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

Name: Renters and owners in Upper Saucon Township, PA, 2020–2024
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9.2% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Upper Saucon Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 536 renting households against 5,320 that own their home.

In Upper Saucon Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.4% in 2015–2019 to 9.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.2% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 536 (±166)
Median renter income: $86,452 (±$34,260)

Who rents and who owns in Upper Saucon Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Saucon Township	Lehigh County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.2% (±2.9 points)	34.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	536 (±166)	49,711 (±1,270)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,320 (±351)	94,675 (±1,227)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.7)	2.4 (±0.1)	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	$86,452 (±$34,260)	$48,020 (±$2,208)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$152,759 (±$12,620)	$104,116 (±$2,908)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Upper Saucon Township, the renter share is lower than in Lehigh County (34.4%).

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

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

In Lehigh County, Upper Saucon Township ranks 22 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2135 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Upper Saucon 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	12.4% (±3.2 points)	9.2% (±2.9 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,364 (±$296)	$2,032 (±$529)	+49.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$104,477 (±$5,151)	$145,764 (±$14,100)	+39.5%	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 Saucon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Saucon Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Upper Saucon Township	—	9.2% (±2.9 points)	—
Coopersburg	2.0 mi	30.7% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Salisbury Township (Lehigh County)	4.3 mi	16.1% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Fountain Hill	4.5 mi	41.8% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Hellertown	4.7 mi	33.3% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Emmaus	4.8 mi	36.0% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Allentown	5.4 mi	56.8% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Springfield Township (Bucks County)	5.6 mi	9.2% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Milford Township	6.1 mi	9.5% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Coopersburg, PA (30.7%), Salisbury Township (Lehigh County), PA (16.1%), Fountain Hill, PA (41.8%).

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

Households that rent across Lehigh County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Lowhill Township	14.4% (±11.6 points)
17	Lower Macungie Township	14.2% (±2.4 points)
18	Upper Milford Township	12.2% (±3.7 points)
19	North Whitehall Township	11.1% (±2.9 points)
20	Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)	10.3% (±5.9 points)
21	Lower Milford Township	9.5% (±6.2 points)
22	Upper Saucon Township	9.2% (±2.9 points)
23	Weisenberg Township	8.4% (±4.4 points)
24	Washington Township (Lehigh County)	6.4% (±3.4 points)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Lehigh County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Upper Saucon Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: DeSales University.

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 Saucon Township

How many renters are there in Upper Saucon Township?

Upper Saucon Township has an estimated 536 (±166) renting households, 9.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Upper Saucon Township?

In Upper Saucon Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.4% in 2015–2019 to 9.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Upper Saucon Township?

A renting household in Upper Saucon Township has 3.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Upper Saucon Township?

The median renting household in Upper Saucon Township, PA has an income of $86,452 (±$34,260) a year, against $152,759 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 Saucon township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:79288, in state:42 county:077).

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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