What percentage of people rent in Horsham Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Horsham Township, PA, 2020–2024
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28.5% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Horsham Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,810 renting households against 7,047 that own their home.

In Horsham Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 28.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.5% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 2,810 (±367)
Median renter income: $67,068 (±$12,038)

Who rents and who owns in Horsham Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Horsham Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.5% (±3.5 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,810 (±367)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,047 (±437)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,068 (±$12,038)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$147,149 (±$11,511)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Horsham Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Montgomery County (28.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Horsham Township ranks 28 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 693 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Horsham 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	27.9% (±2.6 points)	28.5% (±3.5 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,322 (±$73)	$1,573 (±$178)	+19.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$97,663 (±$6,239)	$122,311 (±$8,250)	+25.2%	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 Horsham Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Horsham Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Horsham Township	—	28.5% (±3.5 points)	—
Maple Glen	1.6 mi	7.8% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Spring House	3.2 mi	14.6% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Upper Dublin Township	3.4 mi	16.5% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Warrington Township (Bucks County)	3.5 mi	18.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Hatboro	3.6 mi	41.5% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Lower Gwynedd Township	3.9 mi	22.0% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Warminster Township	4.1 mi	30.7% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ambler	4.2 mi	50.4% (±7.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Maple Glen, PA (7.8%), Spring House, PA (14.6%), Upper Dublin Township, PA (16.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hatboro, PA (41.5%), Ambler, PA (50.4%).

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
22	Jenkintown	32.7% (±7.7 points)
23	Bryn Athyn	32.6% (±8.5 points)
24	West Norriton Township	32.3% (±5.5 points)
25	Green Lane	32.1% (±14.5 points)
26	East Norriton Township	30.5% (±4.3 points)
27	Rockledge	29.1% (±7.6 points)
28	Horsham Township	28.5% (±3.5 points)
29	Upper Frederick Township	28.4% (±6.5 points)
30	Red Hill	26.8% (±5.2 points)
31	Lower Salford Township	26.6% (±4.3 points)
32	Upper Gwynedd Township	26.4% (±4.1 points)
33	Pennsburg	26.3% (±7.2 points)
34	Whitemarsh Township	26.0% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Horsham Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Horsham.

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 Horsham Township

How many renters are there in Horsham Township?

Horsham Township has an estimated 2,810 (±367) renting households, 28.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Horsham Township?

In Horsham Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 28.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Horsham Township?

A renting household in Horsham Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Horsham Township?

The median renting household in Horsham Township, PA has an income of $67,068 (±$12,038) a year, against $147,149 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 Horsham township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:35808, in state:42 county:091).

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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