What kinds of homes are in Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA?

Name: Types of homes in Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA, 2020–2024
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Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA has 3,443 (±227) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 112 homes per square mile of land.

75.3% are detached single-family houses.

5.8% are in buildings of two to four units.

1.5% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 3,443 (±227)
Detached houses: 75.3%
2–4 unit buildings: 5.8%
5+ unit buildings: 1.5%

Homes in Derry Township (Mifflin County) by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Derry Township (Mifflin County)	Mifflin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Single-family, detached	75.3% (±5.4 points)	70.3%	56.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	6.6% (±3.1 points)	9.7%	18.8%	6.2%
2 units	2.0% (±1.6 points)	3.6%	4.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.8% (±3.2 points)	2.4%	4.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	1.3% (±1.1 points)	2.8%	3.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±0.9 points)	1.1%	2.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.2% (±0.3 points)	1.9%	7.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	10.9% (±5.2 points)	8.2%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Derry Township (Mifflin County), the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Mifflin County (5.8%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Derry Township (Mifflin County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Derry Township (Mifflin County)
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Derry Township (Mifflin County)	—	1.5% (±1.5 points)	—
Burnham	1.5 mi	2.6% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lewistown	3.3 mi	15.6% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Juniata Terrace	4.2 mi	0.8% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Church Hill	5.1 mi	6.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Granville Township (Mifflin County)	5.8 mi	5.4% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Milroy	6.5 mi	1.6% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Brown Township (Mifflin County)	6.6 mi	6.4% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Milford Township (Juniata County)	6.6 mi	11.4% (±4.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lewistown, PA (15.6%), Milford Township (Juniata County), PA (11.4%).

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 Mifflin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
3	Brown Township (Mifflin County)	6.4% (±5.4 points)
4	Oliver Township (Mifflin County)	5.7% (±4.0 points)
5	Granville Township (Mifflin County)	5.4% (±3.7 points)
6	McVeytown	3.4% (±24.1 points)
7	Burnham	2.6% (±4.3 points)
8	Bratton Township	2.5% (±8.5 points)
9	Derry Township (Mifflin County)	1.5% (±1.5 points)
10	Armagh Township	1.0% (±2.6 points)
11	Juniata Terrace	0.8% (±18.2 points)
12	Kistler	0.7% (±28.0 points)
13	Wayne Township (Mifflin County)	0.2% (±3.5 points)
14 (tie)	Newton Hamilton	0.0% (±51.4 points)
14 (tie)	Decatur Township (Mifflin County)	0.0% (±4.2 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Mifflin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Derry Township (Mifflin County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Highland Park, Yeagertown.

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 Derry Township (Mifflin County)

How many homes are in Derry Township (Mifflin County)?

Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA has an estimated 3,443 (±227) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Derry Township (Mifflin County) houses or apartments?

75.3% are detached houses and 6.6% attached houses, while 7.3% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Derry Township (Mifflin County)?

5.8% of homes in Derry Township (Mifflin County) 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 — Derry township, Mifflin County, 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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