What is the median rent in South Whitehall Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in South Whitehall Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Whitehall Township, PA is $1,865 (±$178) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,751 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Whitehall Township, the median gross rent went from $1,389 in 2015–2019 to $1,865 in 2020–2024 (+34.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,865 (±$178)
Rented homes: 1,751 (±265)
$2,000 or more: 43.9%
Since 2015–2019: +34.3%

How much rent costs in South Whitehall Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Whitehall Township	Lehigh County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	8.1% (±4.7 points)	5.9%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	14.7% (±4.5 points)	14.2%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	10.8% (±6.6 points)	38.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.4% (±7.0 points)	26.6%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	23.4% (±6.6 points)	11.0%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.4% (±5.6 points)	2.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	15.1% (±6.9 points)	1.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 23.4% of renting households.

43.9% of rented homes in South Whitehall Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Whitehall Township against Lehigh County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Whitehall Township	Lehigh County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,865 (±$178)	$1,383 (±$27)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,751 (±265)	47,616 (±1,288)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In South Whitehall Township, median gross rent is higher than in Lehigh County ($1,383).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania ($1,209).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Lehigh County, South Whitehall Township ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 91 of 2,369.

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

How rent in South Whitehall 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
Median gross rent	$1,389 (±$82)	$1,865 (±$178)	+34.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	19.0% (±3.0 points)	20.7% (±3.1 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±1.7 points)	4.2% (±4.2 points)	+4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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.

Median gross rent in places near South Whitehall Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Whitehall Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Whitehall Township	—	$1,865 (±$178)	—
Dorneyville	3.2 mi	$1,934 (±$574)	Not measurably different
Whitehall Township	3.4 mi	$1,444 (±$50)	Lower
Fullerton	3.5 mi	$1,428 (±$49)	Lower
Hokendauqua	3.8 mi	$1,476 (±$218)	Lower
Stiles	3.8 mi	$1,382 (±$81)	Lower
Allentown	3.9 mi	$1,317 (±$39)	Lower
Wescosville	4.0 mi	$1,602 (±$279)	Not measurably different
Coplay	4.4 mi	$1,234 (±$125)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whitehall Township, PA ($1,444), Fullerton, PA ($1,428), Hokendauqua, PA ($1,476).

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

Median gross rent across Lehigh County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Weisenberg Township	$2,378 (±$411)
2	Lowhill Township	$2,166 (±$383)
3	Upper Saucon Township	$2,032 (±$529)
4	Upper Macungie Township	$1,903 (±$136)
5	South Whitehall Township	$1,865 (±$178)
6	Lower Macungie Township	$1,861 (±$119)
7	Macungie	$1,806 (±$354)
8	Alburtis	$1,732 (±$97)
9	Hanover Township (Lehigh County)	$1,543 (±$110)
10	Lower Milford Township	$1,512 (±$296)
11	Salisbury Township (Lehigh County)	$1,502 (±$201)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Lehigh County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for South Whitehall Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Cetronia.

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 Whitehall Township

What is the average rent in South Whitehall Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Whitehall Township is $1,865 (±$178) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in South Whitehall Township?

In South Whitehall Township, the median gross rent went from $1,389 in 2015–2019 to $1,865 in 2020–2024 (+34.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in South Whitehall Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

43.9% of rented homes in South Whitehall Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 8.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Whitehall Township higher than in Lehigh County?

In South Whitehall Township, median gross rent is higher than in Lehigh County ($1,383).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania ($1,209).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for South Whitehall township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:72632, in state:42 county:077).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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