How long do people stay in their homes in East Cocalico Township, PA?

Name: How long people stay in East Cocalico Township, PA, 2020–2024
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16.1% (±5.1 points) of households in East Cocalico Township, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.2% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.1% (±5.1 points)
Since before 2000: 28.2%

When households in East Cocalico Township moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	East Cocalico Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	2.8% (±2.6 points)	3.9%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	13.3% (±4.4 points)	16.7%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	36.0% (±6.3 points)	39.5%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	19.6% (±4.7 points)	17.8%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	17.3% (±5.7 points)	11.0%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	10.9% (±3.4 points)	11.1%	14.9%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In East Cocalico Township, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Lancaster County (20.6%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (20.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near East Cocalico Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Cocalico Township
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
East Cocalico Township	—	16.1% (±5.1 points)	—
Denver	2.0 mi	16.3% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Adamstown	2.6 mi	25.2% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Reinholds	3.4 mi	11.0% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Schoeneck	4.1 mi	4.5% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
West Cocalico Township	4.1 mi	11.8% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Brecknock Township (Lancaster County)	4.3 mi	12.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ephrata Township	4.5 mi	22.8% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bowmansville	4.7 mi	19.2% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
32	Pequea Township	17.2% (±6.2 points)
33	Caernarvon Township (Lancaster County)	16.8% (±6.8 points)
34	Clay Township (Lancaster County)	16.4% (±7.0 points)
35 (tie)	Denver	16.3% (±7.0 points)
35 (tie)	Mount Joy Township (Lancaster County)	16.3% (±4.6 points)
37	East Drumore Township	16.2% (±7.4 points)
38	East Cocalico Township	16.1% (±5.1 points)
39 (tie)	Colerain Township (Lancaster County)	16.0% (±7.6 points)
39 (tie)	East Earl Township	16.0% (±5.3 points)
41	Christiana	15.9% (±6.0 points)
42 (tie)	Martic Township	15.5% (±6.0 points)
42 (tie)	West Hempfield Township	15.5% (±3.6 points)
44	Penn Township (Lancaster County)	15.1% (±4.2 points)

Showing 13 of 60 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for East Cocalico Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Reamstown, Swartzville.

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 East Cocalico Township

How often do people move in East Cocalico Township?

16.1% of households in East Cocalico Township, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does East Cocalico Township have?

28.2% of households in East Cocalico Township have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — East Cocalico township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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