What percentage of people rent in Millersville, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Millersville, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.0% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Millersville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 989 renting households against 1,312 that own their home.

In Millersville, the share of households that rent went from 45.0% in 2015–2019 to 43.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.0% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 989 (±170)
Median renter income: $45,550 (±$18,177)

Who rents and who owns in Millersville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Millersville	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.0% (±6.6 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	989 (±170)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,312 (±211)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,550 (±$18,177)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,808 (±$14,418)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Millersville, the renter share is higher than in Lancaster County (30.2%).

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

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

In Lancaster County, Millersville ranks 5 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 266 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Millersville 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	45.0% (±6.6 points)	43.0% (±6.6 points)	−2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,177 (±$85)	$1,369 (±$277)	+16.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,077 (±$6,531)	$67,866 (±$9,249)	+32.9%	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 Millersville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Millersville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Millersville	—	43.0% (±6.6 points)	—
Lancaster Township (Lancaster County)	1.8 mi	32.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Manor Township (Lancaster County)	3.7 mi	22.8% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Lancaster	3.7 mi	51.4% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Pequea Township	3.8 mi	30.8% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Willow Street	4.6 mi	59.1% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Conestoga	4.6 mi	5.1% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Conestoga Township	4.9 mi	8.1% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Mountville	5.0 mi	22.6% (±7.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lancaster Township (Lancaster County), PA (32.1%), Manor Township (Lancaster County), PA (22.8%), Conestoga, PA (5.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lancaster, PA (51.4%), Willow Street, PA (59.1%).

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

Households that rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lancaster	51.4% (±2.7 points)
2	Columbia	47.2% (±5.1 points)
3	Ephrata	44.4% (±5.5 points)
4	Upper Leacock Township	43.9% (±5.0 points)
5	Millersville	43.0% (±6.6 points)
6	Terre Hill	42.9% (±13.7 points)
7	Quarryville	42.0% (±7.3 points)
8	Elizabethtown	41.8% (±6.5 points)
9	Christiana	39.8% (±7.6 points)
10	Bart Township	38.6% (±9.2 points)
11 (tie)	Marietta	38.3% (±7.5 points)

Showing 11 of 60 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Millersville

How many renters are there in Millersville?

Millersville has an estimated 989 (±170) renting households, 43.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Millersville?

In Millersville, the share of households that rent went from 45.0% in 2015–2019 to 43.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Millersville?

A renting household in Millersville has 2.7 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Millersville?

The median renting household in Millersville, PA has an income of $45,550 (±$18,177) a year, against $79,808 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 Millersville borough, Pennsylvania (place:49728, 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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