What percentage of people rent in Reading Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Reading Township, PA, 2020–2024
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10.4% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Reading Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 244 renting households against 2,097 that own their home.

In Reading Township, the share of households that rent went from 7.6% in 2015–2019 to 10.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.4% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 244 (±110)
Median renter income: $48,358 (±$14,700)

Who rents and who owns in Reading Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Reading Township	Adams County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.4% (±4.7 points)	21.1% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	244 (±110)	8,627 (±540)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,097 (±175)	32,214 (±522)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,358 (±$14,700)	$49,481 (±$3,334)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$108,149 (±$22,458)	$94,906 (±$3,083)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Reading Township, the renter share is lower than in Adams County (21.1%).

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

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

In Adams County, Reading Township ranks 28 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2013 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Reading 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	7.6% (±3.7 points)	10.4% (±4.7 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$950 (±$441)	$918 (±$207)	−3.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$82,095 (±$19,042)	$95,417 (±$20,096)	+16.2%	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 Reading Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Reading Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Reading Township	—	10.4% (±4.7 points)	—
East Berlin	3.3 mi	38.8% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Hamilton Township (Adams County)	3.7 mi	9.1% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (York County)	5.1 mi	6.1% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Latimore Township	5.2 mi	5.3% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Abbottstown	5.4 mi	28.2% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Paradise Township (York County)	5.7 mi	10.9% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
York Springs	5.7 mi	44.3% (±11.4 points)	Higher
New Oxford	6.1 mi	47.2% (±6.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Berlin, PA (38.8%), Abbottstown, PA (28.2%), York Springs, PA (44.3%).

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

Households that rent across Adams County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
22	Mount Joy Township (Adams County)	14.2% (±7.1 points)
23	Berwick Township	13.6% (±6.1 points)
24	Straban Township	13.5% (±5.0 points)
25	Huntington Township (Adams County)	13.3% (±6.5 points)
26	Conewago Township (Adams County)	12.6% (±4.2 points)
27	Highland Township (Adams County)	11.5% (±5.8 points)
28	Reading Township	10.4% (±4.7 points)
29	Menallen Township (Adams County)	10.2% (±6.3 points)
30	Union Township (Adams County)	9.8% (±3.6 points)
31	Hamilton Township (Adams County)	9.1% (±4.6 points)
32	Germany Township	6.2% (±2.4 points)
33	Latimore Township	5.3% (±3.2 points)
34	Carroll Valley	5.1% (±4.2 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Adams County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Reading Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Hampton, Lake Meade.

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 Reading Township

How many renters are there in Reading Township?

Reading Township has an estimated 244 (±110) renting households, 10.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Reading Township?

In Reading Township, the share of households that rent went from 7.6% in 2015–2019 to 10.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Reading Township?

A renting household in Reading Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Reading Township?

The median renting household in Reading Township, PA has an income of $48,358 (±$14,700) a year, against $108,149 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 Reading township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:63616, in state:42 county:001).

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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