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

Name: How long people stay in Marple Township, PA, 2020–2024
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12.9% (±2.2 points) of households in Marple Township, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.6% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 12.9% (±2.2 points)
Since before 2000: 31.6%

When households in Marple Township moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Marple Township	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	1.6% (±1.0 points)	3.2%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	11.3% (±2.0 points)	16.3%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	35.4% (±3.4 points)	36.5%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	20.2% (±2.7 points)	18.6%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	16.2% (±3.2 points)	11.6%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	15.4% (±2.2 points)	13.8%	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 Marple Township, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Delaware County (19.5%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (20.2%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Marple Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marple Township
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Marple Township	—	12.9% (±2.2 points)	—
Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	2.8 mi	20.0% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Springfield Township (Delaware County)	2.9 mi	14.2% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Haverford Township	2.9 mi	14.7% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different
Newtown Township (Delaware County)	3.1 mi	18.1% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Drexel Hill	3.4 mi	25.0% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Media	3.4 mi	36.5% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Radnor Township	4.0 mi	21.9% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Upper Darby Township	4.1 mi	22.9% (±2.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), PA (20.0%), Newtown Township (Delaware County), PA (18.1%), Drexel Hill, PA (25.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
39	East Lansdowne	15.2% (±7.1 points)
40	Haverford Township	14.7% (±1.8 points)
41	Springfield Township (Delaware County)	14.2% (±2.7 points)
42 (tie)	Glenolden	14.1% (±5.0 points)
42 (tie)	Tinicum Township (Delaware County)	14.1% (±4.9 points)
44	Aston Township	13.8% (±3.2 points)
45	Marple Township	12.9% (±2.2 points)
46	Chadds Ford Township	12.2% (±4.9 points)
47 (tie)	Rutledge	11.0% (±6.3 points)
47 (tie)	Swarthmore	11.0% (±4.5 points)
49	Bethel Township (Delaware County)	6.4% (±2.7 points)

Showing 11 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 often do people move in Marple Township?

12.9% of households in Marple Township, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Marple Township have?

31.6% of households in Marple Township have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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