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

Name: How long people stay in Lower Swatara Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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17.4% (±5.9 points) of households in Lower Swatara Township, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 17.4% (±5.9 points)
Since before 2000: 34.7%

When households in Lower Swatara Township moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Lower Swatara Township	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	3.5% (±3.4 points)	4.6%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	13.9% (±4.8 points)	18.5%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	24.4% (±5.9 points)	37.9%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	23.5% (±5.2 points)	16.1%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	19.4% (±8.4 points)	10.7%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	15.3% (±5.1 points)	12.2%	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 Swatara Township, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Dauphin County (23.1%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (20.2%).

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

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Swatara Township
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Lower Swatara Township	—	17.4% (±5.9 points)	—
Highspire	1.6 mi	37.3% (±12.7 points)	Higher
Middletown	1.9 mi	30.9% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Royalton	2.9 mi	16.3% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Swatara Township (Dauphin County)	3.1 mi	19.1% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bressler	3.3 mi	1.8% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Rutherford	3.6 mi	16.6% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Steelton	3.6 mi	17.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Enhaut	3.7 mi	15.4% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bressler, PA (1.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Highspire, PA (37.3%), Middletown, PA (30.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
11	Millersburg	22.0% (±6.5 points)
12	Mifflin Township (Dauphin County)	20.0% (±14.8 points)
13	Swatara Township (Dauphin County)	19.1% (±3.9 points)
14	West Hanover Township	18.6% (±5.1 points)
15 (tie)	Elizabethville	17.7% (±7.6 points)
15 (tie)	Upper Paxton Township	17.7% (±6.7 points)
17	Lower Swatara Township	17.4% (±5.9 points)
18	Steelton	17.3% (±6.6 points)
19	Halifax	17.0% (±8.9 points)
20	Royalton	16.3% (±8.7 points)
21	Hummelstown	15.4% (±7.0 points)
22	Paxtang	14.9% (±4.8 points)
23	Berrysburg	14.6% (±24.8 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Dauphin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Swatara Township

How often do people move in Lower Swatara Township?

17.4% of households in Lower Swatara Township, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

34.7% of households in Lower Swatara Township have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lower Swatara township, Dauphin 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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