What percentage of people rent in Manheim, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Manheim, PA, 2020–2024
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30.1% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Manheim, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 614 renting households against 1,423 that own their home.

In Manheim, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.1% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 614 (±165)
Median renter income: $40,556 (±$11,985)

Who rents and who owns in Manheim

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Manheim	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.1% (±7.3 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	614 (±165)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,423 (±185)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,556 (±$11,985)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,030 (±$8,760)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Manheim, the renter share is not measurably different from Lancaster County (30.2%).

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

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

In Lancaster County, Manheim ranks 26 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 629 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Manheim 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	35.7% (±7.3 points)	30.1% (±7.3 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$811 (±$115)	$1,149 (±$246)	+41.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,515 (±$5,028)	$81,273 (±$8,663)	+51.9%	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 Manheim

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manheim
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Manheim	—	30.1% (±7.3 points)	—
Penn Township (Lancaster County)	2.0 mi	24.0% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Penryn	2.6 mi	18.6% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rapho Township	3.2 mi	19.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower
East Petersburg	4.8 mi	7.9% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Lititz	4.9 mi	36.5% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Landisville	5.1 mi	13.2% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Salunga	5.2 mi	16.0% (±9.3 points)	Lower
East Hempfield Township	5.6 mi	27.5% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rapho Township, PA (19.8%), East Petersburg, PA (7.9%), Landisville, PA (13.2%).

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

Households that rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20 (tie)	New Holland	31.4% (±6.7 points)
20 (tie)	West Donegal Township	31.4% (±6.6 points)
22	Paradise Township (Lancaster County)	31.2% (±9.2 points)
23	Ephrata Township	31.0% (±8.5 points)
24	Pequea Township	30.8% (±10.7 points)
25	Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)	30.6% (±6.9 points)
26	Manheim	30.1% (±7.3 points)
27	Manheim Township (Lancaster County)	29.3% (±2.5 points)
28	East Hempfield Township	27.5% (±2.9 points)
29	Strasburg	27.4% (±8.4 points)
30	Mount Joy Township (Lancaster County)	26.8% (±5.8 points)
31	Denver	26.5% (±8.6 points)
32	East Earl Township	25.6% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 60 places in Lancaster 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 Manheim

How many renters are there in Manheim?

Manheim has an estimated 614 (±165) renting households, 30.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Manheim?

In Manheim, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Manheim?

A renting household in Manheim has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Manheim?

The median renting household in Manheim, PA has an income of $40,556 (±$11,985) a year, against $90,030 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 Manheim borough, Pennsylvania (place:46888, in state:42).

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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