What percentage of people rent in Sinking Spring, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sinking Spring, PA, 2020–2024
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44.4% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Sinking Spring, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 775 renting households against 969 that own their home.

In Sinking Spring, the share of households that rent went from 46.8% in 2015–2019 to 44.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.4% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 775 (±173)
Median renter income: $37,083 (±$15,482)

Who rents and who owns in Sinking Spring

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sinking Spring	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.4% (±7.7 points)	28.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	775 (±173)	46,902 (±1,181)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	969 (±131)	116,334 (±1,443)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,083 (±$15,482)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,010 (±$31,957)	$97,214 (±$1,750)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Sinking Spring, the renter share is higher than in Berks County (28.7%).

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

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

In Berks County, Sinking Spring ranks 7 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 238 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Sinking Spring 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	46.8% (±6.5 points)	44.4% (±7.7 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,101 (±$61)	$1,342 (±$202)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,547 (±$5,903)	$82,500 (±$21,321)	+43.4%	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 Sinking Spring

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sinking Spring
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sinking Spring	—	44.4% (±7.7 points)	—
Springmont	1.0 mi	0.0% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Whitfield	1.1 mi	9.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Spring Township (Berks County)	1.4 mi	24.7% (±3.8 points)	Lower
West Wyomissing	1.5 mi	19.4% (±8.2 points)	Lower
West Lawn	1.5 mi	36.2% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Park	1.9 mi	23.1% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Lower Heidelberg Township	2.4 mi	8.1% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Colony Park	2.8 mi	14.2% (±8.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Springmont, PA (0.0%), Whitfield, PA (9.1%), Spring Township (Berks County), PA (24.7%).

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

Households that rent across Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	New Morgan	63.6% (±34.5 points)
2	Reading	59.4% (±2.5 points)
3	Boyertown	59.3% (±9.7 points)
4	Kutztown	50.9% (±9.4 points)
5	Centerport	47.9% (±18.3 points)
6	Lenhartsville	44.9% (±12.7 points)
7	Sinking Spring	44.4% (±7.7 points)
8	West Reading	43.9% (±7.8 points)
9	Shillington	37.1% (±8.4 points)
10	Shoemakersville	36.9% (±6.8 points)
11	Lyons	36.0% (±20.0 points)
12	Mohnton	34.8% (±9.7 points)
13	Mount Penn	34.6% (±10.4 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Berks 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 Sinking Spring

How many renters are there in Sinking Spring?

Sinking Spring has an estimated 775 (±173) renting households, 44.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sinking Spring?

In Sinking Spring, the share of households that rent went from 46.8% in 2015–2019 to 44.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sinking Spring?

A renting household in Sinking Spring has 1.8 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sinking Spring?

The median renting household in Sinking Spring, PA has an income of $37,083 (±$15,482) a year, against $114,010 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 Sinking Spring borough, Pennsylvania (place:70880, 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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