What percentage of people rent in Lampeter, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lampeter, PA, 2020–2024
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45.5% (±15.8 points) of the occupied homes in Lampeter, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 342 renting households against 410 that own their home.

In Lampeter, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 45.5% in 2020–2024 (+26.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.5% (±15.8 points)
Renting households: 342 (±180)
Median renter income: $68,268 (±$8,426)

Who rents and who owns in Lampeter

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lampeter	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.5% (±15.8 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	342 (±180)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	410 (±112)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.9)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,268 (±$8,426)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$171,184 (±$55,117)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lampeter, 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, Lampeter ranks 3 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 36 of 390.

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

How renting in Lampeter 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	18.7% (±13.2 points)	45.5% (±15.8 points)	+26.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,018 (±$462)	$1,442 (±$141)	+41.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,821 (±$49,568)	$101,667 (±$46,435)	+45.6%	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 Lampeter

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lampeter
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lampeter	—	45.5% (±15.8 points)	—
Willow Street	1.7 mi	59.1% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pequea Township	3.1 mi	30.8% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Strasburg	3.2 mi	27.4% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Strasburg Township	3.4 mi	16.4% (±11.7 points)	Lower
East Lampeter Township	3.5 mi	38.3% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lancaster	4.5 mi	51.4% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lancaster Township (Lancaster County)	4.6 mi	32.1% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Providence Township	5.7 mi	9.3% (±4.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Strasburg, PA (27.4%), Strasburg Township, PA (16.4%), Providence Township, PA (9.3%).

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
1	Willow Street	59.1% (±6.0 points)
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)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside West Lampeter 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 Lampeter

How many renters are there in Lampeter?

Lampeter has an estimated 342 (±180) renting households, 45.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lampeter?

In Lampeter, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 45.5% in 2020–2024 (+26.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Lampeter?

A renting household in Lampeter has 2.1 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lampeter?

The median renting household in Lampeter, PA has an income of $68,268 (±$8,426) a year, against $171,184 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 Lampeter CDP, Pennsylvania (place:41192, 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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