How long do people stay in their homes in Lower Allen, PA?

Name: How long people stay in Lower Allen, PA, 2020–2024
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18.4% (±5.4 points) of households in Lower Allen, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.2% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 18.4% (±5.4 points)
Since before 2000: 18.2%

When households in Lower Allen moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Lower Allen	Cumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	3.6% (±2.4 points)	4.3%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.8% (±4.8 points)	17.3%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	38.5% (±6.8 points)	38.4%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	24.9% (±6.0 points)	18.3%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	7.4% (±3.0 points)	10.5%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	10.8% (±3.8 points)	11.2%	14.9%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Lower Allen, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Cumberland County (21.6%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (20.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Lower Allen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Allen
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Lower Allen	—	18.4% (±5.4 points)	—
Lemoyne	1.2 mi	22.4% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
New Cumberland	1.3 mi	18.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Camp Hill	1.7 mi	15.7% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wormleysburg	2.4 mi	30.1% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Shiremanstown	2.8 mi	16.5% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Harrisburg	3.5 mi	32.5% (±3.5 points)	Higher
West Fairview	3.7 mi	35.6% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Steelton	4.1 mi	17.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wormleysburg, PA (30.1%), Harrisburg, PA (32.5%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	West Fairview	35.6% (±16.6 points)
2	Enola	20.9% (±6.9 points)
3	Lower Allen	18.4% (±5.4 points)
4	Shippensburg University	12.5% (±81.4 points)
5	Schlusser	12.1% (±5.6 points)
6	Boiling Springs	9.3% (±6.1 points)
7	Messiah College	0.0% (±141.4 points)

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

It lies inside Lower Allen Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lower Allen

How often do people move in Lower Allen?

18.4% of households in Lower Allen, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Lower Allen have?

18.2% of households in Lower Allen have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lower Allen CDP, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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