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

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Mifflin Township, PA, 2020–2024
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12.2% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Mifflin Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 83 renting households against 599 that own their home.

In Lower Mifflin Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.2% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 83 (±32)
Median renter income: $72,917 (±$47,690)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Mifflin Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Mifflin Township	Cumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.2% (±4.2 points)	28.7% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	83 (±32)	30,505 (±1,308)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	599 (±78)	75,922 (±1,353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.1 (±0.8)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,917 (±$47,690)	$56,464 (±$2,606)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,568 (±$10,964)	$104,998 (±$3,088)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Mifflin Township, the renter share is lower than in Cumberland County (28.7%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Lower Mifflin Township ranks 28 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1845 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Mifflin 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	14.5% (±5.6 points)	12.2% (±4.2 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$741 (±$409)	$1,304 (±$315)	+76.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,458 (±$8,727)	$60,682 (±$13,903)	+17.9%	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 Mifflin Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Mifflin Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Mifflin Township	—	12.2% (±4.2 points)	—
Upper Frankford Township	3.4 mi	9.4% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Mifflin Township	5.5 mi	13.9% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Newville	5.6 mi	56.4% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Tyrone Township (Perry County)	5.8 mi	23.3% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Jackson Township (Perry County)	5.9 mi	30.6% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Southwest Madison Township	6.2 mi	12.6% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Pennsboro Township	6.9 mi	23.6% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Blain	7.4 mi	34.8% (±16.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newville, PA (56.4%), Tyrone Township (Perry County), PA (23.3%), Jackson Township (Perry County), PA (30.6%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
22	South Newton Township	19.4% (±6.3 points)
23	Penn Township (Cumberland County)	15.9% (±7.5 points)
24	Lower Frankford Township	15.6% (±6.2 points)
25	North Newton Township	15.0% (±4.5 points)
26	Silver Spring Township	14.5% (±3.3 points)
27	Upper Mifflin Township	13.9% (±6.4 points)
28	Lower Mifflin Township	12.2% (±4.2 points)
29	Upper Frankford Township	9.4% (±4.7 points)
30 (tie)	Cooke Township	7.1% (±8.4 points)
30 (tie)	Monroe Township (Cumberland County)	7.1% (±3.8 points)
32	Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	6.4% (±4.0 points)
33	Dickinson Township	5.6% (±3.8 points)

Showing 12 of 33 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Mifflin Township

How many renters are there in Lower Mifflin Township?

Lower Mifflin Township has an estimated 83 (±32) renting households, 12.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Mifflin Township?

In Lower Mifflin Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lower Mifflin Township?

A renting household in Lower Mifflin Township has 4.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lower Mifflin Township?

The median renting household in Lower Mifflin Township, PA has an income of $72,917 (±$47,690) a year, against $60,568 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 Mifflin township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44984, in state:42 county:041).

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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