What percentage of people rent in Lima, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lima, PA, 2020–2024
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67.5% (±9.3 points) of the occupied homes in Lima, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 720 renting households against 346 that own their home.

In Lima, the share of households that rent went from 59.3% in 2015–2019 to 67.5% in 2020–2024 (+8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 67.5% (±9.3 points)
Renting households: 720 (±162)
Median renter income: $60,667 (±$26,460)

Who rents and who owns in Lima

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lima	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	67.5% (±9.3 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	720 (±162)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	346 (±115)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.6)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,667 (±$26,460)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$132,500 (±$47,789)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lima, the renter share is higher than in Delaware County (30.4%).

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

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

In Delaware County, Lima ranks 2 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 9 of 390.

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

How renting in Lima 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	59.3% (±9.6 points)	67.5% (±9.3 points)	+8.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,428 (±$208)	$3,000 (±$949)	+23.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,896 (±$18,299)	$76,932 (±$12,856)	+54.2%	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 Lima

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lima
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lima	—	67.5% (±9.3 points)	—
Chester Heights	2.4 mi	24.1% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Edgmont Township	2.4 mi	21.7% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	2.4 mi	26.2% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Media	2.8 mi	58.3% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Aston Township	3.2 mi	8.7% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Rose Valley	3.4 mi	2.0% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Village Green-Green Ridge	3.9 mi	9.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Thornbury Township (Delaware County)	4.1 mi	7.3% (±4.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Chester Heights, PA (24.1%), Edgmont Township, PA (21.7%), Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), PA (26.2%).

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

Households that rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Haverford College	90.5% (±20.2 points)
2	Lima	67.5% (±9.3 points)
3	Linwood	47.7% (±11.6 points)
4	St. Davids	38.6% (±8.3 points)
5	Drexel Hill	36.6% (±3.2 points)
6	Wayne	33.9% (±7.7 points)
7	Woodlyn	32.1% (±6.9 points)
8	Boothwyn	27.2% (±9.0 points)

Showing 8 of 12 places in Delaware County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Middletown Township (Delaware County), 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 Lima

How many renters are there in Lima?

Lima has an estimated 720 (±162) renting households, 67.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lima?

In Lima, the share of households that rent went from 59.3% in 2015–2019 to 67.5% in 2020–2024 (+8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lima?

A renting household in Lima has 1.4 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lima?

The median renting household in Lima, PA has an income of $60,667 (±$26,460) a year, against $132,500 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 Lima CDP, Pennsylvania (place:43272, 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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