What percentage of people rent in New Cumberland, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in New Cumberland, PA, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in New Cumberland, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,037 renting households against 2,374 that own their home.

In New Cumberland, the share of households that rent went from 32.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 1,037 (±220)
Median renter income: $37,936 (±$15,573)

Who rents and who owns in New Cumberland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Cumberland	Cumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±5.6 points)	28.7% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,037 (±220)	30,505 (±1,308)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,374 (±214)	75,922 (±1,353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,936 (±$15,573)	$56,464 (±$2,606)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,068 (±$10,453)	$104,998 (±$3,088)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In New Cumberland, the renter share is not measurably different from Cumberland County (28.7%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Cumberland County, New Cumberland ranks 13 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 622 of 2,557.

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

How renting in New Cumberland 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	32.3% (±4.5 points)	30.4% (±5.6 points)	−1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$826 (±$44)	$980 (±$127)	+18.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,364 (±$7,988)	$82,154 (±$9,683)	+23.8%	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 New Cumberland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Cumberland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Cumberland	—	30.4% (±5.6 points)	—
Lower Allen	1.3 mi	35.8% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lemoyne	1.5 mi	45.2% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Camp Hill	2.8 mi	21.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Wormleysburg	2.8 mi	56.4% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Steelton	2.8 mi	51.7% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Enhaut	2.8 mi	4.4% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Lower Allen Township	2.9 mi	40.1% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Bressler	3.1 mi	15.1% (±12.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Camp Hill, PA (21.9%), Enhaut, PA (4.4%), Bressler, PA (15.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lemoyne, PA (45.2%), Wormleysburg, PA (56.4%), Steelton, PA (51.7%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Mount Holly Springs	43.7% (±9.7 points)
8	Lower Allen Township	40.1% (±4.3 points)
9 (tie)	Newburg (Cumberland County)	34.3% (±28.9 points)
9 (tie)	Shiremanstown	34.3% (±7.3 points)
11	East Pennsboro Township	32.0% (±4.2 points)
12 (tie)	Mechanicsburg	30.4% (±6.6 points)
12 (tie)	New Cumberland	30.4% (±5.6 points)
14	Southampton Township (Cumberland County)	27.8% (±6.1 points)
15	Upper Allen Township	26.4% (±3.9 points)
16	West Pennsboro Township	23.6% (±7.6 points)
17	Hampden Township	23.1% (±3.0 points)
18	Camp Hill	21.9% (±4.8 points)
19	North Middleton Township	21.4% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Cumberland 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 New Cumberland

How many renters are there in New Cumberland?

New Cumberland has an estimated 1,037 (±220) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Cumberland?

In New Cumberland, the share of households that rent went from 32.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in New Cumberland?

A renting household in New Cumberland has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Cumberland?

The median renting household in New Cumberland, PA has an income of $37,936 (±$15,573) a year, against $103,068 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 Cumberland borough, Pennsylvania (place:53464, 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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