.9% (±7.5 points)	—
Penn Township (Berks County)	1.8 mi	10.7% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
North Heidelberg Township	2.5 mi	11.2% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Township (Berks County)	2.7 mi	6.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Heidelberg Township (Berks County)	5.4 mi	12.8% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Tulpehocken Township	5.5 mi	16.3% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Centre Township (Berks County)	5.5 mi	5.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Upper Bern Township	5.7 mi	15.3% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Robesonia	6.1 mi	24.7% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jefferson Township (Berks County), PA (6.4%), Centre Township (Berks County), PA (5.8%).

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
36	Perry Township (Berks County)	18.7% (±5.7 points)
37	Laureldale	18.6% (±7.5 points)
38	Hereford Township	17.9% (±12.0 points)
39	Albany Township (Berks County)	17.8% (±5.8 points)
40	Washington Township (Berks County)	17.4% (±13.9 points)
41	Muhlenberg Township	17.2% (±3.6 points)
42	Bernville	16.9% (±7.5 points)
43	Douglass Township (Berks County)	16.6% (±8.9 points)
44	Upper Tulpehocken Township	16.3% (±6.2 points)
45	Caernarvon Township (Berks County)	16.1% (±5.6 points)
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)

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 Bernville

How many renters are there in Bernville?

Bernville has an estimated 48 (±22) renting households, 16.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bernville?

In Bernville, the share of households that rent went from 32.0% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−15.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Bernville?

A renting household in Bernville has 2.6 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bernville?

The median renting household in Bernville, PA has an income of $79,000 (±$8,388) a year, against $103,571 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 Bernville borough, Pennsylvania (place:05848, in state:42).

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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