What percentage of people rent in Sharon Hill, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sharon Hill, PA, 2020–2024
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42.0% (±11.8 points) of the occupied homes in Sharon Hill, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 816 renting households against 1,126 that own their home.

In Sharon Hill, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+15.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.0% (±11.8 points)
Renting households: 816 (±253)
Median renter income: $56,674 (±$25,330)

Who rents and who owns in Sharon Hill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sharon Hill	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.0% (±11.8 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	816 (±253)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,126 (±242)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.5 (±0.5)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,674 (±$25,330)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,668 (±$25,626)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Sharon Hill, the renter share is not measurably different from Delaware County (30.4%).

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

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

In Delaware County, Sharon Hill ranks 13 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 297 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Sharon Hill 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	27.0% (±8.0 points)	42.0% (±11.8 points)	+15.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,182 (±$209)	$1,552 (±$218)	+31.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,206 (±$8,146)	$75,130 (±$27,561)	+31.3%	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 Sharon Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sharon Hill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sharon Hill	—	42.0% (±11.8 points)	—
Collingdale	0.7 mi	41.6% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Colwyn	0.8 mi	55.4% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Darby Township	0.9 mi	26.0% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Darby	1.0 mi	50.1% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Glenolden	1.4 mi	23.5% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Folcroft	1.4 mi	32.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Aldan	1.5 mi	26.5% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Yeadon	1.9 mi	55.0% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Darby Township, PA (26.0%), Glenolden, PA (23.5%), Aldan, PA (26.5%).

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
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)
19	Tinicum Township (Delaware County)	34.3% (±8.6 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 Sharon Hill

How many renters are there in Sharon Hill?

Sharon Hill has an estimated 816 (±253) renting households, 42.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sharon Hill?

In Sharon Hill, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+15.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Sharon Hill?

A renting household in Sharon Hill has 2.5 people on average, against 3.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sharon Hill?

The median renting household in Sharon Hill, PA has an income of $56,674 (±$25,330) a year, against $92,668 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 Sharon Hill borough, Pennsylvania (place:69752, 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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