What percentage of people rent in Carlisle, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Carlisle, PA, 2020–2024
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51.3% (±3.9 points) of the occupied homes in Carlisle, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,732 renting households against 4,491 that own their home.

In Carlisle, the share of households that rent went from 55.1% in 2015–2019 to 51.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 51.3% (±3.9 points)
Renting households: 4,732 (±450)
Median renter income: $43,684 (±$8,486)

Who rents and who owns in Carlisle

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carlisle	Cumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	51.3% (±3.9 points)	28.7% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,732 (±450)	30,505 (±1,308)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,491 (±429)	75,922 (±1,353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,684 (±$8,486)	$56,464 (±$2,606)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,164 (±$16,732)	$104,998 (±$3,088)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Carlisle, the renter share is higher than in Cumberland County (28.7%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Carlisle ranks 5 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 123 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Carlisle 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	55.1% (±2.8 points)	51.3% (±3.9 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$844 (±$52)	$1,094 (±$78)	+29.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,612 (±$4,919)	$61,720 (±$7,247)	+27.0%	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 Carlisle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carlisle
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Carlisle	—	51.3% (±3.9 points)	—
North Middleton Township	3.2 mi	21.4% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Schlusser	3.2 mi	18.2% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Boiling Springs	4.4 mi	13.1% (±7.1 points)	Lower
South Middleton Township	4.9 mi	19.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Middlesex Township (Cumberland County)	5.3 mi	21.1% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Lower Frankford Township	5.3 mi	15.6% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Mount Holly Springs	6.4 mi	43.7% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Pennsboro Township	6.9 mi	23.6% (±7.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Middleton Township, PA (21.4%), Schlusser, PA (18.2%), Boiling Springs, PA (13.1%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Shippensburg Township	58.4% (±10.1 points)
2 (tie)	Newville	56.4% (±9.4 points)
2 (tie)	Wormleysburg	56.4% (±9.1 points)
4	Shippensburg	55.8% (±10.3 points)
5	Carlisle	51.3% (±3.9 points)
6	Lemoyne	45.2% (±11.4 points)
7	Mount Holly Springs	43.7% (±9.7 points)
8	Lower Allen Township	40.1% (±4.3 points)
9 (tie)	Newburg (Cumberland County)	34.3% (±28.9 points)
9 (tie)	Shiremanstown	34.3% (±7.3 points)
11	East Pennsboro Township	32.0% (±4.2 points)

Showing 11 of 33 places in Cumberland 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 Carlisle

How many renters are there in Carlisle?

Carlisle has an estimated 4,732 (±450) renting households, 51.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Carlisle?

In Carlisle, the share of households that rent went from 55.1% in 2015–2019 to 51.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Carlisle?

A renting household in Carlisle has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Carlisle?

The median renting household in Carlisle, PA has an income of $43,684 (±$8,486) a year, against $100,164 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 Carlisle borough, Pennsylvania (place:11272, 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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