What percentage of people rent in Wayne Heights, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wayne Heights, PA, 2020–2024
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31.0% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Wayne Heights, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 409 renting households against 911 that own their home.

In Wayne Heights, the share of households that rent went from 28.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.0% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 409 (±137)
Median renter income: $65,150 (±$19,189)

Who rents and who owns in Wayne Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wayne Heights	Franklin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.0% (±8.9 points)	26.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	409 (±137)	16,819 (±979)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	911 (±167)	46,691 (±908)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$65,150 (±$19,189)	$50,164 (±$2,750)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,964 (±$19,879)	$89,049 (±$3,405)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Wayne Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Franklin County (26.5%).

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

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

In Franklin County, Wayne Heights ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 105 of 390.

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

How renting in Wayne Heights 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	28.2% (±7.3 points)	31.0% (±8.9 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$936 (±$34)	$1,177 (±$70)	+25.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,620 (±$4,356)	$83,700 (±$14,522)	+25.6%	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 Wayne Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wayne Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wayne Heights	—	31.0% (±8.9 points)	—
Pen Mar	2.0 mi	7.1% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Waynesboro	2.1 mi	47.6% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Highfield-Cascade	3.4 mi	12.2% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Quincy Township	4.5 mi	22.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Smithsburg	6.6 mi	31.4% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mont Alto	6.6 mi	27.4% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hamiltonban Township	7.9 mi	15.0% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Carroll Valley	8.3 mi	5.1% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pen Mar, PA (7.1%), Highfield-Cascade, MD (12.2%), Hamiltonban Township, PA (15.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Waynesboro, PA (47.6%).

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

Households that rent across Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wayne Heights	31.0% (±8.9 points)
2	Scotland	23.9% (±15.1 points)
3 (tie)	Fayetteville	23.1% (±10.3 points)
3 (tie)	Guilford	23.1% (±10.4 points)
5	State Line	20.7% (±11.9 points)
6	Pen Mar	7.1% (±8.3 points)

Wayne Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Washington Township (Franklin County), whose figures include it.

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 Wayne Heights

How many renters are there in Wayne Heights?

Wayne Heights has an estimated 409 (±137) renting households, 31.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wayne Heights?

In Wayne Heights, the share of households that rent went from 28.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wayne Heights?

A renting household in Wayne Heights has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wayne Heights?

The median renting household in Wayne Heights, PA has an income of $65,150 (±$19,189) a year, against $91,964 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 Wayne Heights CDP, Pennsylvania (place:81808, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.