What percentage of people rent in North Wales, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in North Wales, PA, 2020–2024
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25.6% (±11.0 points) of the occupied homes in North Wales, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 327 renting households against 949 that own their home.

In North Wales, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 25.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.6% (±11.0 points)
Renting households: 327 (±154)
Median renter income: $81,635 (±$44,711)

Who rents and who owns in North Wales

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Wales	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.6% (±11.0 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	327 (±154)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	949 (±147)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$81,635 (±$44,711)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$143,750 (±$24,997)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In North Wales, the renter share is not measurably different from Montgomery County (28.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, North Wales ranks 35 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 823 of 2,557.

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

How renting in North Wales 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	27.4% (±7.4 points)	25.6% (±11.0 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,060 (±$99)	$1,506 (±$342)	+42.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$94,679 (±$7,730)	$128,056 (±$23,755)	+35.3%	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 North Wales

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Wales
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North Wales	—	25.6% (±11.0 points)	—
Upper Gwynedd Township	0.8 mi	26.4% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lansdale	2.1 mi	44.7% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Lower Gwynedd Township	2.5 mi	22.0% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Montgomery Township (Montgomery County)	3.1 mi	10.6% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Montgomeryville	3.2 mi	9.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Spring House	3.7 mi	14.6% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Whitpain Township	3.8 mi	22.6% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Towamencin Township	4.0 mi	33.9% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lansdale, PA (44.7%).

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

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
29	Upper Frederick Township	28.4% (±6.5 points)
30	Red Hill	26.8% (±5.2 points)
31	Lower Salford Township	26.6% (±4.3 points)
32	Upper Gwynedd Township	26.4% (±4.1 points)
33	Pennsburg	26.3% (±7.2 points)
34	Whitemarsh Township	26.0% (±3.6 points)
35	North Wales	25.6% (±11.0 points)
36	Lower Merion Township	25.3% (±1.5 points)
37	West Conshohocken	25.1% (±5.6 points)
38	Collegeville	24.2% (±9.8 points)
39	Lower Providence Township	23.5% (±2.8 points)
40	Trappe	22.8% (±8.9 points)
41	Abington Township	22.7% (±2.5 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery 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 North Wales

How many renters are there in North Wales?

North Wales has an estimated 327 (±154) renting households, 25.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in North Wales?

In North Wales, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 25.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in North Wales?

A renting household in North Wales has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in North Wales?

The median renting household in North Wales, PA has an income of $81,635 (±$44,711) a year, against $143,750 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 North Wales borough, Pennsylvania (place:55512, 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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