What percentage of people rent in Pennville, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Pennville, PA, 2020–2024
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26.3% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Pennville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 253 renting households against 710 that own their home.

In Pennville, the share of households that rent went from 34.1% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.3% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 253 (±84)
Median renter income: $36,620 (±$14,874)

Who rents and who owns in Pennville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pennville	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.3% (±7.6 points)	23.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	253 (±84)	42,959 (±1,345)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	710 (±159)	138,624 (±1,494)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,620 (±$14,874)	$50,146 (±$2,248)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,615 (±$13,147)	$98,446 (±$1,431)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Pennville, the renter share is not measurably different from York County (23.7%).

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

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

In York County, Pennville ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 130 of 390.

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

How renting in Pennville 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	34.1% (±9.7 points)	26.3% (±7.6 points)	−7.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,017 (±$136)	$1,718 (±$372)	+68.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$63,155 (±$14,400)	$76,053 (±$5,922)	+20.4%	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 Pennville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pennville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pennville	—	26.3% (±7.6 points)	—
Parkville	1.2 mi	25.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hanover	1.8 mi	46.6% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Conewago Township (Adams County)	1.8 mi	12.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
McSherrystown	1.9 mi	51.8% (±13.1 points)	Higher
Union Township (Adams County)	3.7 mi	9.8% (±3.6 points)	Lower
West Manheim Township	3.9 mi	8.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Berwick Township	4.9 mi	13.6% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Heidelberg Township (York County)	4.9 mi	11.8% (±8.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conewago Township (Adams County), PA (12.6%), Union Township (Adams County), PA (9.8%), West Manheim Township, PA (8.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hanover, PA (46.6%), McSherrystown, PA (51.8%).

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

Households that rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Queens Gate	87.1% (±8.1 points)
2	Yorklyn	33.8% (±12.0 points)
3	Shiloh	31.6% (±6.2 points)
4	Spry	31.5% (±8.1 points)
5	Valley View (York County)	27.4% (±9.9 points)
6	East York	26.4% (±5.4 points)
7	Pennville	26.3% (±7.6 points)
8	Parkville	25.0% (±6.6 points)
9 (tie)	Emigsville	20.8% (±8.3 points)
9 (tie)	Susquehanna Trails	20.8% (±20.9 points)
11	Tyler Run	20.0% (±9.6 points)
12	Weigelstown	18.1% (±4.6 points)
13	Stonybrook	10.6% (±11.4 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Penn Township (York County), 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 Pennville

How many renters are there in Pennville?

Pennville has an estimated 253 (±84) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pennville?

In Pennville, the share of households that rent went from 34.1% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pennville?

A renting household in Pennville has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pennville?

The median renting household in Pennville, PA has an income of $36,620 (±$14,874) a year, against $79,615 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 Pennville CDP, Pennsylvania (place:59296, 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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