What percentage of people rent in Darby Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Darby Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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26.0% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Darby Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 943 renting households against 2,685 that own their home.

In Darby Township, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 26.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.0% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 943 (±231)
Median renter income: $35,721 (±$18,803)

Who rents and who owns in Darby Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Darby Township	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.0% (±5.7 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	943 (±231)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,685 (±267)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,721 (±$18,803)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,974 (±$11,123)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Delaware County, Darby Township ranks 30 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 806 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Darby 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	29.4% (±4.1 points)	26.0% (±5.7 points)	−3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,002 (±$81)	$1,405 (±$132)	+40.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$50,102 (±$5,175)	$81,458 (±$12,086)	+62.6%	Up 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 Darby Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Darby Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Darby Township	—	26.0% (±5.7 points)	—
Folcroft	0.7 mi	32.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sharon Hill	0.9 mi	42.0% (±11.8 points)	Higher
Colwyn	1.3 mi	55.4% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Glenolden	1.4 mi	23.5% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Collingdale	1.5 mi	41.6% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Norwood	1.7 mi	24.3% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Darby	1.8 mi	50.1% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Aldan	2.2 mi	26.5% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sharon Hill, PA (42.0%), Colwyn, PA (55.4%), Collingdale, PA (41.6%).

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
24	Trainer	28.3% (±12.4 points)
25	Upper Chichester Township	27.0% (±4.0 points)
26	Aldan	26.5% (±8.7 points)
27	Ridley Township	26.3% (±3.7 points)
28	Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	26.2% (±4.5 points)
29	Clifton Heights	26.1% (±8.7 points)
30	Darby Township	26.0% (±5.7 points)
31	Middletown Township (Delaware County)	25.5% (±3.1 points)
32	Norwood	24.3% (±6.2 points)
33	Chester Heights	24.1% (±7.5 points)
34	Swarthmore	24.0% (±6.5 points)
35	Glenolden	23.5% (±5.2 points)
36 (tie)	Parkside	22.5% (±9.4 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Delaware 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 Darby Township

How many renters are there in Darby Township?

Darby Township has an estimated 943 (±231) renting households, 26.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Darby Township?

In Darby Township, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 26.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Darby Township?

A renting household in Darby Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Darby Township?

The median renting household in Darby Township, PA has an income of $35,721 (±$18,803) a year, against $94,974 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 Darby township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:18160, in state:42 county:045).

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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