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

Name: Renters and owners in East Lampeter Township, PA, 2020–2024
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38.3% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in East Lampeter Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,546 renting households against 4,105 that own their home.

In East Lampeter Township, the share of households that rent went from 40.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.3% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 2,546 (±417)
Median renter income: $68,256 (±$12,531)

Who rents and who owns in East Lampeter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Lampeter Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.3% (±5.3 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,546 (±417)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,105 (±446)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,256 (±$12,531)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,155 (±$17,657)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In East Lampeter Township, the renter share is higher than in Lancaster County (30.2%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lancaster County, East Lampeter Township ranks 12 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 391 of 2,557.

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

How renting in East Lampeter 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	40.6% (±4.7 points)	38.3% (±5.3 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,170 (±$63)	$1,487 (±$102)	+27.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,288 (±$5,319)	$87,361 (±$7,437)	+40.3%	Up 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 Lampeter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Lampeter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Lampeter Township	—	38.3% (±5.3 points)	—
Upper Leacock Township	3.4 mi	43.9% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lampeter	3.5 mi	45.5% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
West Lampeter Township	3.8 mi	35.4% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Strasburg	4.0 mi	27.4% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Leola	4.0 mi	42.4% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lancaster	4.6 mi	51.4% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Willow Street	5.0 mi	59.1% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Leacock Township	5.1 mi	38.0% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Strasburg, PA (27.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lancaster, PA (51.4%), Willow Street, PA (59.1%).

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
6	Terre Hill	42.9% (±13.7 points)
7	Quarryville	42.0% (±7.3 points)
8	Elizabethtown	41.8% (±6.5 points)
9	Christiana	39.8% (±7.6 points)
10	Bart Township	38.6% (±9.2 points)
11 (tie)	Marietta	38.3% (±7.5 points)
11 (tie)	East Lampeter Township	38.3% (±5.3 points)
13	Leacock Township	38.0% (±7.7 points)
14	Mount Joy	36.8% (±6.7 points)
15	Akron	36.7% (±6.4 points)
16	Earl Township (Lancaster County)	36.6% (±6.7 points)
17	Lititz	36.5% (±5.7 points)
18	West Lampeter Township	35.4% (±4.4 points)

Showing 13 of 60 places in Lancaster 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 East Lampeter Township

How many renters are there in East Lampeter Township?

East Lampeter Township has an estimated 2,546 (±417) renting households, 38.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Lampeter Township?

In East Lampeter Township, the share of households that rent went from 40.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Lampeter Township?

A renting household in East Lampeter Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Lampeter Township?

The median renting household in East Lampeter Township, PA has an income of $68,256 (±$12,531) a year, against $99,155 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 Lampeter township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:21344, 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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