What kinds of homes are in Lower Makefield Township, PA?

Name: Types of homes in Lower Makefield Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Lower Makefield Township, PA has 13,038 (±358) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 730 homes per square mile of land.

70.9% are detached single-family houses.

3.6% are in buildings of two to four units.

7.1% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 13,038 (±358)
Detached houses: 70.9%
2–4 unit buildings: 3.6%
5+ unit buildings: 7.1%

Homes in Lower Makefield Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Lower Makefield Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Single-family, detached	70.9% (±2.4 points)	63.4%	56.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	16.9% (±2.4 points)	16.1%	18.8%	6.2%
2 units	1.2% (±0.7 points)	2.2%	4.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.4% (±1.0 points)	2.6%	4.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	3.4% (±1.4 points)	3.6%	3.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.1% (±0.9 points)	3.8%	2.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.6% (±1.4 points)	6.4%	7.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.8% (±0.7 points)	1.9%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.7% (±0.9 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

In Lower Makefield Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Bucks County (13.8%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (12.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Lower Makefield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Makefield Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Lower Makefield Township	—	7.1% (±2.2 points)	—
Yardley	1.1 mi	23.1% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Woodbourne	2.6 mi	36.2% (±13.3 points)	Higher
Ewing Township	3.7 mi	26.0% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Fairless Hills	3.7 mi	15.1% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Newtown	4.1 mi	11.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Morrisville	4.3 mi	20.7% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Newtown Township (Bucks County)	4.5 mi	7.7% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Middletown Township (Bucks County)	4.5 mi	19.9% (±2.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Yardley, PA (23.1%), Woodbourne, PA (36.2%), Ewing Township, NJ (26.0%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Bucks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
24	Bristol	9.5% (±2.5 points)
25	New Britain	8.8% (±4.0 points)
26	New Britain Township	8.6% (±3.1 points)
27	Trumbauersville	8.2% (±13.7 points)
28	Newtown Township (Bucks County)	7.7% (±1.9 points)
29 (tie)	Hilltown Township	7.1% (±3.8 points)
29 (tie)	Lower Makefield Township	7.1% (±2.2 points)
31	Ivyland	6.7% (±5.5 points)
32	Langhorne Manor	6.5% (±14.5 points)
33	Richland Township (Bucks County)	6.1% (±2.7 points)
34	Northampton Township (Bucks County)	6.0% (±1.3 points)
35	Langhorne	5.7% (±6.3 points)
36	Springfield Township (Bucks County)	4.7% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Bucks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Makefield Township

How many homes are in Lower Makefield Township?

Lower Makefield Township, PA has an estimated 13,038 (±358) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Lower Makefield Township houses or apartments?

70.9% are detached houses and 16.9% attached houses, while 10.7% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Lower Makefield Township?

3.6% of homes in Lower Makefield Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lower Makefield township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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