What percentage of people rent in Terre Hill, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Terre Hill, PA, 2020–2024
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42.9% (±13.7 points) of the occupied homes in Terre Hill, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 170 renting households against 226 that own their home.

In Terre Hill, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 42.9% in 2020–2024 (+19.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.9% (±13.7 points)
Renting households: 170 (±80)

Who rents and who owns in Terre Hill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Terre Hill	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.9% (±13.7 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	170 (±80)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	226 (±65)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,077 (±$26,930)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Terre Hill, the renter share is not measurably different from Lancaster County (30.2%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lancaster County, Terre Hill ranks 6 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 269 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Terre Hill 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	23.8% (±9.2 points)	42.9% (±13.7 points)	+19.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$819 (±$210)	$1,240 (±$174)	+51.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,716 (±$11,581)	$63,750 (±$32,740)	−14.7%	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 Terre Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Terre Hill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Terre Hill	—	42.9% (±13.7 points)	—
East Earl Township	2.5 mi	25.6% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Brecknock Township (Lancaster County)	3.0 mi	14.1% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Bowmansville	3.2 mi	14.1% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Blue Ball	3.4 mi	51.2% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
East Earl	3.7 mi	9.4% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Earl Township (Lancaster County)	4.4 mi	36.6% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ephrata Township	4.5 mi	31.0% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
New Holland	4.6 mi	31.4% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Earl Township, PA (25.6%), Brecknock Township (Lancaster County), PA (14.1%), Bowmansville, PA (14.1%).

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

Households that rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lancaster	51.4% (±2.7 points)
2	Columbia	47.2% (±5.1 points)
3	Ephrata	44.4% (±5.5 points)
4	Upper Leacock Township	43.9% (±5.0 points)
5	Millersville	43.0% (±6.6 points)
6	Terre Hill	42.9% (±13.7 points)
7	Quarryville	42.0% (±7.3 points)
8	Elizabethtown	41.8% (±6.5 points)
9	Christiana	39.8% (±7.6 points)
10	Bart Township	38.6% (±9.2 points)
11 (tie)	Marietta	38.3% (±7.5 points)
11 (tie)	East Lampeter Township	38.3% (±5.3 points)

Showing 12 of 60 places in Lancaster 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 Terre Hill

How many renters are there in Terre Hill?

Terre Hill has an estimated 170 (±80) renting households, 42.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Terre Hill?

In Terre Hill, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 42.9% in 2020–2024 (+19.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Terre Hill?

A renting household in Terre Hill has 2.3 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned 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 Terre Hill borough, Pennsylvania (place:76400, in state:42).

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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