What percentage of people rent in Shiremanstown, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Shiremanstown, PA, 2020–2024
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34.3% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Shiremanstown, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 262 renting households against 501 that own their home.

In Shiremanstown, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.3% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 262 (±70)
Median renter income: $51,286 (±$3,617)

Who rents and who owns in Shiremanstown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shiremanstown	Cumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.3% (±7.3 points)	28.7% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	262 (±70)	30,505 (±1,308)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	501 (±82)	75,922 (±1,353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,286 (±$3,617)	$56,464 (±$2,606)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,250 (±$13,663)	$104,998 (±$3,088)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Shiremanstown, the renter share is not measurably different from Cumberland County (28.7%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Shiremanstown ranks 10 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 495 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Shiremanstown 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	35.4% (±6.4 points)	34.3% (±7.3 points)	−1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$822 (±$84)	$1,067 (±$89)	+29.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,729 (±$11,226)	$75,260 (±$5,655)	+23.9%	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 Shiremanstown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shiremanstown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shiremanstown	—	34.3% (±7.3 points)	—
Lower Allen Township	1.8 mi	40.1% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Camp Hill	2.0 mi	21.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Mechanicsburg	2.8 mi	30.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Allen	2.8 mi	35.8% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hampden Township	2.9 mi	23.1% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Upper Allen Township	3.3 mi	26.4% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lemoyne	3.3 mi	45.2% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wormleysburg	3.6 mi	56.4% (±9.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Camp Hill, PA (21.9%), Hampden Township, PA (23.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wormleysburg, PA (56.4%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Shippensburg	55.8% (±10.3 points)
5	Carlisle	51.3% (±3.9 points)
6	Lemoyne	45.2% (±11.4 points)
7	Mount Holly Springs	43.7% (±9.7 points)
8	Lower Allen Township	40.1% (±4.3 points)
9 (tie)	Newburg (Cumberland County)	34.3% (±28.9 points)
9 (tie)	Shiremanstown	34.3% (±7.3 points)
11	East Pennsboro Township	32.0% (±4.2 points)
12 (tie)	Mechanicsburg	30.4% (±6.6 points)
12 (tie)	New Cumberland	30.4% (±5.6 points)
14	Southampton Township (Cumberland County)	27.8% (±6.1 points)
15	Upper Allen Township	26.4% (±3.9 points)
16	West Pennsboro Township	23.6% (±7.6 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Cumberland 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 Shiremanstown

How many renters are there in Shiremanstown?

Shiremanstown has an estimated 262 (±70) renting households, 34.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shiremanstown?

In Shiremanstown, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shiremanstown?

A renting household in Shiremanstown has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shiremanstown?

The median renting household in Shiremanstown, PA has an income of $51,286 (±$3,617) a year, against $96,250 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 Shiremanstown borough, Pennsylvania (place:70384, 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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