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

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Alsace Township, PA, 2020–2024
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24.2% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Alsace Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 489 renting households against 1,534 that own their home.

In Lower Alsace Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.2% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 489 (±118)
Median renter income: $60,689 (±$12,033)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Alsace Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Alsace Township	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.2% (±5.8 points)	28.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	489 (±118)	46,902 (±1,181)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,534 (±173)	116,334 (±1,443)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,689 (±$12,033)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,324 (±$15,840)	$97,214 (±$1,750)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Alsace Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Berks County (28.7%).

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

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

In Berks County, Lower Alsace Township ranks 27 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 894 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Alsace 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	27.9% (±5.0 points)	24.2% (±5.8 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,007 (±$112)	$1,289 (±$269)	+28.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,463 (±$8,954)	$76,250 (±$11,779)	+26.1%	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 Alsace Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Alsace Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Alsace Township	—	24.2% (±5.8 points)	—
Mount Penn	1.4 mi	34.6% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
St. Lawrence	2.0 mi	23.2% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Reading	2.2 mi	59.4% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Hyde Park (community)	2.7 mi	24.5% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jacksonwald	3.0 mi	5.9% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Reiffton	3.0 mi	9.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Alsace Township	3.1 mi	14.0% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Laureldale	3.1 mi	18.6% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jacksonwald, PA (5.9%), Reiffton, PA (9.1%), Alsace Township, PA (14.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Reading, PA (59.4%).

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

Households that rent across Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
21	Cumru Township	28.7% (±4.7 points)
22	Topton	28.3% (±8.6 points)
23	Fleetwood	27.6% (±8.1 points)
24 (tie)	Robesonia	24.7% (±7.6 points)
24 (tie)	Spring Township (Berks County)	24.7% (±3.8 points)
26	Tulpehocken Township	24.3% (±6.0 points)
27	Lower Alsace Township	24.2% (±5.8 points)
28	St. Lawrence	23.2% (±4.9 points)
29	Leesport	23.0% (±6.1 points)
30	Kenhorst	21.5% (±10.1 points)
31	Richmond Township (Berks County)	20.9% (±6.9 points)
32	Tilden Township	19.7% (±9.6 points)
33 (tie)	Longswamp Township	19.6% (±7.2 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lower Alsace Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Pennside, Stony Creek Mills.

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 Alsace Township

How many renters are there in Lower Alsace Township?

Lower Alsace Township has an estimated 489 (±118) renting households, 24.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Alsace Township?

In Lower Alsace Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lower Alsace Township?

A renting household in Lower Alsace Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lower Alsace Township?

The median renting household in Lower Alsace Township, PA has an income of $60,689 (±$12,033) a year, against $91,324 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 Alsace township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44840, in state:42 county:011).

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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