What percentage of people rent in Gap, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Gap, PA, 2020–2024
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27.9% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Gap, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 211 renting households against 545 that own their home.

In Gap, the share of households that rent went from 20.3% in 2015–2019 to 27.9% in 2020–2024 (+7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.9% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 211 (±91)
Median renter income: $37,390 (±$27,306)

Who rents and who owns in Gap

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gap	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.9% (±10.3 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	211 (±91)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	545 (±118)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,390 (±$27,306)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,698 (±$15,964)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Lancaster County, Gap ranks 8 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 122 of 390.

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

How renting in Gap 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	20.3% (±8.6 points)	27.9% (±10.3 points)	+7.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$996 (±$249)	$1,145 (±$95)	+15.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$103,143 (±$15,458)	$87,500 (±$19,419)	−15.2%	Down 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 Gap

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gap
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gap	—	27.9% (±10.3 points)	—
Christiana	2.8 mi	39.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)	3.5 mi	30.6% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
West Sadsbury Township	3.7 mi	13.7% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Atglen	3.8 mi	16.9% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Paradise Township (Lancaster County)	4.4 mi	31.2% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Paradise	5.5 mi	38.9% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bart Township	5.5 mi	38.6% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Intercourse	5.5 mi	20.5% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Sadsbury Township, PA (13.7%).

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
2	Blue Ball	51.2% (±15.8 points)
3	Lampeter	45.5% (±15.8 points)
4	Leola	42.4% (±5.3 points)
5	Clay	40.7% (±18.2 points)
6	Paradise	38.9% (±14.6 points)
7	Rheems	28.1% (±20.1 points)
8	Gap	27.9% (±10.3 points)
9	Reamstown	23.7% (±9.2 points)
10	Bainbridge	23.3% (±10.7 points)
11	Rothsville	20.9% (±8.3 points)
12	Intercourse	20.5% (±12.5 points)
13	Penryn	18.6% (±13.7 points)
14	Salunga	16.0% (±9.3 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Salisbury Township (Lancaster County), 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 Gap

How many renters are there in Gap?

Gap has an estimated 211 (±91) renting households, 27.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gap?

In Gap, the share of households that rent went from 20.3% in 2015–2019 to 27.9% in 2020–2024 (+7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Gap?

A renting household in Gap has 2.7 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gap?

The median renting household in Gap, PA has an income of $37,390 (±$27,306) a year, against $104,698 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 Gap CDP, Pennsylvania (place:28376, 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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