What percentage of people rent in Silver Spring Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Silver Spring Township, PA, 2020–2024
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14.5% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in Silver Spring Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,186 renting households against 6,980 that own their home.

In Silver Spring Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.5% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 1,186 (±276)
Median renter income: $97,159 (±$37,619)

Who rents and who owns in Silver Spring Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Silver Spring Township	Cumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.5% (±3.3 points)	28.7% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,186 (±276)	30,505 (±1,308)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,980 (±320)	75,922 (±1,353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$97,159 (±$37,619)	$56,464 (±$2,606)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$127,385 (±$3,941)	$104,998 (±$3,088)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Silver Spring Township, the renter share is lower than in Cumberland County (28.7%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Silver Spring Township ranks 26 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1611 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Silver Spring 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	21.1% (±2.8 points)	14.5% (±3.3 points)	−6.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,511 (±$95)	$1,611 (±$340)	+6.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$84,710 (±$7,275)	$125,102 (±$4,837)	+47.7%	Up 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 Silver Spring Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silver Spring Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Silver Spring Township	—	14.5% (±3.3 points)	—
Mechanicsburg	3.8 mi	30.4% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Hampden Township	4.0 mi	23.1% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Middlesex Township (Cumberland County)	4.1 mi	21.1% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rye Township	5.2 mi	4.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Shiremanstown	5.7 mi	34.3% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Upper Allen Township	6.3 mi	26.4% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Monroe Township (Cumberland County)	6.4 mi	7.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
East Pennsboro Township	6.8 mi	32.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rye Township, PA (4.6%), Monroe Township (Cumberland County), PA (7.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mechanicsburg, PA (30.4%), Hampden Township, PA (23.1%), Shiremanstown, PA (34.3%).

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
20	Middlesex Township (Cumberland County)	21.1% (±7.3 points)
21	South Middleton Township	19.5% (±4.4 points)
22	South Newton Township	19.4% (±6.3 points)
23	Penn Township (Cumberland County)	15.9% (±7.5 points)
24	Lower Frankford Township	15.6% (±6.2 points)
25	North Newton Township	15.0% (±4.5 points)
26	Silver Spring Township	14.5% (±3.3 points)
27	Upper Mifflin Township	13.9% (±6.4 points)
28	Lower Mifflin Township	12.2% (±4.2 points)
29	Upper Frankford Township	9.4% (±4.7 points)
30 (tie)	Cooke Township	7.1% (±8.4 points)
30 (tie)	Monroe Township (Cumberland County)	7.1% (±3.8 points)
32	Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	6.4% (±4.0 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 Silver Spring Township

How many renters are there in Silver Spring Township?

Silver Spring Township has an estimated 1,186 (±276) renting households, 14.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Silver Spring Township?

In Silver Spring Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Silver Spring Township?

A renting household in Silver Spring Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Silver Spring Township?

The median renting household in Silver Spring Township, PA has an income of $97,159 (±$37,619) a year, against $127,385 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 Silver Spring township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:70792, in state:42 county:041).

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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