What percentage of people rent in Elkins Park, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Elkins Park, PA, 2020–2024
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19.8% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Elkins Park, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 614 renting households against 2,487 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.8% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 614 (±195)
Median renter income: $47,917 (±$32,715)

Who rents and who owns in Elkins Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elkins Park	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.8% (±5.7 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	614 (±195)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,487 (±258)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,917 (±$32,715)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$152,434 (±$24,720)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Elkins Park, the renter share is lower than in Montgomery County (28.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Elkins Park ranks 20 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 189 of 390.

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

Households that rent in places near Elkins Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elkins Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elkins Park	—	19.8% (±5.7 points)	—
Melrose Park	0.9 mi	17.6% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
McKinley	1.0 mi	4.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Jenkintown	1.3 mi	32.7% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Wyncote	1.4 mi	31.9% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Oak Lane	1.6 mi	9.4% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Rockledge	2.0 mi	29.1% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cheltenham Village	2.1 mi	35.3% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Glenside	2.2 mi	23.1% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: McKinley, PA (4.2%), Oak Lane, PA (9.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jenkintown, PA (32.7%), Wyncote, PA (31.9%).

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

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13 (tie)	Wynnewood	35.2% (±5.7 points)
15	Horsham	32.4% (±5.1 points)
16	Wyncote	31.9% (±7.7 points)
17	Bala Cynwyd	30.1% (±4.4 points)
18	Sanatoga	28.9% (±6.1 points)
19	Glenside	23.1% (±5.1 points)
20	Elkins Park	19.8% (±5.7 points)
21	Fort Washington	19.4% (±5.5 points)
22	Spring Mount	19.1% (±10.3 points)
23	Swedeland	18.0% (±10.0 points)
24	Gilbertsville	17.7% (±5.4 points)
25	Melrose Park	17.6% (±9.0 points)
26	Roslyn	16.9% (±8.6 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Elkins Park is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Cheltenham Township, whose figures include it.

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 Elkins Park

How many renters are there in Elkins Park?

Elkins Park has an estimated 614 (±195) renting households, 19.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Elkins Park?

A renting household in Elkins Park has 1.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Elkins Park?

The median renting household in Elkins Park, PA has an income of $47,917 (±$32,715) a year, against $152,434 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 Elkins Park CDP, Pennsylvania (place:23128, 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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