What percentage of people rent in Red Lion, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Red Lion, PA, 2020–2024
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36.5% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Red Lion, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 989 renting households against 1,720 that own their home.

In Red Lion, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 36.5% in 2020–2024 (−0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.5% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 989 (±323)
Median renter income: $28,783 (±$14,340)

Who rents and who owns in Red Lion

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Red Lion	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.5% (±10.3 points)	23.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	989 (±323)	42,959 (±1,345)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,720 (±271)	138,624 (±1,494)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,783 (±$14,340)	$50,146 (±$2,248)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,143 (±$19,056)	$98,446 (±$1,431)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Red Lion, the renter share is higher than in York County (23.7%).

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

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

In York County, Red Lion ranks 16 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 444 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Red Lion 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	36.9% (±6.3 points)	36.5% (±10.3 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$825 (±$59)	$884 (±$45)	+7.2%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$58,003 (±$6,605)	$72,901 (±$15,393)	+25.7%	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 Red Lion

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Red Lion
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Red Lion	—	36.5% (±10.3 points)	—
Yoe	1.7 mi	65.9% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Windsor	1.8 mi	49.7% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dallastown	1.8 mi	54.9% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Windsor Township (York County)	3.5 mi	13.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower
York Township	3.7 mi	29.9% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Felton	3.8 mi	7.2% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Winterstown	4.0 mi	35.6% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Spry	4.3 mi	31.5% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Windsor Township (York County), PA (13.1%), Felton, PA (7.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Yoe, PA (65.9%), Dallastown, PA (54.9%).

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
9 (tie)	West York	45.6% (±11.4 points)
11	Glen Rock	45.1% (±11.7 points)
12	Delta	43.8% (±12.7 points)
13	Seven Valleys	42.4% (±25.6 points)
14	Manchester	41.0% (±9.3 points)
15	Spring Grove	40.0% (±7.5 points)
16	Red Lion	36.5% (±10.3 points)
17	York Haven	35.9% (±14.5 points)
18	Winterstown	35.6% (±11.2 points)
19	Stewartstown	35.3% (±6.6 points)
20	Dillsburg	34.5% (±5.9 points)
21	Dover	33.4% (±10.8 points)
22	Mount Wolf	32.9% (±16.2 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in York 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 Red Lion

How many renters are there in Red Lion?

Red Lion has an estimated 989 (±323) renting households, 36.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Red Lion?

In Red Lion, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 36.5% in 2020–2024 (−0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Red Lion?

A renting household in Red Lion has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Red Lion?

The median renting household in Red Lion, PA has an income of $28,783 (±$14,340) a year, against $90,143 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 Red Lion borough, Pennsylvania (place:63840, 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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