What percentage of people rent in Upper Dublin Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Upper Dublin Township, PA, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Upper Dublin Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,651 renting households against 8,332 that own their home.

In Upper Dublin Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.5% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 1,651 (±227)
Median renter income: $91,755 (±$11,799)

Who rents and who owns in Upper Dublin Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Dublin Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.5% (±2.1 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,651 (±227)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,332 (±288)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$91,755 (±$11,799)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$193,906 (±$10,869)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Upper Dublin Township, the renter share is lower than in Montgomery County (28.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Upper Dublin Township ranks 49 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1419 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Upper Dublin 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	14.9% (±1.8 points)	16.5% (±2.1 points)	+1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,555 (±$161)	$1,961 (±$130)	+26.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$128,463 (±$5,733)	$168,010 (±$5,043)	+30.8%	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 Upper Dublin Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Dublin Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Upper Dublin Township	—	16.5% (±2.1 points)	—
Ambler	2.2 mi	50.4% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Oreland	2.5 mi	9.1% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Roslyn	2.6 mi	16.9% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Spring House	2.7 mi	14.6% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Horsham	3.1 mi	32.4% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Willow Grove	3.3 mi	35.7% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Horsham Township	3.4 mi	28.5% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Flourtown	3.5 mi	11.9% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oreland, PA (9.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ambler, PA (50.4%), Horsham, PA (32.4%), Willow Grove, PA (35.7%).

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

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
43	Lower Pottsgrove Township	22.4% (±4.7 points)
44	Lower Gwynedd Township	22.0% (±3.5 points)
45	Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County)	17.4% (±3.2 points)
46	Springfield Township (Montgomery County)	17.0% (±2.8 points)
47	Limerick Township	16.9% (±3.4 points)
48	Franconia Township	16.6% (±3.8 points)
49	Upper Dublin Township	16.5% (±2.1 points)
50	Lower Frederick Township	15.2% (±6.5 points)
51	Marlborough Township	15.1% (±7.8 points)
52	Worcester Township	14.7% (±4.3 points)
53	Douglass Township (Montgomery County)	13.6% (±3.3 points)
54	Lower Moreland Township	12.6% (±2.1 points)
55	Upper Pottsgrove Township	11.0% (±7.6 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Upper Dublin Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fort Washington, Maple Glen.

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 Upper Dublin Township

How many renters are there in Upper Dublin Township?

Upper Dublin Township has an estimated 1,651 (±227) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Upper Dublin Township?

In Upper Dublin Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Upper Dublin Township?

A renting household in Upper Dublin Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Upper Dublin Township?

The median renting household in Upper Dublin Township, PA has an income of $91,755 (±$11,799) a year, against $193,906 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 Upper Dublin township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:79008, in state:42 county:091).

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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