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

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Frederick Township, PA, 2020–2024
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15.2% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Frederick Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 297 renting households against 1,655 that own their home.

In Lower Frederick Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.2% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 297 (±128)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Frederick Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Frederick Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.2% (±6.5 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	297 (±128)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,655 (±183)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.9)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$121,125 (±$17,963)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Frederick Township, the renter share is lower than in Montgomery County (28.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Lower Frederick Township ranks 50 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1551 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Frederick 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	11.4% (±4.4 points)	15.2% (±6.5 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,588 (±$201)	$1,664 (±$211)	+4.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$85,978 (±$10,936)	$116,087 (±$11,792)	+35.0%	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 Frederick Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Frederick Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Frederick Township	—	15.2% (±6.5 points)	—
Schwenksville	2.0 mi	41.6% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Upper Frederick Township	2.2 mi	28.4% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Upper Salford Township	2.3 mi	8.4% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Woxall	3.0 mi	11.9% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Perkiomen Township	3.7 mi	10.9% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Green Lane	3.8 mi	32.1% (±14.5 points)	Higher
Limerick Township	4.2 mi	16.9% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
New Hanover Township	4.5 mi	1.9% (±1.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Hanover Township, PA (1.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Schwenksville, PA (41.6%), Upper Frederick Township, PA (28.4%), Green Lane, PA (32.1%).

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

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
44	Lower Gwynedd Township	22.0% (±3.5 points)
45	Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County)	17.4% (±3.2 points)
46	Springfield Township (Montgomery County)	17.0% (±2.8 points)
47	Limerick Township	16.9% (±3.4 points)
48	Franconia Township	16.6% (±3.8 points)
49	Upper Dublin Township	16.5% (±2.1 points)
50	Lower Frederick Township	15.2% (±6.5 points)
51	Marlborough Township	15.1% (±7.8 points)
52	Worcester Township	14.7% (±4.3 points)
53	Douglass Township (Montgomery County)	13.6% (±3.3 points)
54	Lower Moreland Township	12.6% (±2.1 points)
55	Upper Pottsgrove Township	11.0% (±7.6 points)
56	Perkiomen Township	10.9% (±3.2 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Frederick Township

How many renters are there in Lower Frederick Township?

Lower Frederick Township has an estimated 297 (±128) renting households, 15.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Frederick Township?

In Lower Frederick Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lower Frederick Township?

A renting household in Lower Frederick Township has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 Frederick township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44912, in state:42 county:091).

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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