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

Name: Renters and owners in Upper Frederick Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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28.4% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Upper Frederick Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 439 renting households against 1,106 that own their home.

In Upper Frederick Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.4% in 2020–2024 (+7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.4% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 439 (±115)
Median renter income: $32,679 (±$24,350)

Who rents and who owns in Upper Frederick Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Frederick Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.4% (±6.5 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	439 (±115)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,106 (±108)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,679 (±$24,350)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$126,250 (±$22,634)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Upper Frederick Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Montgomery County (28.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Upper Frederick Township ranks 29 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 695 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Upper Frederick 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	21.1% (±6.3 points)	28.4% (±6.5 points)	+7.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,131 (±$184)	$2,547 (±$571)	+19.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$81,683 (±$10,685)	$108,219 (±$10,235)	+32.5%	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 Upper Frederick Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Frederick Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Upper Frederick Township	—	28.4% (±6.5 points)	—
Lower Frederick Township	2.2 mi	15.2% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Green Lane	2.6 mi	32.1% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Woxall	2.9 mi	11.9% (±11.3 points)	Lower
New Hanover Township	3.0 mi	1.9% (±1.0 points)	Lower
Spring Mount	3.2 mi	19.1% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Salford Township	3.4 mi	8.4% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Schwenksville	4.3 mi	41.6% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Marlborough Township	4.6 mi	15.1% (±7.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lower Frederick Township, PA (15.2%), Woxall, PA (11.9%), New Hanover Township, PA (1.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Schwenksville, PA (41.6%).

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
23	Bryn Athyn	32.6% (±8.5 points)
24	West Norriton Township	32.3% (±5.5 points)
25	Green Lane	32.1% (±14.5 points)
26	East Norriton Township	30.5% (±4.3 points)
27	Rockledge	29.1% (±7.6 points)
28	Horsham Township	28.5% (±3.5 points)
29	Upper Frederick Township	28.4% (±6.5 points)
30	Red Hill	26.8% (±5.2 points)
31	Lower Salford Township	26.6% (±4.3 points)
32	Upper Gwynedd Township	26.4% (±4.1 points)
33	Pennsburg	26.3% (±7.2 points)
34	Whitemarsh Township	26.0% (±3.6 points)
35	North Wales	25.6% (±11.0 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery 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 Upper Frederick Township

How many renters are there in Upper Frederick Township?

Upper Frederick Township has an estimated 439 (±115) renting households, 28.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Upper Frederick Township?

In Upper Frederick Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.4% in 2020–2024 (+7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Upper Frederick Township?

A renting household in Upper Frederick Township has 1.4 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Upper Frederick Township?

The median renting household in Upper Frederick Township, PA has an income of $32,679 (±$24,350) a year, against $126,250 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 Frederick township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:79040, 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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