What kinds of homes are in Carlisle, PA?

Name: Types of homes in Carlisle, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Carlisle, PA has 9,819 (±498) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 1,775 homes per square mile of land.

35.7% are detached single-family houses.

16.7% are in buildings of two to four units.

20.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 9,819 (±498)
Detached houses: 35.7%
2–4 unit buildings: 16.7%
5+ unit buildings: 20.3%

Homes in Carlisle by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Carlisle	Cumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Single-family, detached	35.7% (±3.4 points)	60.1%	56.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	26.6% (±3.6 points)	16.0%	18.8%	6.2%
2 units	6.9% (±2.2 points)	3.2%	4.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	9.8% (±2.5 points)	3.8%	4.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	11.2% (±3.3 points)	4.2%	3.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	3.1% (±1.5 points)	3.1%	2.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.0% (±1.9 points)	4.9%	7.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.4% (±0.6 points)	4.6%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

In Carlisle, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Cumberland County (12.2%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (12.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Carlisle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carlisle
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Carlisle	—	20.3% (±4.1 points)	—
North Middleton Township	3.2 mi	1.9% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Schlusser	3.2 mi	4.3% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Boiling Springs	4.4 mi	2.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
South Middleton Township	4.9 mi	7.1% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Middlesex Township (Cumberland County)	5.3 mi	2.5% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Lower Frankford Township	5.3 mi	0.0% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Mount Holly Springs	6.4 mi	6.8% (±7.7 points)	Lower
West Pennsboro Township	6.9 mi	0.0% (±2.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Middleton Township, PA (1.9%), Schlusser, PA (4.3%), Boiling Springs, PA (2.9%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Wormleysburg	38.8% (±11.6 points)
2	Lower Allen Township	30.0% (±4.5 points)
3	Shippensburg Township	27.3% (±9.9 points)
4	Shippensburg	23.1% (±9.4 points)
5	Carlisle	20.3% (±4.1 points)
6	East Pennsboro Township	18.6% (±3.5 points)
7	Southampton Township (Cumberland County)	16.4% (±7.1 points)
8	Upper Allen Township	13.9% (±3.0 points)
9	Camp Hill	11.7% (±4.2 points)
10	Hampden Township	11.0% (±2.6 points)
11	Mechanicsburg	9.3% (±3.5 points)

Showing 11 of 33 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Carlisle

How many homes are in Carlisle?

Carlisle, PA has an estimated 9,819 (±498) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Carlisle houses or apartments?

35.7% are detached houses and 26.6% attached houses, while 37.0% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Carlisle?

16.7% of homes in Carlisle are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Carlisle borough, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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