What percentage of people rent in Littlestown, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Littlestown, PA, 2020–2024
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27.7% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in Littlestown, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 535 renting households against 1,396 that own their home.

In Littlestown, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.7% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 535 (±154)
Median renter income: $41,563 (±$36,351)

Who rents and who owns in Littlestown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Littlestown	Adams County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.7% (±8.6 points)	21.1% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	535 (±154)	8,627 (±540)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,396 (±243)	32,214 (±522)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,563 (±$36,351)	$49,481 (±$3,334)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,745 (±$12,002)	$94,906 (±$3,083)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Littlestown, the renter share is not measurably different from Adams County (21.1%).

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

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

In Adams County, Littlestown ranks 11 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 724 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Littlestown 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	29.1% (±6.9 points)	27.7% (±8.6 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$930 (±$68)	$964 (±$139)	+3.7%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$63,505 (±$6,238)	$70,901 (±$20,310)	+11.6%	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 Littlestown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Littlestown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Littlestown	—	27.7% (±8.6 points)	—
Germany Township	1.4 mi	6.2% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Union Township (Adams County)	2.0 mi	9.8% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Conewago Township (Adams County)	4.9 mi	12.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Mount Joy Township (Adams County)	5.2 mi	14.2% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Bonneauville	5.2 mi	37.5% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
McSherrystown	5.3 mi	51.8% (±13.1 points)	Higher
Mount Pleasant Township (Adams County)	5.6 mi	16.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pennville	5.7 mi	26.3% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Germany Township, PA (6.2%), Union Township (Adams County), PA (9.8%), Conewago Township (Adams County), PA (12.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: McSherrystown, PA (51.8%).

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

Households that rent across Adams County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Biglerville	38.9% (±14.0 points)
6	East Berlin	38.8% (±5.8 points)
7	Bonneauville	37.5% (±9.0 points)
8	Oxford Township	30.1% (±6.3 points)
9	Fairfield	29.0% (±11.2 points)
10	Abbottstown	28.2% (±8.7 points)
11	Littlestown	27.7% (±8.6 points)
12	Bendersville	27.1% (±16.4 points)
13	Arendtsville	24.9% (±15.2 points)
14	Freedom Township (Adams County)	23.7% (±15.0 points)
15	Cumberland Township (Adams County)	23.1% (±4.7 points)
16	Liberty Township (Adams County)	22.4% (±10.7 points)
17	Tyrone Township (Adams County)	20.0% (±8.9 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Adams 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 Littlestown

How many renters are there in Littlestown?

Littlestown has an estimated 535 (±154) renting households, 27.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Littlestown?

In Littlestown, the share of households that rent went from 29.1% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Littlestown?

A renting household in Littlestown has 2.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Littlestown?

The median renting household in Littlestown, PA has an income of $41,563 (±$36,351) a year, against $91,745 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 Littlestown borough, Pennsylvania (place:43944, 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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