What percentage of people rent in Jenkintown, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Jenkintown, PA, 2020–2024
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32.7% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Jenkintown, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 659 renting households against 1,356 that own their home.

In Jenkintown, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.7% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 659 (±164)
Median renter income: $65,547 (±$39,419)

Who rents and who owns in Jenkintown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Jenkintown	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.7% (±7.7 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	659 (±164)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,356 (±194)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$65,547 (±$39,419)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$134,850 (±$49,195)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Montgomery County, Jenkintown ranks 22 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 542 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Jenkintown 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	36.3% (±8.2 points)	32.7% (±7.7 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,379 (±$148)	$1,418 (±$138)	+2.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$108,523 (±$10,634)	$110,703 (±$36,355)	+2.0%	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 Jenkintown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Jenkintown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Jenkintown	—	32.7% (±7.7 points)	—
Wyncote	0.9 mi	31.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Glenside	1.3 mi	23.1% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Elkins Park	1.3 mi	19.8% (±5.7 points)	Lower
McKinley	1.3 mi	4.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Cheltenham Township	1.3 mi	37.4% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Abington Township	1.4 mi	22.7% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Melrose Park	2.2 mi	17.6% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Rockledge	2.3 mi	29.1% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Glenside, PA (23.1%), Elkins Park, PA (19.8%), McKinley, PA (4.2%).

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
16	Souderton	38.0% (±4.7 points)
17	Cheltenham Township	37.4% (±2.7 points)
18	Hatfield Township	37.3% (±3.2 points)
19	West Pottsgrove Township	34.9% (±6.7 points)
20	Towamencin Township	33.9% (±4.2 points)
21	Plymouth Township (Montgomery County)	33.1% (±3.1 points)
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)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery 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 Jenkintown

How many renters are there in Jenkintown?

Jenkintown has an estimated 659 (±164) renting households, 32.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Jenkintown?

In Jenkintown, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Jenkintown?

A renting household in Jenkintown has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Jenkintown?

The median renting household in Jenkintown, PA has an income of $65,547 (±$39,419) a year, against $134,850 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 Jenkintown borough, Pennsylvania (place:38000, 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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