What percentage of people rent in Harleysville, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Harleysville, PA, 2020–2024
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36.9% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Harleysville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,355 renting households against 2,317 that own their home.

In Harleysville, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 36.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.9% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 1,355 (±220)
Median renter income: $57,589 (±$14,505)

Who rents and who owns in Harleysville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Harleysville	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.9% (±4.7 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,355 (±220)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,317 (±233)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,589 (±$14,505)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$165,318 (±$48,544)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Harleysville, the renter share is higher than in Montgomery County (28.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Harleysville ranks 9 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 62 of 390.

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

How renting in Harleysville 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	37.9% (±3.8 points)	36.9% (±4.7 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,424 (±$72)	$1,772 (±$80)	+24.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$87,500 (±$10,884)	$106,735 (±$10,239)	+22.0%	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 Harleysville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Harleysville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Harleysville	—	36.9% (±4.7 points)	—
Franconia Township	2.4 mi	16.6% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Upper Salford Township	3.3 mi	8.4% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Kulpsville	3.4 mi	36.7% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Towamencin Township	3.6 mi	33.9% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Skippack	4.0 mi	7.4% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Salford Township	4.1 mi	7.4% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Souderton	4.1 mi	38.0% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Mount	4.3 mi	19.1% (±10.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Franconia Township, PA (16.6%), Upper Salford Township, PA (8.4%), Skippack, PA (7.4%).

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
3	Rosemont	50.8% (±7.4 points)
4	Eagleville	44.5% (±8.3 points)
5	Plymouth Meeting	43.2% (±5.4 points)
6	Mont Clare	41.2% (±19.6 points)
7	Audubon	37.1% (±5.3 points)
8	Ardmore	37.0% (±4.9 points)
9	Harleysville	36.9% (±4.7 points)
10	Kulpsville	36.7% (±6.9 points)
11	Willow Grove	35.7% (±4.4 points)
12	Cheltenham Village	35.3% (±16.1 points)
13 (tie)	Stowe	35.2% (±6.9 points)
13 (tie)	Wynnewood	35.2% (±5.7 points)
15	Horsham	32.4% (±5.1 points)

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

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

It lies inside Lower Salford 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 Harleysville

How many renters are there in Harleysville?

Harleysville has an estimated 1,355 (±220) renting households, 36.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Harleysville?

In Harleysville, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 36.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Harleysville?

A renting household in Harleysville has 1.7 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Harleysville?

The median renting household in Harleysville, PA has an income of $57,589 (±$14,505) a year, against $165,318 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 Harleysville CDP, Pennsylvania (place:32616, 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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