What percentage of people rent in Lykens Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lykens Township, PA, 2020–2024
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27.2% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Lykens Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 131 renting households against 350 that own their home.

In Lykens Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.2% in 2020–2024 (+12.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.2% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 131 (±43)
Median renter income: $56,914 (±$2,386)

Who rents and who owns in Lykens Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lykens Township	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.2% (±7.6 points)	36.9% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	131 (±43)	44,802 (±1,118)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	350 (±51)	76,556 (±1,182)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.7 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,914 (±$2,386)	$49,181 (±$2,915)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,944 (±$10,459)	$96,165 (±$3,009)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lykens Township, the renter share is lower than in Dauphin County (36.9%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Dauphin County, Lykens Township ranks 18 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 749 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lykens 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	14.9% (±5.6 points)	27.2% (±7.6 points)	+12.3 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$836 (±$145)	$959 (±$115)	+14.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,091 (±$10,530)	$72,679 (±$9,355)	+11.7%	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 Lykens Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lykens Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lykens Township	—	27.2% (±7.6 points)	—
Gratz	1.3 mi	60.5% (±20.1 points)	Higher
Jordan Township (Northumberland County)	3.2 mi	7.2% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Wiconisco Township	3.4 mi	13.4% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Pillow	4.0 mi	14.4% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Lykens	4.3 mi	38.5% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Berrysburg	4.4 mi	7.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Williams Township (Dauphin County)	5.7 mi	14.2% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Mifflin Township (Dauphin County)	5.7 mi	20.7% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jordan Township (Northumberland County), PA (7.2%), Wiconisco Township, PA (13.4%), Pillow, PA (14.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gratz, PA (60.5%).

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

Households that rent across Dauphin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Susquehanna Township (Dauphin County)	37.1% (±3.8 points)
13	Derry Township (Dauphin County)	36.9% (±3.3 points)
14	Lower Paxton Township	33.5% (±2.8 points)
15	Elizabethville	30.6% (±9.7 points)
16	Swatara Township (Dauphin County)	30.1% (±3.2 points)
17	South Hanover Township	28.9% (±7.1 points)
18	Lykens Township	27.2% (±7.6 points)
19	Royalton	26.2% (±8.7 points)
20	Dauphin	22.3% (±17.9 points)
21	Mifflin Township (Dauphin County)	20.7% (±7.5 points)
22 (tie)	Halifax Township	18.8% (±6.0 points)
22 (tie)	Washington Township (Dauphin County)	18.8% (±6.7 points)
24	Paxtang	17.0% (±6.3 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Dauphin 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 Lykens Township

How many renters are there in Lykens Township?

Lykens Township has an estimated 131 (±43) renting households, 27.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lykens Township?

In Lykens Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.2% in 2020–2024 (+12.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Lykens Township?

A renting household in Lykens Township has 2.9 people on average, against 3.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lykens Township?

The median renting household in Lykens Township, PA has an income of $56,914 (±$2,386) a year, against $76,944 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 Lykens township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:45600, in state:42 county:043).

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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