What percentage of people rent in Prospect Park, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Prospect Park, PA, 2020–2024
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42.0% (±8.5 points) of the occupied homes in Prospect Park, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,051 renting households against 1,451 that own their home.

In Prospect Park, the share of households that rent went from 34.1% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.0% (±8.5 points)
Renting households: 1,051 (±277)
Median renter income: $38,793 (±$7,724)

Who rents and who owns in Prospect Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Prospect Park	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.0% (±8.5 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,051 (±277)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,451 (±242)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,793 (±$7,724)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,750 (±$30,091)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Prospect Park, the renter share is higher than in Delaware County (30.4%).

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

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

In Delaware County, Prospect Park ranks 12 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 295 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Prospect Park 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% (±5.9 points)	42.0% (±8.5 points)	+7.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,043 (±$90)	$1,183 (±$104)	+13.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,569 (±$4,444)	$63,077 (±$17,968)	+4.1%	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 Prospect Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Prospect Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Prospect Park	—	42.0% (±8.5 points)	—
Norwood	0.6 mi	24.3% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Ridley Township	1.0 mi	26.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Ridley Park	1.1 mi	36.4% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Folsom	1.2 mi	15.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Glenolden	1.2 mi	23.5% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Rutledge	1.5 mi	12.5% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Folcroft	1.7 mi	32.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Morton	2.0 mi	40.7% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Norwood, PA (24.3%), Ridley Township, PA (26.3%), Folsom, PA (15.6%).

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

Households that rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Colwyn	55.4% (±9.9 points)
7	Yeadon	55.0% (±7.4 points)
8	Lower Chichester Township	50.6% (±13.7 points)
9	Darby	50.1% (±8.0 points)
10	Chester Township	45.0% (±11.6 points)
11	Upper Darby Township	42.5% (±2.0 points)
12 (tie)	Prospect Park	42.0% (±8.5 points)
12 (tie)	Sharon Hill	42.0% (±11.8 points)
14	Collingdale	41.6% (±8.5 points)
15	Morton	40.7% (±6.8 points)
16	Eddystone	36.8% (±12.2 points)
17 (tie)	East Lansdowne	36.4% (±16.6 points)
17 (tie)	Ridley Park	36.4% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Delaware 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 Prospect Park

How many renters are there in Prospect Park?

Prospect Park has an estimated 1,051 (±277) renting households, 42.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Prospect Park?

In Prospect Park, the share of households that rent went from 34.1% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Prospect Park?

A renting household in Prospect Park has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Prospect Park?

The median renting household in Prospect Park, PA has an income of $38,793 (±$7,724) a year, against $99,750 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 Prospect Park borough, Pennsylvania (place:62792, 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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