What percentage of people rent in Southwest Madison Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Southwest Madison Township, PA, 2020–2024
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12.6% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Southwest Madison Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 50 renting households against 346 that own their home.

In Southwest Madison Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.6% in 2015–2019 to 12.6% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.6% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 50 (±20)
Median renter income: $79,167 (±$45,593)

Who rents and who owns in Southwest Madison Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Southwest Madison Township	Perry County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.6% (±5.0 points)	18.2% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	50 (±20)	3,325 (±287)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	346 (±58)	14,974 (±294)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.8 (±1.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$79,167 (±$45,593)	$43,172 (±$4,892)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,409 (±$8,993)	$90,592 (±$2,762)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Southwest Madison Township, the renter share is lower than in Perry County (18.2%).

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

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

In Perry County, Southwest Madison Township ranks 21 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1815 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Southwest Madison 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	12.6% (±5.5 points)	12.6% (±5.0 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$681 (±$22)	$1,132 (±$92)	+66.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$65,547 (±$5,415)	$92,727 (±$8,744)	+41.5%	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 Southwest Madison Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southwest Madison Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Southwest Madison Township	—	12.6% (±5.0 points)	—
Blain	3.6 mi	34.8% (±16.0 points)	Higher
Northeast Madison Township	4.0 mi	15.9% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Perry County)	4.3 mi	30.6% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Lower Mifflin Township	6.2 mi	12.2% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tyrone Township (Perry County)	6.2 mi	23.3% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Landisburg	7.3 mi	40.5% (±16.7 points)	Higher
Upper Frankford Township	7.8 mi	9.4% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Saville Township	8.6 mi	11.4% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Blain, PA (34.8%), Jackson Township (Perry County), PA (30.6%), Tyrone Township (Perry County), PA (23.3%).

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

Households that rent across Perry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15	Millerstown	18.1% (±8.5 points)
16	Marysville	17.4% (±5.8 points)
17	Penn Township (Perry County)	16.7% (±6.3 points)
18 (tie)	Northeast Madison Township	15.9% (±5.9 points)
18 (tie)	Toboyne Township	15.9% (±8.6 points)
20	Watts Township	14.6% (±9.5 points)
21	Southwest Madison Township	12.6% (±5.0 points)
22	Saville Township	11.4% (±5.8 points)
23 (tie)	Buffalo Township (Perry County)	9.1% (±6.0 points)
23 (tie)	Greenwood Township (Perry County)	9.1% (±3.9 points)
25	Tuscarora Township (Perry County)	6.2% (±2.6 points)
26	Liverpool Township	6.0% (±4.7 points)
27	Centre Township (Perry County)	5.5% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Perry 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 Southwest Madison Township

How many renters are there in Southwest Madison Township?

Southwest Madison Township has an estimated 50 (±20) renting households, 12.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Southwest Madison Township?

In Southwest Madison Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.6% in 2015–2019 to 12.6% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Southwest Madison Township?

A renting household in Southwest Madison Township has 4.8 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Southwest Madison Township?

The median renting household in Southwest Madison Township, PA has an income of $79,167 (±$45,593) a year, against $93,409 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 Southwest Madison township, Perry County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:72624, in state:42 county:099).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.