What percentage of people rent in Pennside, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Pennside, PA, 2020–2024
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22.1% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Pennside, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 487 renting households against 1,720 that own their home.

In Pennside, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.1% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 487 (±144)
Median renter income: $62,372 (±$11,302)

Who rents and who owns in Pennside

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pennside	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.1% (±6.3 points)	28.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	487 (±144)	46,902 (±1,181)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,720 (±224)	116,334 (±1,443)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	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	$62,372 (±$11,302)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,500 (±$18,040)	$97,214 (±$1,750)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Pennside, the renter share is lower than in Berks County (28.7%).

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

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

In Berks County, Pennside ranks 11 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 167 of 390.

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

How renting in Pennside 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	24.6% (±4.8 points)	22.1% (±6.3 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$960 (±$79)	$1,203 (±$102)	+25.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,295 (±$6,889)	$77,192 (±$14,470)	+18.2%	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 Pennside

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pennside
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pennside	—	22.1% (±6.3 points)	—
Mount Penn	0.9 mi	34.6% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Stony Creek Mills	1.0 mi	15.2% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
St. Lawrence	1.1 mi	23.2% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Reiffton	2.1 mi	9.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Jacksonwald	2.2 mi	5.9% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Reading	2.6 mi	59.4% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Exeter Township (Berks County)	2.7 mi	12.9% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Lorane	3.4 mi	20.0% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Reiffton, PA (9.1%), Jacksonwald, PA (5.9%), Exeter Township (Berks County), PA (12.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mount Penn, PA (34.6%), Reading, PA (59.4%).

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

Households that rent across Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Hereford	36.0% (±26.5 points)
6	Morgantown	25.8% (±10.8 points)
7	Oley	25.7% (±16.5 points)
8	Amity Gardens	25.1% (±13.2 points)
9	Hyde Park (community)	24.5% (±8.0 points)
10	Lincoln Park	23.1% (±11.8 points)
11	Pennside	22.1% (±6.3 points)
12	Lorane	20.0% (±6.4 points)
13	West Wyomissing	19.4% (±8.2 points)
14	Stony Creek Mills	15.2% (±15.8 points)
15	Colony Park	14.2% (±8.4 points)
16	Riverview Park	12.2% (±6.8 points)
17	South Temple	11.7% (±12.3 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Lower Alsace Township, whose figures include it.

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 Pennside

How many renters are there in Pennside?

Pennside has an estimated 487 (±144) renting households, 22.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pennside?

In Pennside, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pennside?

A renting household in Pennside has 1.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pennside?

The median renting household in Pennside, PA has an income of $62,372 (±$11,302) a year, against $87,500 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 Pennside CDP, Pennsylvania (place:59176, 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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