What percentage of people rent in Cumberland Valley Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cumberland Valley Township, PA, 2020–2024
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14.6% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Cumberland Valley Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 72 renting households against 421 that own their home.

In Cumberland Valley Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.6% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 72 (±36)
Median renter income: $62,647 (±$37,709)

Who rents and who owns in Cumberland Valley Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cumberland Valley Township	Bedford County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.6% (±6.5 points)	22.5% (±1.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	72 (±36)	4,435 (±340)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	421 (±64)	15,315 (±353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,647 (±$37,709)	$30,483 (±$2,542)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,250 (±$11,199)	$70,625 (±$4,281)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Cumberland Valley Township, the renter share is lower than in Bedford County (22.5%).

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

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

In Bedford County, Cumberland Valley Township ranks 31 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1601 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Cumberland Valley Township 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	12.1% (±4.9 points)	14.6% (±6.5 points)	+2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$692 (±$387)	$1,278 (±$143)	+84.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,313 (±$7,626)	$67,361 (±$8,244)	+15.5%	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 Cumberland Valley Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cumberland Valley Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cumberland Valley Township	—	14.6% (±6.5 points)	—
Hyndman	4.3 mi	25.1% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Londonderry Township (Bedford County)	4.9 mi	24.1% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Southampton Township (Bedford County)	6.3 mi	14.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fairhope Township	7.6 mi	9.3% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rainsburg	8.7 mi	40.5% (±17.8 points)	Higher
Harrison Township (Bedford County)	10 mi	26.0% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Southampton Township (Somerset County)	11 mi	9.1% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bowmans Addition	11 mi	16.8% (±19.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rainsburg, PA (40.5%), Harrison Township (Bedford County), PA (26.0%).

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

Households that rent across Bedford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
25	Snake Spring Township	16.9% (±4.3 points)
26 (tie)	Napier Township	15.6% (±6.5 points)
26 (tie)	South Woodbury Township	15.6% (±4.7 points)
28	Hopewell Township (Bedford County)	15.1% (±6.6 points)
29	Bedford Township	15.0% (±5.6 points)
30	Southampton Township (Bedford County)	14.9% (±7.3 points)
31	Cumberland Valley Township	14.6% (±6.5 points)
32	Colerain Township (Bedford County)	14.2% (±7.0 points)
33	Juniata Township (Bedford County)	11.4% (±6.3 points)
34	Pavia Township	11.1% (±9.7 points)
35	Bloomfield Township (Bedford County)	8.7% (±5.0 points)
36	West St. Clair Township	7.7% (±3.7 points)
37	Liberty Township (Bedford County)	7.1% (±3.2 points)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Bedford 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 Cumberland Valley Township

How many renters are there in Cumberland Valley Township?

Cumberland Valley Township has an estimated 72 (±36) renting households, 14.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cumberland Valley Township?

In Cumberland Valley Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cumberland Valley Township?

A renting household in Cumberland Valley Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cumberland Valley Township?

The median renting household in Cumberland Valley Township, PA has an income of $62,647 (±$37,709) a year, against $71,250 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 Cumberland Valley township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:17664, in state:42 county:009).

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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