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

Name: Renters and owners in Spring Garden Township, PA, 2020–2024
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14.9% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Spring Garden Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 642 renting households against 3,653 that own their home.

In Spring Garden Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.6% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.9% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 642 (±170)
Median renter income: $76,029 (±$25,834)

Who rents and who owns in Spring Garden Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spring Garden Township	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.9% (±4.2 points)	23.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	642 (±170)	42,959 (±1,345)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,653 (±309)	138,624 (±1,494)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$76,029 (±$25,834)	$50,146 (±$2,248)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,114 (±$9,645)	$98,446 (±$1,431)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Spring Garden Township, the renter share is lower than in York County (23.7%).

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

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

In York County, Spring Garden Township ranks 41 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1585 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Spring Garden 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	10.6% (±3.1 points)	14.9% (±4.2 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,216 (±$104)	$1,368 (±$228)	+12.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,762 (±$4,434)	$102,686 (±$9,675)	+33.8%	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 Spring Garden Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spring Garden Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spring Garden Township	—	14.9% (±4.2 points)	—
Tyler Run	1.4 mi	20.0% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
York	1.6 mi	56.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Queens Gate	1.9 mi	87.1% (±8.1 points)	Higher
West York	2.2 mi	45.6% (±11.4 points)	Higher
North York	2.5 mi	60.9% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Spry	2.8 mi	31.5% (±8.1 points)	Higher
East York	3.1 mi	26.4% (±5.4 points)	Higher
York Township	3.4 mi	29.9% (±3.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: York, PA (56.3%), Queens Gate, PA (87.1%), West York, PA (45.6%).

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

Households that rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
35	Lewisberry	17.1% (±8.4 points)
36 (tie)	North Codorus Township	16.3% (±3.9 points)
36 (tie)	Penn Township (York County)	16.3% (±3.1 points)
38	Fawn Grove	16.2% (±8.5 points)
39	Codorus Township	15.5% (±7.6 points)
40 (tie)	Peach Bottom Township	14.9% (±11.6 points)
40 (tie)	Spring Garden Township	14.9% (±4.2 points)
42	Lower Windsor Township	14.5% (±4.5 points)
43	Dover Township	14.4% (±3.4 points)
44 (tie)	Carroll Township (York County)	13.8% (±4.6 points)
44 (tie)	Shrewsbury Township (York County)	13.8% (±4.7 points)
46	Lower Chanceford Township	13.5% (±5.3 points)
47	Jackson Township (York County)	13.2% (±6.3 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Spring Garden Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Grantley, Valley View (York County).

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 Spring Garden Township

How many renters are there in Spring Garden Township?

Spring Garden Township has an estimated 642 (±170) renting households, 14.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spring Garden Township?

In Spring Garden Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.6% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Spring Garden Township?

A renting household in Spring Garden Township has 3.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spring Garden Township?

The median renting household in Spring Garden Township, PA has an income of $76,029 (±$25,834) a year, against $113,114 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 Spring Garden township, York County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:73168, in state:42 county:133).

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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