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

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Moreland Township, PA, 2020–2024
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12.6% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Moreland Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 583 renting households against 4,040 that own their home.

In Lower Moreland Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 12.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.6% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 583 (±103)
Median renter income: $30,844 (±$3,695)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Moreland Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Moreland Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.6% (±2.1 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	583 (±103)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,040 (±170)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,844 (±$3,695)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$173,145 (±$18,935)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Moreland 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 Moreland Township ranks 54 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1813 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Moreland 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	17.4% (±1.9 points)	12.6% (±2.1 points)	−4.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$878 (±$56)	$1,199 (±$243)	+36.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$105,890 (±$7,288)	$153,639 (±$14,001)	+45.1%	Up 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 Moreland Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Moreland Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Moreland Township	—	12.6% (±2.1 points)	—
Bryn Athyn	1.5 mi	32.6% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Abington Township	2.1 mi	22.7% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Rockledge	2.8 mi	29.1% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Willow Grove	2.9 mi	35.7% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Upper Moreland Township	3.0 mi	42.2% (±3.4 points)	Higher
McKinley	3.2 mi	4.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Jenkintown	3.3 mi	32.7% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Roslyn	3.4 mi	16.9% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: McKinley, PA (4.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bryn Athyn, PA (32.6%), Abington Township, PA (22.7%), Rockledge, PA (29.1%).

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
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)
57	Montgomery Township (Montgomery County)	10.6% (±2.2 points)
58	Upper Salford Township	8.4% (±5.2 points)
59	Salford Township	7.4% (±3.5 points)
60	Skippack Township	5.0% (±3.1 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery 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 Moreland Township

How many renters are there in Lower Moreland Township?

Lower Moreland Township has an estimated 583 (±103) renting households, 12.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Moreland Township?

In Lower Moreland Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 12.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Lower Moreland Township?

A renting household in Lower Moreland Township has 1.7 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lower Moreland Township?

The median renting household in Lower Moreland Township, PA has an income of $30,844 (±$3,695) a year, against $173,145 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 Moreland township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:45008, 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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