What percentage of people rent in Marple Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Marple Township, PA, 2020–2024
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16.1% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Marple Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,377 renting households against 7,181 that own their home.

In Marple Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.0% in 2015–2019 to 16.1% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.1% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 1,377 (±244)
Median renter income: $73,717 (±$22,773)

Who rents and who owns in Marple Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marple Township	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.1% (±2.7 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,377 (±244)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,181 (±302)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,717 (±$22,773)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$141,031 (±$8,568)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Marple Township, the renter share is lower than in Delaware County (30.4%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Delaware County, Marple Township ranks 39 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1448 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Marple 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	13.0% (±1.8 points)	16.1% (±2.7 points)	+3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,296 (±$105)	$1,683 (±$139)	+29.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$103,135 (±$6,612)	$123,844 (±$12,486)	+20.1%	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 Marple Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marple Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Marple Township	—	16.1% (±2.7 points)	—
Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	2.8 mi	26.2% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Springfield Township (Delaware County)	2.9 mi	6.2% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Haverford Township	2.9 mi	12.6% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Newtown Township (Delaware County)	3.1 mi	22.5% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Drexel Hill	3.4 mi	36.6% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Media	3.4 mi	58.3% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Radnor Township	4.0 mi	34.1% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Upper Darby Township	4.1 mi	42.5% (±2.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Springfield Township (Delaware County), PA (6.2%), Haverford Township, PA (12.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), PA (26.2%), Newtown Township (Delaware County), PA (22.5%), Drexel Hill, PA (36.6%).

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

Households that rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
33	Chester Heights	24.1% (±7.5 points)
34	Swarthmore	24.0% (±6.5 points)
35	Glenolden	23.5% (±5.2 points)
36 (tie)	Parkside	22.5% (±9.4 points)
36 (tie)	Newtown Township (Delaware County)	22.5% (±4.6 points)
38	Edgmont Township	21.7% (±5.1 points)
39	Marple Township	16.1% (±2.7 points)
40	Brookhaven	15.1% (±4.7 points)
41	Haverford Township	12.6% (±1.6 points)
42	Rutledge	12.5% (±7.9 points)
43	Nether Providence Township	11.6% (±3.5 points)
44	Aston Township	8.7% (±2.8 points)
45	Chadds Ford Township	7.9% (±3.6 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Marple Township

How many renters are there in Marple Township?

Marple Township has an estimated 1,377 (±244) renting households, 16.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Marple Township?

In Marple Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.0% in 2015–2019 to 16.1% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Marple Township?

A renting household in Marple Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Marple Township?

The median renting household in Marple Township, PA has an income of $73,717 (±$22,773) a year, against $141,031 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 Marple township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:47616, in state:42 county:045).

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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