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

Name: How long people stay in Lower Makefield Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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14.4% (±2.2 points) of households in Lower Makefield Township, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 14.4% (±2.2 points)
Since before 2000: 31.7%

When households in Lower Makefield Township moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Lower Makefield Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	2.1% (±0.8 points)	3.0%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	12.3% (±2.0 points)	13.3%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	38.6% (±3.0 points)	35.9%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.4% (±2.3 points)	19.4%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	22.0% (±2.7 points)	14.3%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	9.7% (±1.3 points)	14.1%	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 Makefield Township, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Bucks County (16.3%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (20.2%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Lower Makefield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Makefield Township
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Lower Makefield Township	—	14.4% (±2.2 points)	—
Yardley	1.1 mi	12.4% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbourne	2.6 mi	24.1% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ewing Township	3.7 mi	21.9% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Fairless Hills	3.7 mi	13.6% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Newtown	4.1 mi	28.4% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Morrisville	4.3 mi	16.0% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Newtown Township (Bucks County)	4.5 mi	19.3% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Middletown Township (Bucks County)	4.5 mi	17.2% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ewing Township, NJ (21.9%), Newtown, PA (28.4%), Newtown Township (Bucks County), PA (19.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
27 (tie)	Morrisville	16.0% (±5.9 points)
29	Warminster Township	15.8% (±2.3 points)
30	Doylestown Township	15.7% (±3.4 points)
31 (tie)	Chalfont	15.5% (±5.4 points)
31 (tie)	Nockamixon Township	15.5% (±6.6 points)
33	Hilltown Township	15.4% (±4.1 points)
34	Lower Makefield Township	14.4% (±2.2 points)
35	Bedminster Township	13.9% (±6.6 points)
36	Plumstead Township	13.8% (±3.2 points)
37 (tie)	Tinicum Township (Bucks County)	13.1% (±5.7 points)
37 (tie)	Upper Makefield Township	13.1% (±3.4 points)
39	Solebury Township	12.9% (±3.7 points)
40	Warwick Township (Bucks County)	12.8% (±4.0 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 often do people move in Lower Makefield Township?

14.4% of households in Lower Makefield Township, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Lower Makefield Township have?

31.7% of households in Lower Makefield Township have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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