What percentage of people rent in Eddystone, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Eddystone, PA, 2020–2024
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36.8% (±12.2 points) of the occupied homes in Eddystone, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 379 renting households against 650 that own their home.

In Eddystone, the share of households that rent went from 45.9% in 2015–2019 to 36.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.8% (±12.2 points)
Renting households: 379 (±120)
Median renter income: $55,114 (±$10,544)

Who rents and who owns in Eddystone

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Eddystone	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.8% (±12.2 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	379 (±120)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	650 (±178)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,114 (±$10,544)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$45,000 (±$23,584)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Eddystone, the renter share is not measurably different from Delaware County (30.4%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

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

In Delaware County, Eddystone ranks 16 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 435 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Eddystone 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	45.9% (±7.9 points)	36.8% (±12.2 points)	−9.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,218 (±$332)	$1,329 (±$108)	+9.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,500 (±$17,910)	$51,953 (±$12,914)	−1.0%	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 Eddystone

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eddystone
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Eddystone	—	36.8% (±12.2 points)	—
Woodlyn	1.6 mi	32.1% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ridley Park	1.7 mi	36.4% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Chester	2.0 mi	60.0% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Upland	2.3 mi	57.7% (±12.5 points)	Higher
Parkside	2.3 mi	22.5% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ridley Township	2.3 mi	26.3% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Folsom	2.6 mi	15.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Prospect Park	2.7 mi	42.0% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Folsom, PA (15.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Chester, PA (60.0%), Upland, PA (57.7%).

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

Households that rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Chester Township	45.0% (±11.6 points)
11	Upper Darby Township	42.5% (±2.0 points)
12 (tie)	Prospect Park	42.0% (±8.5 points)
12 (tie)	Sharon Hill	42.0% (±11.8 points)
14	Collingdale	41.6% (±8.5 points)
15	Morton	40.7% (±6.8 points)
16	Eddystone	36.8% (±12.2 points)
17 (tie)	East Lansdowne	36.4% (±16.6 points)
17 (tie)	Ridley Park	36.4% (±4.8 points)
19	Tinicum Township (Delaware County)	34.3% (±8.6 points)
20	Radnor Township	34.1% (±3.8 points)
21	Lansdowne	32.8% (±5.9 points)
22	Folcroft	32.4% (±7.7 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Delaware 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 Eddystone

How many renters are there in Eddystone?

Eddystone has an estimated 379 (±120) renting households, 36.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Eddystone?

In Eddystone, the share of households that rent went from 45.9% in 2015–2019 to 36.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Eddystone?

A renting household in Eddystone has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Eddystone?

The median renting household in Eddystone, PA has an income of $55,114 (±$10,544) a year, against $45,000 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 Eddystone borough, Pennsylvania (place:22296, in state:42).

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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