What percentage of people rent in Hilltown Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hilltown Township, PA, 2020–2024
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19.0% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in Hilltown Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,147 renting households against 4,879 that own their home.

In Hilltown Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.0% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 1,147 (±275)
Median renter income: $108,906 (±$35,049)

Who rents and who owns in Hilltown Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hilltown Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.0% (±4.5 points)	22.2% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,147 (±275)	55,308 (±1,482)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,879 (±329)	193,879 (±1,546)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$108,906 (±$35,049)	$61,935 (±$1,808)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$140,970 (±$19,112)	$135,528 (±$2,430)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Hilltown Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Bucks County (22.2%).

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

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

In Bucks County, Hilltown Township ranks 27 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1216 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Hilltown 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	15.3% (±2.9 points)	19.0% (±4.5 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,453 (±$323)	$1,926 (±$296)	+32.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$98,538 (±$5,267)	$133,690 (±$18,207)	+35.7%	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 Hilltown Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hilltown Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hilltown Township	—	19.0% (±4.5 points)	—
Silverdale	1.0 mi	11.8% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Perkasie	2.9 mi	32.2% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Sellersville	3.1 mi	34.5% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Dublin	3.4 mi	36.1% (±10.6 points)	Higher
New Britain Township	3.5 mi	17.7% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Telford	4.1 mi	38.1% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Souderton	4.3 mi	38.0% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Chalfont	4.4 mi	17.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Perkasie, PA (32.2%), Sellersville, PA (34.5%), Dublin, PA (36.1%).

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

Households that rent across Bucks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
21	Riegelsville	22.8% (±5.8 points)
22	Nockamixon Township	21.2% (±8.4 points)
23	West Rockhill Township	21.0% (±6.7 points)
24	Bedminster Township	20.3% (±6.4 points)
25	Doylestown Township	19.8% (±3.3 points)
26	New Britain	19.6% (±5.7 points)
27	Hilltown Township	19.0% (±4.5 points)
28	Warrington Township (Bucks County)	18.4% (±2.9 points)
29	New Britain Township	17.7% (±3.7 points)
30	Chalfont	17.3% (±10.5 points)
31	Lower Southampton Township	16.8% (±2.6 points)
32	Newtown Township (Bucks County)	15.5% (±3.1 points)
33	Langhorne Manor	15.0% (±4.9 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Bucks 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 Hilltown Township

How many renters are there in Hilltown Township?

Hilltown Township has an estimated 1,147 (±275) renting households, 19.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hilltown Township?

In Hilltown Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hilltown Township?

A renting household in Hilltown Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hilltown Township?

The median renting household in Hilltown Township, PA has an income of $108,906 (±$35,049) a year, against $140,970 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 Hilltown township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:34952, in state:42 county:017).

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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