How long do people stay in their homes in Oak Lane, PA?

Name: How long people stay in Oak Lane, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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17.4% (±6.6 points) of households in Oak Lane, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 17.4% (±6.6 points)
Since before 2000: 27.7%

When households in Oak Lane moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Oak Lane	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	2.7% (±2.5 points)	3.7%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.7% (±6.1 points)	17.2%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	25.9% (±7.0 points)	37.4%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	29.0% (±11.2 points)	18.4%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	20.6% (±6.3 points)	11.7%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	7.1% (±2.9 points)	11.6%	14.9%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Oak Lane, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Montgomery County (20.9%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (20.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Oak Lane

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Lane
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Oak Lane	—	17.4% (±6.6 points)	—
Melrose Park	0.9 mi	15.5% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cheltenham Village	1.2 mi	30.6% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Elkins Park	1.6 mi	19.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
McKinley	1.9 mi	12.2% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rockledge	2.2 mi	10.9% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Jenkintown	2.9 mi	20.1% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wyncote	3.0 mi	16.8% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Philadelphia	3.4 mi	26.3% (±0.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Philadelphia, PA (26.3%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
19	Wyndmoor	19.5% (±6.5 points)
20	Elkins Park	19.2% (±4.7 points)
21	Stowe	19.1% (±4.8 points)
22 (tie)	Halfway House	18.3% (±9.1 points)
22 (tie)	Spring House	18.3% (±6.0 points)
24	Eagleville	17.8% (±6.6 points)
25	Oak Lane	17.4% (±6.6 points)
26 (tie)	Oreland	16.8% (±5.4 points)
26 (tie)	Wyncote	16.8% (±8.3 points)
28	Kulpsville	16.7% (±4.8 points)
29 (tie)	Penn Wynne	16.3% (±5.5 points)
29 (tie)	Spring Mount	16.3% (±8.5 points)
31	Woxall	15.9% (±11.3 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Oak Lane is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Cheltenham Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Oak Lane

How often do people move in Oak Lane?

17.4% of households in Oak Lane, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Oak Lane have?

27.7% of households in Oak Lane have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oak Lane CDP, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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