What percentage of people rent in New Britain Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in New Britain Township, PA, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in New Britain Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 795 renting households against 3,684 that own their home.

In New Britain Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 795 (±173)
Median renter income: $83,679 (±$27,390)

Who rents and who owns in New Britain Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Britain Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±3.7 points)	22.2% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	795 (±173)	55,308 (±1,482)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,684 (±205)	193,879 (±1,546)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$83,679 (±$27,390)	$61,935 (±$1,808)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$159,808 (±$13,296)	$135,528 (±$2,430)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In New Britain Township, the renter share is lower than in Bucks County (22.2%).

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

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

In Bucks County, New Britain Township ranks 29 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1305 of 2,557.

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

How renting in New Britain 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	14.0% (±2.7 points)	17.7% (±3.7 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,394 (±$128)	$1,920 (±$253)	+37.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$103,836 (±$5,331)	$144,193 (±$14,466)	+38.9%	Up 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 New Britain Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Britain Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Britain Township	—	17.7% (±3.7 points)	—
Chalfont	1.2 mi	17.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
New Britain	1.6 mi	19.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hilltown Township	3.5 mi	19.0% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Doylestown Township	3.6 mi	19.8% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Doylestown	4.2 mi	53.0% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Montgomeryville	4.3 mi	9.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Silverdale	4.3 mi	11.8% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Montgomery Township (Montgomery County)	4.6 mi	10.6% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Montgomeryville, PA (9.4%), Montgomery Township (Montgomery County), PA (10.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Doylestown, PA (53.0%).

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

Households that rent across Bucks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
23	West Rockhill Township	21.0% (±6.7 points)
24	Bedminster Township	20.3% (±6.4 points)
25	Doylestown Township	19.8% (±3.3 points)
26	New Britain	19.6% (±5.7 points)
27	Hilltown Township	19.0% (±4.5 points)
28	Warrington Township (Bucks County)	18.4% (±2.9 points)
29	New Britain Township	17.7% (±3.7 points)
30	Chalfont	17.3% (±10.5 points)
31	Lower Southampton Township	16.8% (±2.6 points)
32	Newtown Township (Bucks County)	15.5% (±3.1 points)
33	Langhorne Manor	15.0% (±4.9 points)
34	Ivyland	14.7% (±6.7 points)
35	Hulmeville	14.2% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Bucks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for New Britain Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Brittany Farms-The Highlands.

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 New Britain Township

How many renters are there in New Britain Township?

New Britain Township has an estimated 795 (±173) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Britain Township?

In New Britain Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in New Britain Township?

A renting household in New Britain Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Britain Township?

The median renting household in New Britain Township, PA has an income of $83,679 (±$27,390) a year, against $159,808 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 New Britain township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:53304, in state:42 county:017).

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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