What percentage of people rent in Lower Allen Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Allen Township, PA, 2020–2024
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40.1% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Allen Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,060 renting households against 4,570 that own their home.

In Lower Allen Township, the share of households that rent went from 35.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.1% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 3,060 (±358)
Median renter income: $73,516 (±$8,781)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Allen Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Allen Township	Cumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.1% (±4.3 points)	28.7% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,060 (±358)	30,505 (±1,308)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,570 (±419)	75,922 (±1,353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,516 (±$8,781)	$56,464 (±$2,606)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,500 (±$12,227)	$104,998 (±$3,088)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Allen Township, the renter share is higher than in Cumberland County (28.7%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Lower Allen Township ranks 8 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 338 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Allen 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	35.0% (±2.9 points)	40.1% (±4.3 points)	+5.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,097 (±$62)	$1,511 (±$119)	+37.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$73,435 (±$3,896)	$91,678 (±$6,745)	+24.8%	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 Lower Allen Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Allen Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Allen Township	—	40.1% (±4.3 points)	—
Shiremanstown	1.8 mi	34.3% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Camp Hill	2.3 mi	21.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Lemoyne	2.9 mi	45.2% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
New Cumberland	2.9 mi	30.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Upper Allen Township	3.5 mi	26.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Wormleysburg	3.7 mi	56.4% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Mechanicsburg	4.2 mi	30.4% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Hampden Township	4.5 mi	23.1% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Camp Hill, PA (21.9%), New Cumberland, PA (30.4%), Upper Allen Township, PA (26.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wormleysburg, PA (56.4%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2 (tie)	Newville	56.4% (±9.4 points)
2 (tie)	Wormleysburg	56.4% (±9.1 points)
4	Shippensburg	55.8% (±10.3 points)
5	Carlisle	51.3% (±3.9 points)
6	Lemoyne	45.2% (±11.4 points)
7	Mount Holly Springs	43.7% (±9.7 points)
8	Lower Allen Township	40.1% (±4.3 points)
9 (tie)	Newburg (Cumberland County)	34.3% (±28.9 points)
9 (tie)	Shiremanstown	34.3% (±7.3 points)
11	East Pennsboro Township	32.0% (±4.2 points)
12 (tie)	Mechanicsburg	30.4% (±6.6 points)
12 (tie)	New Cumberland	30.4% (±5.6 points)
14	Southampton Township (Cumberland County)	27.8% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Lower Allen Township

How many renters are there in Lower Allen Township?

Lower Allen Township has an estimated 3,060 (±358) renting households, 40.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Allen Township?

In Lower Allen Township, the share of households that rent went from 35.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lower Allen Township?

A renting household in Lower Allen Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lower Allen Township?

The median renting household in Lower Allen Township, PA has an income of $73,516 (±$8,781) a year, against $106,500 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 Lower Allen township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44832, in state:42 county:041).

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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