What percentage of people rent in East Hempfield Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Hempfield Township, PA, 2020–2024
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27.5% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in East Hempfield Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,144 renting households against 8,283 that own their home.

In East Hempfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.5% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 3,144 (±348)
Median renter income: $57,405 (±$12,741)

Who rents and who owns in East Hempfield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Hempfield Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.5% (±2.9 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,144 (±348)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,283 (±426)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,405 (±$12,741)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$117,053 (±$13,324)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In East Hempfield Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Lancaster County (30.2%).

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

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

In Lancaster County, East Hempfield Township ranks 28 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 735 of 2,557.

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

How renting in East Hempfield 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	31.8% (±3.2 points)	27.5% (±2.9 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,103 (±$59)	$1,383 (±$79)	+25.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,961 (±$4,860)	$99,384 (±$7,617)	+27.5%	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 East Hempfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Hempfield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Hempfield Township	—	27.5% (±2.9 points)	—
East Petersburg	2.3 mi	7.9% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Mountville	3.9 mi	22.6% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Manheim Township (Lancaster County)	4.6 mi	29.3% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
West Hempfield Township	5.0 mi	14.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Lancaster	5.2 mi	51.4% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Lancaster Township (Lancaster County)	5.2 mi	32.1% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Millersville	5.6 mi	43.0% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Manheim	5.6 mi	30.1% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Petersburg, PA (7.9%), West Hempfield Township, PA (14.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lancaster, PA (51.4%), Millersville, PA (43.0%).

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

Households that rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
22	Paradise Township (Lancaster County)	31.2% (±9.2 points)
23	Ephrata Township	31.0% (±8.5 points)
24	Pequea Township	30.8% (±10.7 points)
25	Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)	30.6% (±6.9 points)
26	Manheim	30.1% (±7.3 points)
27	Manheim Township (Lancaster County)	29.3% (±2.5 points)
28	East Hempfield Township	27.5% (±2.9 points)
29	Strasburg	27.4% (±8.4 points)
30	Mount Joy Township (Lancaster County)	26.8% (±5.8 points)
31	Denver	26.5% (±8.6 points)
32	East Earl Township	25.6% (±6.7 points)
33	Penn Township (Lancaster County)	24.0% (±4.7 points)
34	Salisbury Township (Lancaster County)	23.0% (±5.5 points)

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

The figures for East Hempfield Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Landisville, Salunga.

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 East Hempfield Township

How many renters are there in East Hempfield Township?

East Hempfield Township has an estimated 3,144 (±348) renting households, 27.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Hempfield Township?

In East Hempfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Hempfield Township?

A renting household in East Hempfield Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Hempfield Township?

The median renting household in East Hempfield Township, PA has an income of $57,405 (±$12,741) a year, against $117,053 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 East Hempfield township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:21232, in state:42 county:071).

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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