What percentage of people rent in Doylestown Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Doylestown Township, PA, 2020–2024
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19.8% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in Doylestown Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,292 renting households against 5,243 that own their home.

In Doylestown Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.8% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 1,292 (±249)
Median renter income: $67,054 (±$30,680)

Who rents and who owns in Doylestown Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Doylestown Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.8% (±3.3 points)	22.2% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,292 (±249)	55,308 (±1,482)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,243 (±263)	193,879 (±1,546)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,054 (±$30,680)	$61,935 (±$1,808)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$182,321 (±$31,337)	$135,528 (±$2,430)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Doylestown Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Bucks County (22.2%).

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

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

In Bucks County, Doylestown Township ranks 25 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1151 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Doylestown 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	18.9% (±2.6 points)	19.8% (±3.3 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,507 (±$190)	$2,249 (±$208)	+49.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$115,237 (±$7,262)	$149,764 (±$23,411)	+30.0%	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 Doylestown Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Doylestown Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Doylestown Township	—	19.8% (±3.3 points)	—
Doylestown	1.3 mi	53.0% (±5.2 points)	Higher
New Britain	2.0 mi	19.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Warrington Township (Bucks County)	3.5 mi	18.4% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Britain Township	3.6 mi	17.7% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Chalfont	3.7 mi	17.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Buckingham Township (Bucks County)	4.2 mi	6.4% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Brittany Farms-The Highlands	4.5 mi	28.9% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Warwick Township (Bucks County)	4.5 mi	4.5% (±1.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buckingham Township (Bucks County), PA (6.4%), Warwick Township (Bucks County), PA (4.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Doylestown, PA (53.0%), Brittany Farms-The Highlands, PA (28.9%).

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

Households that rent across Bucks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
19	Newtown	26.8% (±6.9 points)
20	Middletown Township (Bucks County)	25.4% (±2.2 points)
21	Riegelsville	22.8% (±5.8 points)
22	Nockamixon Township	21.2% (±8.4 points)
23	West Rockhill Township	21.0% (±6.7 points)
24	Bedminster Township	20.3% (±6.4 points)
25	Doylestown Township	19.8% (±3.3 points)
26	New Britain	19.6% (±5.7 points)
27	Hilltown Township	19.0% (±4.5 points)
28	Warrington Township (Bucks County)	18.4% (±2.9 points)
29	New Britain Township	17.7% (±3.7 points)
30	Chalfont	17.3% (±10.5 points)
31	Lower Southampton Township	16.8% (±2.6 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Bucks 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 Doylestown Township

How many renters are there in Doylestown Township?

Doylestown Township has an estimated 1,292 (±249) renting households, 19.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Doylestown Township?

In Doylestown Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Doylestown Township?

A renting household in Doylestown Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Doylestown Township?

The median renting household in Doylestown Township, PA has an income of $67,054 (±$30,680) a year, against $182,321 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 Doylestown township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:19792, in state:42 county:017).

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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