What percentage of people rent in Swatara Township (Dauphin County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Swatara Township (Dauphin County), PA, 2020–2024
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30.1% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Swatara Township (Dauphin County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,201 renting households against 7,439 that own their home.

In Swatara Township (Dauphin County), the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−6.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.1% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 3,201 (±370)
Median renter income: $57,956 (±$12,461)

Who rents and who owns in Swatara Township (Dauphin County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Swatara Township (Dauphin County)	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.1% (±3.2 points)	36.9% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,201 (±370)	44,802 (±1,118)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,439 (±513)	76,556 (±1,182)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,956 (±$12,461)	$49,181 (±$2,915)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,765 (±$9,103)	$96,165 (±$3,009)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Swatara Township (Dauphin County), the renter share is lower than in Dauphin County (36.9%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

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

In Dauphin County, Swatara Township (Dauphin County) ranks 16 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 635 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Swatara Township (Dauphin County) 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	36.3% (±2.8 points)	30.1% (±3.2 points)	−6.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,058 (±$96)	$1,252 (±$110)	+18.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,758 (±$3,213)	$80,444 (±$8,357)	+30.3%	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 Swatara Township (Dauphin County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Swatara Township (Dauphin County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Swatara Township (Dauphin County)	—	30.1% (±3.2 points)	—
Steelton	1.8 mi	51.7% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Paxtang	1.9 mi	17.0% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Highspire	2.8 mi	61.2% (±11.5 points)	Higher
Lower Swatara Township	3.1 mi	12.9% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Penbrook	3.2 mi	43.2% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Progress	3.5 mi	42.6% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Colonial Park	3.6 mi	53.4% (±4.8 points)	Higher
New Cumberland	4.1 mi	30.4% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Paxtang, PA (17.0%), Lower Swatara Township, PA (12.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Steelton, PA (51.7%), Highspire, PA (61.2%), Progress, PA (42.6%).

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

Households that rent across Dauphin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Lykens	38.5% (±13.0 points)
11	Williamstown	37.4% (±8.3 points)
12	Susquehanna Township (Dauphin County)	37.1% (±3.8 points)
13	Derry Township (Dauphin County)	36.9% (±3.3 points)
14	Lower Paxton Township	33.5% (±2.8 points)
15	Elizabethville	30.6% (±9.7 points)
16	Swatara Township (Dauphin County)	30.1% (±3.2 points)
17	South Hanover Township	28.9% (±7.1 points)
18	Lykens Township	27.2% (±7.6 points)
19	Royalton	26.2% (±8.7 points)
20	Dauphin	22.3% (±17.9 points)
21	Mifflin Township (Dauphin County)	20.7% (±7.5 points)
22 (tie)	Halifax Township	18.8% (±6.0 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Dauphin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Swatara Township (Dauphin County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bressler, Enhaut, Lawnton, Rutherford.

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 Swatara Township (Dauphin County)

How many renters are there in Swatara Township (Dauphin County)?

Swatara Township (Dauphin County) has an estimated 3,201 (±370) renting households, 30.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Swatara Township (Dauphin County)?

In Swatara Township (Dauphin County), the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−6.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Swatara Township (Dauphin County)?

A renting household in Swatara Township (Dauphin County) has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Swatara Township (Dauphin County)?

The median renting household in Swatara Township (Dauphin County), PA has an income of $57,956 (±$12,461) a year, against $96,765 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 Swatara township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:75672, in state:42 county:043).

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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