What percentage of people rent in Shrewsbury, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Shrewsbury, PA, 2020–2024
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19.7% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Shrewsbury, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 341 renting households against 1,387 that own their home.

In Shrewsbury, the share of households that rent went from 32.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (−13.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.7% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 341 (±110)
Median renter income: $42,906 (±$22,320)

Who rents and who owns in Shrewsbury

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shrewsbury	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.7% (±6.1 points)	23.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	341 (±110)	42,959 (±1,345)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,387 (±130)	138,624 (±1,494)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,906 (±$22,320)	$50,146 (±$2,248)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,757 (±$7,712)	$98,446 (±$1,431)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Shrewsbury, the renter share is not measurably different from York County (23.7%).

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

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

In York County, Shrewsbury ranks 31 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1158 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Shrewsbury 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	32.9% (±8.4 points)	19.7% (±6.1 points)	−13.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$827 (±$45)	$1,044 (±$175)	+26.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,583 (±$14,622)	$101,833 (±$26,537)	+44.3%	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 Shrewsbury

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shrewsbury
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shrewsbury	—	19.7% (±6.1 points)	—
Railroad	1.2 mi	61.7% (±19.9 points)	Higher
Shrewsbury Township (York County)	2.6 mi	13.8% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Freedom	2.6 mi	9.5% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Glen Rock	3.1 mi	45.1% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Stewartstown	4.8 mi	35.3% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Springfield Township (York County)	5.0 mi	9.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower
North Hopewell Township	5.7 mi	10.0% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Winterstown	5.8 mi	35.6% (±11.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Freedom, PA (9.5%), Springfield Township (York County), PA (9.3%), North Hopewell Township, PA (10.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Railroad, PA (61.7%), Glen Rock, PA (45.1%), Stewartstown, PA (35.3%).

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
25	West Manchester Township	28.0% (±4.2 points)
26	Springettsbury Township	27.5% (±2.9 points)
27	Yorkana	26.4% (±21.2 points)
28	Wellsville	25.7% (±11.2 points)
29	Jacobus	21.4% (±12.3 points)
30	Jefferson (York County)	20.2% (±10.4 points)
31	Shrewsbury	19.7% (±6.1 points)
32	Loganville	18.4% (±8.4 points)
33	Franklin Township (York County)	17.6% (±7.0 points)
34	Goldsboro	17.4% (±9.4 points)
35	Lewisberry	17.1% (±8.4 points)
36 (tie)	North Codorus Township	16.3% (±3.9 points)
36 (tie)	Penn Township (York County)	16.3% (±3.1 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 Shrewsbury

How many renters are there in Shrewsbury?

Shrewsbury has an estimated 341 (±110) renting households, 19.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shrewsbury?

In Shrewsbury, the share of households that rent went from 32.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (−13.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Shrewsbury?

A renting household in Shrewsbury has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shrewsbury?

The median renting household in Shrewsbury, PA has an income of $42,906 (±$22,320) a year, against $111,757 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 Shrewsbury borough, Pennsylvania (place:70568, 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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