What percentage of people rent in Myerstown, PA?

48.5% (±10.5 points) of the occupied homes in Myerstown, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 630 renting households against 670 that own their home.

In Myerstown, the share of households that rent went from 40.8% in 2015–2019 to 48.5% in 2020–2024 (+7.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
48.5% (±10.5 points)
Renting households
630 (±182)
Median renter income
$42,903 (±$17,261)

Who rents and who owns in Myerstown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
MyerstownLebanon CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Renter-occupied share48.5% (±10.5 points)28.7% (±1.3 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households630 (±182)16,293 (±788)1,617,882 (±10,181)45,017,354
Owning households670 (±113)40,419 (±796)3,656,971 (±15,249)84,210,142
Average renter household size1.8 (±0.3)2.2 (±0.1)2.1 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.8 (±0.4)2.6 (±0.0)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$42,903 (±$17,261)$48,794 (±$4,189)$47,506 (±$425)$52,966
Median owner household income$69,412 (±$15,596)$93,579 (±$3,300)$95,990 (±$362)$100,009

In Myerstown, the renter share is higher than in Lebanon County (28.7%).

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

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

In Lebanon County, Myerstown ranks 2 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 165 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Myerstown has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent40.8% (±8.6 points)48.5% (±10.5 points)+7.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$744 (±$56)$1,221 (±$132)+64.1%Up after inflation
Median household income$49,364 (±$8,423)$59,057 (±$13,247)+19.6%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 Myerstown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Myerstown
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Myerstown—48.5% (±10.5 points)—
West Myerstown0.8 mi42.4% (±16.2 points)Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Lebanon County)1.3 mi18.4% (±6.0 points)Lower
Richland2.8 mi16.9% (±6.7 points)Lower
Avon4.4 mi27.7% (±11.2 points)Lower
Marion Township (Berks County)4.4 mi19.6% (±7.6 points)Lower
Newmanstown5.1 mi17.3% (±9.0 points)Lower
Tulpehocken Township5.3 mi24.3% (±6.0 points)Lower
Hebron5.5 mi19.2% (±12.8 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jackson Township (Lebanon County), PA (18.4%), Richland, PA (16.9%), Avon, PA (27.7%).

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

Households that rent across Lebanon County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Lebanon53.3% (±4.1 points)
2Myerstown48.5% (±10.5 points)
3Palmyra42.0% (±4.8 points)
4Annville Township39.3% (±6.8 points)
5North Cornwall Township33.2% (±5.3 points)
6East Hanover Township (Lebanon County)32.4% (±13.7 points)
7Cleona30.8% (±7.6 points)
8South Londonderry Township24.5% (±7.8 points)

Showing 8 of 25 places in Lebanon 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 Myerstown

How many renters are there in Myerstown?

Myerstown has an estimated 630 (±182) renting households, 48.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Myerstown?

In Myerstown, the share of households that rent went from 40.8% in 2015–2019 to 48.5% in 2020–2024 (+7.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Myerstown?

A renting household in Myerstown has 1.8 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Myerstown?

The median renting household in Myerstown, PA has an income of $42,903 (±$17,261) a year, against $69,412 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 Myerstown borough, Pennsylvania (place:52488, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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