What percentage of people rent in South Lebanon Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in South Lebanon Township, PA, 2020–2024
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22.9% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in South Lebanon Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 940 renting households against 3,163 that own their home.

In South Lebanon Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 22.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.9% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 940 (±164)
Median renter income: $57,632 (±$12,245)

Who rents and who owns in South Lebanon Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Lebanon Township	Lebanon County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.9% (±3.6 points)	28.7% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	940 (±164)	16,293 (±788)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,163 (±203)	40,419 (±796)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±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	$57,632 (±$12,245)	$48,794 (±$4,189)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,183 (±$6,205)	$93,579 (±$3,300)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In South Lebanon Township, the renter share is lower than in Lebanon County (28.7%).

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

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

In Lebanon County, South Lebanon Township ranks 11 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 960 of 2,557.

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

How renting in South Lebanon 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	22.1% (±3.1 points)	22.9% (±3.6 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,060 (±$131)	$1,247 (±$217)	+17.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,059 (±$7,375)	$85,120 (±$10,881)	+16.5%	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 South Lebanon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Lebanon Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Lebanon Township	—	22.9% (±3.6 points)	—
Lebanon	3.2 mi	53.3% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Cornwall	3.4 mi	22.8% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
North Cornwall Township	3.6 mi	33.2% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Pleasant Hill	3.9 mi	38.5% (±11.1 points)	Higher
West Lebanon Township	4.2 mi	23.4% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
West Cornwall Township	4.3 mi	9.3% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Sand Hill	4.3 mi	2.8% (±4.4 points)	Lower
North Lebanon Township	4.6 mi	10.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Cornwall Township, PA (9.3%), Sand Hill, PA (2.8%), North Lebanon Township, PA (10.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lebanon, PA (53.3%), North Cornwall Township, PA (33.2%), Pleasant Hill, PA (38.5%).

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

Households that rent across Lebanon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	North Cornwall Township	33.2% (±5.3 points)
6	East Hanover Township (Lebanon County)	32.4% (±13.7 points)
7	Cleona	30.8% (±7.6 points)
8	South Londonderry Township	24.5% (±7.8 points)
9	Union Township (Lebanon County)	23.7% (±7.8 points)
10	West Lebanon Township	23.4% (±9.5 points)
11	South Lebanon Township	22.9% (±3.6 points)
12	Cornwall	22.8% (±7.7 points)
13	Jonestown	21.4% (±7.9 points)
14	Bethel Township (Lebanon County)	20.9% (±5.6 points)
15	North Annville Township	19.3% (±8.8 points)
16	Millcreek Township (Lebanon County)	18.6% (±7.6 points)
17	Jackson Township (Lebanon County)	18.4% (±6.0 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Lebanon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for South Lebanon Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Avon, Hebron, Lebanon South.

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 South Lebanon Township

How many renters are there in South Lebanon Township?

South Lebanon Township has an estimated 940 (±164) renting households, 22.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Lebanon Township?

In South Lebanon Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 22.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Lebanon Township?

A renting household in South Lebanon Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Lebanon Township?

The median renting household in South Lebanon Township, PA has an income of $57,632 (±$12,245) a year, against $100,183 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 South Lebanon township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:72288, in state:42 county:075).

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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