What percentage of people rent in Muhlenberg Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Muhlenberg Township, PA, 2020–2024
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17.2% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Muhlenberg Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,448 renting households against 6,979 that own their home.

In Muhlenberg Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.2% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 1,448 (±306)
Median renter income: $68,314 (±$23,923)

Who rents and who owns in Muhlenberg Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Muhlenberg Township	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.2% (±3.6 points)	28.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,448 (±306)	46,902 (±1,181)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,979 (±445)	116,334 (±1,443)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,314 (±$23,923)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,156 (±$5,079)	$97,214 (±$1,750)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Muhlenberg Township, the renter share is lower than in Berks County (28.7%).

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

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

In Berks County, Muhlenberg Township ranks 41 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1356 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Muhlenberg 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	17.3% (±2.6 points)	17.2% (±3.6 points)	−0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,078 (±$91)	$1,492 (±$193)	+38.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,389 (±$4,700)	$88,069 (±$6,561)	+30.7%	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 Muhlenberg Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Muhlenberg Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Muhlenberg Township	—	17.2% (±3.6 points)	—
Laureldale	0.7 mi	18.6% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Alsace Township	3.6 mi	14.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Alsace Township	3.7 mi	24.2% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Bern Township	3.8 mi	14.0% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Reading	3.9 mi	59.4% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Ontelaunee Township	4.0 mi	8.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Leesport	4.1 mi	23.0% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Blandon	4.2 mi	9.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ontelaunee Township, PA (8.0%), Blandon, PA (9.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lower Alsace Township, PA (24.2%), Reading, PA (59.4%).

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

Households that rent across Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
35	Oley Township	19.1% (±8.3 points)
36	Perry Township (Berks County)	18.7% (±5.7 points)
37	Laureldale	18.6% (±7.5 points)
38	Hereford Township	17.9% (±12.0 points)
39	Albany Township (Berks County)	17.8% (±5.8 points)
40	Washington Township (Berks County)	17.4% (±13.9 points)
41	Muhlenberg Township	17.2% (±3.6 points)
42	Bernville	16.9% (±7.5 points)
43	Douglass Township (Berks County)	16.6% (±8.9 points)
44	Upper Tulpehocken Township	16.3% (±6.2 points)
45	Caernarvon Township (Berks County)	16.1% (±5.6 points)
46	Amity Township (Berks County)	15.8% (±5.5 points)
47	Upper Bern Township	15.3% (±7.6 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Muhlenberg Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fox Chase, Hyde Park (community), Muhlenberg Park, Riverview Park, South Temple, Temple.

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 Muhlenberg Township

How many renters are there in Muhlenberg Township?

Muhlenberg Township has an estimated 1,448 (±306) renting households, 17.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Muhlenberg Township?

In Muhlenberg Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Muhlenberg Township?

A renting household in Muhlenberg Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Muhlenberg Township?

The median renting household in Muhlenberg Township, PA has an income of $68,314 (±$23,923) a year, against $96,156 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 Muhlenberg township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:52200, in state:42 county:011).

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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