What percentage of people rent in Birdsboro, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Birdsboro, PA, 2020–2024
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31.7% (±8.5 points) of the occupied homes in Birdsboro, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 675 renting households against 1,457 that own their home.

In Birdsboro, the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.7% in 2020–2024 (+13.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.7% (±8.5 points)
Renting households: 675 (±196)
Median renter income: $38,069 (±$1,518)

Who rents and who owns in Birdsboro

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Birdsboro	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.7% (±8.5 points)	28.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	675 (±196)	46,902 (±1,181)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,457 (±188)	116,334 (±1,443)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,069 (±$1,518)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,539 (±$22,558)	$97,214 (±$1,750)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Birdsboro, the renter share is not measurably different from Berks County (28.7%).

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

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

In Berks County, Birdsboro ranks 15 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 576 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Birdsboro 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	18.5% (±4.9 points)	31.7% (±8.5 points)	+13.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$900 (±$146)	$1,146 (±$130)	+27.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,722 (±$10,694)	$86,290 (±$14,744)	+33.3%	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 Birdsboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Birdsboro
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Birdsboro	—	31.7% (±8.5 points)	—
Lorane	3.0 mi	20.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Union Township (Berks County)	3.1 mi	13.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Exeter Township (Berks County)	3.9 mi	12.9% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Amity Township (Berks County)	3.9 mi	15.8% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Robeson Township	3.9 mi	12.0% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Amity Gardens	4.2 mi	25.1% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Reiffton	4.3 mi	9.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Jacksonwald	4.9 mi	5.9% (±4.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lorane, PA (20.0%), Union Township (Berks County), PA (13.4%), Exeter Township (Berks County), PA (12.9%).

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
9	Shillington	37.1% (±8.4 points)
10	Shoemakersville	36.9% (±6.8 points)
11	Lyons	36.0% (±20.0 points)
12	Mohnton	34.8% (±9.7 points)
13	Mount Penn	34.6% (±10.4 points)
14	Hamburg	33.9% (±10.1 points)
15 (tie)	Birdsboro	31.7% (±8.5 points)
15 (tie)	Wyomissing	31.7% (±5.3 points)
17	Maxatawny Township	30.7% (±8.3 points)
18	Wernersville	30.3% (±6.8 points)
19	Bechtelsville	28.9% (±8.3 points)
20	Bally	28.8% (±8.7 points)
21	Cumru Township	28.7% (±4.7 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 Birdsboro

How many renters are there in Birdsboro?

Birdsboro has an estimated 675 (±196) renting households, 31.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Birdsboro?

In Birdsboro, the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.7% in 2020–2024 (+13.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Birdsboro?

A renting household in Birdsboro has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Birdsboro?

The median renting household in Birdsboro, PA has an income of $38,069 (±$1,518) a year, against $110,539 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 Birdsboro borough, Pennsylvania (place:06504, 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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