What percentage of people rent in Broomall, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Broomall, PA, 2020–2024
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21.2% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Broomall, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 852 renting households against 3,173 that own their home.

In Broomall, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 21.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.2% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 852 (±180)
Median renter income: $75,492 (±$17,280)

Who rents and who owns in Broomall

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Broomall	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.2% (±4.0 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	852 (±180)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,173 (±243)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$75,492 (±$17,280)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$123,211 (±$14,897)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Broomall, the renter share is lower than in Delaware County (30.4%).

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

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

In Delaware County, Broomall ranks 9 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 175 of 390.

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

How renting in Broomall 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	17.2% (±2.8 points)	21.2% (±4.0 points)	+4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,347 (±$73)	$1,765 (±$72)	+31.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$91,594 (±$6,691)	$105,625 (±$7,544)	+15.3%	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 Broomall

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Broomall
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Broomall	—	21.2% (±4.0 points)	—
Haverford Township	2.4 mi	12.6% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Springfield Township (Delaware County)	2.9 mi	6.2% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Drexel Hill	3.0 mi	36.6% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	3.4 mi	26.2% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Newtown Township (Delaware County)	3.4 mi	22.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Darby Township	3.7 mi	42.5% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Haverford College	3.7 mi	90.5% (±20.2 points)	Higher
Media	3.8 mi	58.3% (±4.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Haverford Township, PA (12.6%), Springfield Township (Delaware County), PA (6.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Drexel Hill, PA (36.6%), Upper Darby Township, PA (42.5%), Haverford College, PA (90.5%).

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

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

It lies inside Marple 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 Broomall

How many renters are there in Broomall?

Broomall has an estimated 852 (±180) renting households, 21.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Broomall?

In Broomall, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 21.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Broomall?

A renting household in Broomall has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Broomall?

The median renting household in Broomall, PA has an income of $75,492 (±$17,280) a year, against $123,211 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 Broomall CDP, Pennsylvania (place:09248, 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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