What kinds of homes are in Marple Township, PA?

Name: Types of homes in Marple Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Marple Township, PA has 8,876 (±316) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 870 homes per square mile of land.

74.6% are detached single-family houses.

6.6% are in buildings of two to four units.

9.1% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 8,876 (±316)
Detached houses: 74.6%
2–4 unit buildings: 6.6%
5+ unit buildings: 9.1%

Homes in Marple Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Marple Township	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Single-family, detached	74.6% (±2.7 points)	43.6%	56.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	9.4% (±2.3 points)	32.0%	18.8%	6.2%
2 units	4.3% (±1.8 points)	4.5%	4.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.3% (±1.1 points)	4.2%	4.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.7% (±0.5 points)	2.7%	3.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	3.0% (±1.2 points)	3.5%	2.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.4% (±1.7 points)	9.1%	7.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.3%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Marple Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Delaware County (15.3%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (12.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Marple Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marple Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Marple Township	—	9.1% (±2.1 points)	—
Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	2.8 mi	19.8% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Springfield Township (Delaware County)	2.9 mi	0.6% (±0.7 points)	Lower
Haverford Township	2.9 mi	9.2% (±1.5 points)	Not measurably different
Newtown Township (Delaware County)	3.1 mi	21.9% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Drexel Hill	3.4 mi	19.2% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Media	3.4 mi	41.6% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Radnor Township	4.0 mi	26.0% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Upper Darby Township	4.1 mi	18.1% (±1.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Springfield Township (Delaware County), PA (0.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), PA (19.8%), Newtown Township (Delaware County), PA (21.9%), Drexel Hill, PA (19.2%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
23	Norwood	10.9% (±4.8 points)
24	Nether Providence Township	10.7% (±2.8 points)
25	Chadds Ford Township	9.8% (±4.5 points)
26	Chester Township	9.3% (±4.2 points)
27	Haverford Township	9.2% (±1.5 points)
28 (tie)	Colwyn	9.1% (±9.3 points)
28 (tie)	Marple Township	9.1% (±2.1 points)
30	Clifton Heights	8.6% (±6.0 points)
31	Folcroft	8.3% (±6.2 points)
32	Lower Chichester Township	7.8% (±6.1 points)
33	Upland	7.3% (±4.0 points)
34	Aldan	7.2% (±6.8 points)
35	Darby	6.7% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Delaware County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 are in Marple Township?

Marple Township, PA has an estimated 8,876 (±316) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Marple Township houses or apartments?

74.6% are detached houses and 9.4% attached houses, while 15.7% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Marple Township?

6.6% of homes in Marple Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

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

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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