What percentage of people rent in Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA, 2020–2024
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21.7% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 689 renting households against 2,481 that own their home.

In Derry Township (Mifflin County), the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.7% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 689 (±185)
Median renter income: $35,875 (±$22,696)

Who rents and who owns in Derry Township (Mifflin County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Derry Township (Mifflin County)	Mifflin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.7% (±5.7 points)	28.9% (±2.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	689 (±185)	5,344 (±394)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,481 (±253)	13,166 (±491)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,875 (±$22,696)	$40,500 (±$5,106)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,099 (±$10,378)	$73,665 (±$3,498)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Derry Township (Mifflin County), the renter share is lower than in Mifflin County (28.9%).

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

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

In Mifflin County, Derry Township (Mifflin County) ranks 9 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1047 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Derry Township (Mifflin County) 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	22.3% (±5.2 points)	21.7% (±5.7 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$787 (±$67)	$774 (±$191)	−1.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,660 (±$8,988)	$69,070 (±$4,140)	+28.7%	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 Derry Township (Mifflin County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Derry Township (Mifflin County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Derry Township (Mifflin County)	—	21.7% (±5.7 points)	—
Burnham	1.5 mi	26.2% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lewistown	3.3 mi	60.4% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Juniata Terrace	4.2 mi	47.5% (±13.9 points)	Higher
Church Hill	5.1 mi	23.3% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Granville Township (Mifflin County)	5.8 mi	22.2% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Milroy	6.5 mi	12.6% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brown Township (Mifflin County)	6.6 mi	18.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Milford Township (Juniata County)	6.6 mi	20.4% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lewistown, PA (60.4%), Juniata Terrace, PA (47.5%).

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

Households that rent across Mifflin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Newton Hamilton	36.1% (±20.3 points)
4	Union Township (Mifflin County)	30.5% (±7.3 points)
5	McVeytown	29.9% (±13.0 points)
6	Burnham	26.2% (±7.1 points)
7	Kistler	22.3% (±11.5 points)
8	Granville Township (Mifflin County)	22.2% (±7.8 points)
9	Derry Township (Mifflin County)	21.7% (±5.7 points)
10	Wayne Township (Mifflin County)	20.2% (±8.9 points)
11	Armagh Township	18.1% (±6.2 points)
12	Brown Township (Mifflin County)	18.0% (±6.6 points)
13	Menno Township	17.5% (±5.4 points)
14	Oliver Township (Mifflin County)	16.7% (±6.2 points)
15	Bratton Township	14.9% (±6.3 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Derry Township (Mifflin County)

How many renters are there in Derry Township (Mifflin County)?

Derry Township (Mifflin County) has an estimated 689 (±185) renting households, 21.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Derry Township (Mifflin County)?

In Derry Township (Mifflin County), the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Derry Township (Mifflin County)?

A renting household in Derry Township (Mifflin County) has 2.4 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Derry Township (Mifflin County)?

The median renting household in Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA has an income of $35,875 (±$22,696) a year, against $74,099 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 Derry township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:18944, in state:42 county:087).

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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