How many homes in Marple Township, PA are overcrowded?

Name: Crowding and facilities in Marple Township, PA, 2020–2024
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1.1% (±0.6 points) of occupied homes in Marple Township, PA have more than one occupant per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.1% have more than 1.5.

0.4% lack complete plumbing.

0.9% lack a complete kitchen.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

More than 1 per room: 1.1% (±0.6 points)
Lacking plumbing: 0.4%
Lacking a kitchen: 0.9%

Crowding and facilities in Marple Township

Share of occupied homes, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marple Township	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
More than 1 person per room	1.1% (±0.6 points)	1.4% (±0.3 points)	1.6% (±0.1 points)	3.4%
More than 1.5 people per room	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.5% (±0.2 points)	0.6% (±0.1 points)	1.2%
Lacking complete plumbing	0.4% (±0.4 points)	0.3% (±0.1 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.4%
Lacking a complete kitchen	0.9% (±0.8 points)	0.6% (±0.1 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.8%

A room is any whole room other than a bathroom, hall or porch; more than one person per room is the Census Bureau’s usual measure of crowding.

Complete plumbing means hot and cold running water and a bath or shower; a complete kitchen means a sink with a faucet, a stove or range and a refrigerator.

In Marple Township, the share of crowded homes is not measurably different from Delaware County (1.4%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (1.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.4%).

Crowded homes in places near Marple Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marple Township
Place	Distance	Crowded homes	Compared with this place
Marple Township	—	1.1% (±0.6 points)	—
Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	2.8 mi	1.0% (±1.1 points)	Not measurably different
Springfield Township (Delaware County)	2.9 mi	0.1% (±0.4 points)	Lower
Haverford Township	2.9 mi	0.5% (±0.3 points)	Not measurably different
Newtown Township (Delaware County)	3.1 mi	0.2% (±0.6 points)	Lower
Drexel Hill	3.4 mi	1.9% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Media	3.4 mi	0.3% (±0.4 points)	Lower
Radnor Township	4.0 mi	0.8% (±0.6 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Darby Township	4.1 mi	3.2% (±0.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Springfield Township (Delaware County), PA (0.1%), Newtown Township (Delaware County), PA (0.2%), Media, PA (0.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Upper Darby Township, PA (3.2%).

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

The figures for Marple Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Broomall.

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 Marple Township

How many homes in Marple Township are overcrowded?

1.1% of occupied homes in Marple Township, PA have more than one person per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Marple Township lack plumbing or a kitchen?

0.4% lack complete plumbing facilities and 0.9% lack complete kitchen facilities.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Marple township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0078PE, DP04_0078PM, DP04_0079PE, DP04_0079PM, DP04_0073PE, DP04_0073PM, DP04_0074PE, DP04_0074PM

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