What percentage of people rent in Dover Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dover Township, PA, 2020–2024
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14.4% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Dover Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,393 renting households against 8,270 that own their home.

In Dover Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.7% in 2015–2019 to 14.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.4% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 1,393 (±342)
Median renter income: $62,933 (±$29,365)

Who rents and who owns in Dover Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dover Township	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.4% (±3.4 points)	23.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,393 (±342)	42,959 (±1,345)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,270 (±455)	138,624 (±1,494)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,933 (±$29,365)	$50,146 (±$2,248)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,056 (±$8,852)	$98,446 (±$1,431)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Dover Township, the renter share is lower than in York County (23.7%).

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

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

In York County, Dover Township ranks 43 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1627 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Dover 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	15.7% (±2.8 points)	14.4% (±3.4 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,082 (±$111)	$1,402 (±$89)	+29.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,865 (±$4,324)	$81,452 (±$7,447)	+31.7%	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 Dover Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dover Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dover Township	—	14.4% (±3.4 points)	—
Dover	1.3 mi	33.4% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Shiloh	4.7 mi	31.6% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Wellsville	5.0 mi	25.7% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Warrington Township (York County)	5.4 mi	9.9% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
West Manchester Township	5.7 mi	28.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Conewago Township (York County)	5.9 mi	11.4% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (York County)	6.0 mi	6.1% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Manchester Township (York County)	6.1 mi	10.6% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Washington Township (York County), PA (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dover, PA (33.4%), Shiloh, PA (31.6%), West Manchester Township, PA (28.0%).

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

Households that rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
36 (tie)	Penn Township (York County)	16.3% (±3.1 points)
38	Fawn Grove	16.2% (±8.5 points)
39	Codorus Township	15.5% (±7.6 points)
40 (tie)	Peach Bottom Township	14.9% (±11.6 points)
40 (tie)	Spring Garden Township	14.9% (±4.2 points)
42	Lower Windsor Township	14.5% (±4.5 points)
43	Dover Township	14.4% (±3.4 points)
44 (tie)	Carroll Township (York County)	13.8% (±4.6 points)
44 (tie)	Shrewsbury Township (York County)	13.8% (±4.7 points)
46	Lower Chanceford Township	13.5% (±5.3 points)
47	Jackson Township (York County)	13.2% (±6.3 points)
48	Windsor Township (York County)	13.1% (±4.1 points)
49	Fairview Township (York County)	13.0% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Dover Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Weigelstown.

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 Dover Township

How many renters are there in Dover Township?

Dover Township has an estimated 1,393 (±342) renting households, 14.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dover Township?

In Dover Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.7% in 2015–2019 to 14.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dover Township?

A renting household in Dover Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dover Township?

The median renting household in Dover Township, PA has an income of $62,933 (±$29,365) a year, against $88,056 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 Dover township, York County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:19704, in state:42 county:133).

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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