What percentage of people rent in Merion Station, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Merion Station, PA, 2020–2024
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10.7% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Merion Station, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 208 renting households against 1,731 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.7% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 208 (±84)

Who rents and who owns in Merion Station

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Merion Station	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.7% (±4.3 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	208 (±84)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,731 (±184)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Merion Station, the renter share is lower than in Montgomery County (28.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Merion Station ranks 34 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 277 of 390.

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

Households that rent in places near Merion Station

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Merion Station
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Merion Station	—	10.7% (±4.3 points)	—
Narberth	0.8 mi	44.7% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Wynnewood	1.1 mi	35.2% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Bala Cynwyd	1.3 mi	30.1% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Penn Wynne	1.6 mi	12.1% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ardmore	2.4 mi	37.0% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Millbourne	2.8 mi	65.8% (±13.7 points)	Higher
Haverford College	3.1 mi	90.5% (±20.2 points)	Higher
Bryn Mawr	3.7 mi	53.9% (±5.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Narberth, PA (44.7%), Wynnewood, PA (35.2%), Bala Cynwyd, PA (30.1%).

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

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
27 (tie)	Halfway House	15.9% (±13.0 points)
29	Spring House	14.6% (±4.8 points)
30	Wyndmoor	13.7% (±5.2 points)
31	Penn Wynne	12.1% (±5.3 points)
32 (tie)	Flourtown	11.9% (±5.5 points)
32 (tie)	Woxall	11.9% (±11.3 points)
34	Merion Station	10.7% (±4.3 points)
35 (tie)	Montgomeryville	9.4% (±2.7 points)
35 (tie)	Oak Lane	9.4% (±4.7 points)
37	Oreland	9.1% (±3.6 points)
38	Maple Glen	7.8% (±3.5 points)
39	Evansburg	7.6% (±7.7 points)
40	Skippack	7.4% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Merion Station is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Lower Merion Township, whose figures include it.

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 Merion Station

How many renters are there in Merion Station?

Merion Station has an estimated 208 (±84) renting households, 10.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Merion Station?

A renting household in Merion Station has 2.0 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned 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 Merion Station CDP, Pennsylvania (place:48768, 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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