What percentage of people rent in Boothwyn, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Boothwyn, PA, 2020–2024
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27.2% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Boothwyn, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 507 renting households against 1,355 that own their home.

In Boothwyn, the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.2% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.2% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 507 (±190)
Median renter income: $32,170 (±$31,765)

Who rents and who owns in Boothwyn

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boothwyn	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.2% (±9.0 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	507 (±190)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,355 (±263)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,170 (±$31,765)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,985 (±$22,028)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Boothwyn, the renter share is not measurably different from Delaware County (30.4%).

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

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

In Delaware County, Boothwyn ranks 8 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 127 of 390.

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

How renting in Boothwyn 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	34.8% (±7.8 points)	27.2% (±9.0 points)	−7.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,152 (±$83)	$1,396 (±$79)	+21.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,089 (±$21,355)	$96,147 (±$13,196)	+24.7%	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 Boothwyn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boothwyn
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Boothwyn	—	27.2% (±9.0 points)	—
Lower Chichester Township	1.2 mi	50.6% (±13.7 points)	Higher
Linwood	1.3 mi	47.7% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Marcus Hook	2.2 mi	64.2% (±10.9 points)	Higher
Village Green-Green Ridge	2.2 mi	9.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Trainer	2.3 mi	28.3% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Claymont	2.4 mi	44.1% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Bethel Township (Delaware County)	2.4 mi	2.2% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Chester Township	2.6 mi	45.0% (±11.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village Green-Green Ridge, PA (9.1%), Bethel Township (Delaware County), PA (2.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lower Chichester Township, PA (50.6%), Linwood, PA (47.7%), Marcus Hook, PA (64.2%).

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
2	Lima	67.5% (±9.3 points)
3	Linwood	47.7% (±11.6 points)
4	St. Davids	38.6% (±8.3 points)
5	Drexel Hill	36.6% (±3.2 points)
6	Wayne	33.9% (±7.7 points)
7	Woodlyn	32.1% (±6.9 points)
8	Boothwyn	27.2% (±9.0 points)
9	Broomall	21.2% (±4.0 points)
10	Folsom	15.6% (±4.2 points)
11	Village Green-Green Ridge	9.1% (±4.0 points)
12	Villanova	0.0% (±3.3 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Delaware County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Boothwyn is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Upper Chichester Township, whose figures include it.

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 Boothwyn

How many renters are there in Boothwyn?

Boothwyn has an estimated 507 (±190) renting households, 27.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Boothwyn?

In Boothwyn, the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.2% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Boothwyn?

A renting household in Boothwyn has 1.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Boothwyn?

The median renting household in Boothwyn, PA has an income of $32,170 (±$31,765) a year, against $115,985 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 Boothwyn CDP, Pennsylvania (place:07616, 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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