What percentage of people rent in Fulton Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fulton Township, PA, 2020–2024
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20.0% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Fulton Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 179 renting households against 718 that own their home.

In Fulton Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.0% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 179 (±67)

Who rents and who owns in Fulton Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fulton Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.0% (±8.7 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	179 (±67)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	718 (±157)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.7 (±1.7)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,750 (±$15,364)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Fulton Township, the renter share is lower than in 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, Fulton Township ranks 42 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1141 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Fulton 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	19.5% (±7.0 points)	20.0% (±8.7 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,068 (±$144)	$1,403 (±$89)	+31.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,446 (±$10,532)	$78,990 (±$18,155)	+17.1%	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 Fulton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fulton Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fulton Township	—	20.0% (±8.7 points)	—
Drumore Township	4.6 mi	22.5% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Little Britain Township	5.0 mi	10.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
East Drumore Township	6.2 mi	22.0% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Peach Bottom Township	7.4 mi	14.9% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Delta	7.5 mi	43.8% (±12.7 points)	Higher
Rising Sun	8.2 mi	42.1% (±8.1 points)	Higher
West Nottingham Township	8.2 mi	17.6% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Nottingham	8.6 mi	13.4% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Delta, PA (43.8%), Rising Sun, MD (42.1%).

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
35 (tie)	Manor Township (Lancaster County)	22.8% (±4.5 points)
37 (tie)	Mountville	22.6% (±7.6 points)
37 (tie)	East Donegal Township	22.6% (±6.1 points)
39	Drumore Township	22.5% (±7.7 points)
40	East Drumore Township	22.0% (±13.0 points)
41	Warwick Township (Lancaster County)	21.2% (±2.9 points)
42	Fulton Township	20.0% (±8.7 points)
43	Rapho Township	19.8% (±4.0 points)
44	Caernarvon Township (Lancaster County)	19.3% (±7.3 points)
45	West Earl Township	18.2% (±4.1 points)
46	Adamstown	17.8% (±6.1 points)
47	East Cocalico Township	17.4% (±4.6 points)
48	Eden Township	16.8% (±5.6 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 Fulton Township

How many renters are there in Fulton Township?

Fulton Township has an estimated 179 (±67) renting households, 20.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fulton Township?

In Fulton Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fulton Township?

A renting household in Fulton Township has 4.7 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned 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 Fulton township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:28168, 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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