What percentage of people rent in Plumstead Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Plumstead Township, PA, 2020–2024
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9.9% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Plumstead Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 510 renting households against 4,656 that own their home.

In Plumstead Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.5% in 2015–2019 to 9.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.9% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 510 (±115)
Median renter income: $102,609 (±$29,430)

Who rents and who owns in Plumstead Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plumstead Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.9% (±2.3 points)	22.2% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	510 (±115)	55,308 (±1,482)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,656 (±246)	193,879 (±1,546)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$102,609 (±$29,430)	$61,935 (±$1,808)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$142,417 (±$18,386)	$135,528 (±$2,430)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Plumstead Township, the renter share is lower than in Bucks County (22.2%).

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

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

In Bucks County, Plumstead Township ranks 44 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2060 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Plumstead Township 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	11.5% (±3.0 points)	9.9% (±2.3 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,547 (±$175)	$2,222 (±$154)	+43.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$115,428 (±$8,981)	$138,259 (±$10,175)	+19.8%	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 Plumstead Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plumstead Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plumstead Township	—	9.9% (±2.3 points)	—
Dublin	4.8 mi	36.1% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Bedminster Township	4.8 mi	20.3% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Doylestown	4.8 mi	53.0% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Buckingham Township (Bucks County)	5.4 mi	6.4% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Solebury Township	5.7 mi	7.2% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Doylestown Township	6.1 mi	19.8% (±3.3 points)	Higher
New Britain	6.7 mi	19.6% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Tinicum Township (Bucks County)	7.1 mi	10.4% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buckingham Township (Bucks County), PA (6.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dublin, PA (36.1%), Bedminster Township, PA (20.3%), Doylestown, PA (53.0%).

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
38	Lower Makefield Township	12.4% (±2.3 points)
39	Wrightstown Township	12.1% (±4.6 points)
40 (tie)	Silverdale	11.8% (±6.8 points)
40 (tie)	Haycock Township	11.8% (±5.8 points)
42	Upper Southampton Township	11.4% (±2.6 points)
43	Tinicum Township (Bucks County)	10.4% (±4.8 points)
44	Plumstead Township	9.9% (±2.3 points)
45	Springfield Township (Bucks County)	9.2% (±8.1 points)
46	Richland Township (Bucks County)	8.8% (±3.1 points)
47	Durham Township	8.7% (±5.8 points)
48	Solebury Township	7.2% (±2.4 points)
49	Milford Township (Bucks County)	7.1% (±3.1 points)
50	Buckingham Township (Bucks County)	6.4% (±2.1 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Bucks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Plumstead Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Plumsteadville.

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 Plumstead Township

How many renters are there in Plumstead Township?

Plumstead Township has an estimated 510 (±115) renting households, 9.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plumstead Township?

In Plumstead Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.5% in 2015–2019 to 9.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plumstead Township?

A renting household in Plumstead Township has 2.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plumstead Township?

The median renting household in Plumstead Township, PA has an income of $102,609 (±$29,430) a year, against $142,417 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 Plumstead township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:61616, in state:42 county:017).

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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