What percentage of people rent in Perkasie, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Perkasie, PA, 2020–2024
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32.2% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Perkasie, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,183 renting households against 2,496 that own their home.

In Perkasie, the share of households that rent went from 30.5% in 2015–2019 to 32.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.2% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 1,183 (±244)
Median renter income: $50,331 (±$9,158)

Who rents and who owns in Perkasie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Perkasie	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.2% (±5.4 points)	22.2% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,183 (±244)	55,308 (±1,482)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,496 (±182)	193,879 (±1,546)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,331 (±$9,158)	$61,935 (±$1,808)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$122,708 (±$20,518)	$135,528 (±$2,430)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Perkasie, the renter share is higher than in Bucks County (22.2%).

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

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

In Bucks County, Perkasie ranks 11 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 556 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Perkasie 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	30.5% (±4.0 points)	32.2% (±5.4 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,066 (±$57)	$1,204 (±$78)	+12.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,420 (±$3,472)	$93,845 (±$10,968)	+21.2%	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 Perkasie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Perkasie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Perkasie	—	32.2% (±5.4 points)	—
Sellersville	1.1 mi	34.5% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Silverdale	2.1 mi	11.8% (±6.8 points)	Lower
East Rockhill Township	2.6 mi	14.1% (±7.1 points)	Lower
West Rockhill Township	2.8 mi	21.0% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Hilltown Township	2.9 mi	19.0% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Telford	3.7 mi	38.1% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Souderton	4.5 mi	38.0% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dublin	4.6 mi	36.1% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Silverdale, PA (11.8%), East Rockhill Township, PA (14.1%), West Rockhill Township, PA (21.0%).

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

Households that rent across Bucks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Langhorne	42.4% (±7.9 points)
6	Bristol	39.0% (±5.4 points)
7	Bensalem Township	37.7% (±2.4 points)
8	Dublin	36.1% (±10.6 points)
9	Morrisville	35.1% (±6.7 points)
10	Sellersville	34.5% (±7.8 points)
11	Perkasie	32.2% (±5.4 points)
12	Richlandtown	31.9% (±14.4 points)
13	Warminster Township	30.7% (±2.7 points)
14	New Hope	28.8% (±9.3 points)
15	Trumbauersville	27.9% (±10.1 points)
16	Bristol Township	27.6% (±2.6 points)
17	Yardley	27.5% (±8.3 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Bucks 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 Perkasie

How many renters are there in Perkasie?

Perkasie has an estimated 1,183 (±244) renting households, 32.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Perkasie?

In Perkasie, the share of households that rent went from 30.5% in 2015–2019 to 32.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Perkasie?

A renting household in Perkasie has 1.9 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Perkasie?

The median renting household in Perkasie, PA has an income of $50,331 (±$9,158) a year, against $122,708 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 Perkasie borough, Pennsylvania (place:59384, 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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