What percentage of people rent in Wayne, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wayne, PA, 2020–2024
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33.9% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Wayne, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 861 renting households against 1,680 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.9% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 861 (±210)
Median renter income: $89,267 (±$49,465)

Who rents and who owns in Wayne

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wayne	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.9% (±7.7 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	861 (±210)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,680 (±272)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$89,267 (±$49,465)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$225,333 (±$41,682)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Wayne, the renter share is not measurably different from Delaware County (30.4%).

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

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

In Delaware County, Wayne ranks 6 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 82 of 390.

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

Households that rent in places near Wayne

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wayne
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wayne	—	33.9% (±7.7 points)	—
St. Davids	1.0 mi	38.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Devon	1.9 mi	4.8% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Berwyn	2.6 mi	29.4% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Villanova	2.7 mi	0.0% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Easttown Township	2.9 mi	11.8% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Newtown Township (Delaware County)	3.5 mi	22.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Upper Merion Township	3.5 mi	44.9% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Rosemont	3.5 mi	50.8% (±7.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Devon, PA (4.8%), Villanova, PA (0.0%), Easttown Township, PA (11.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Upper Merion Township, PA (44.9%), Rosemont, PA (50.8%).

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

Households that rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Haverford College	90.5% (±20.2 points)
2	Lima	67.5% (±9.3 points)
3	Linwood	47.7% (±11.6 points)
4	St. Davids	38.6% (±8.3 points)
5	Drexel Hill	36.6% (±3.2 points)
6	Wayne	33.9% (±7.7 points)
7	Woodlyn	32.1% (±6.9 points)
8	Boothwyn	27.2% (±9.0 points)
9	Broomall	21.2% (±4.0 points)
10	Folsom	15.6% (±4.2 points)
11	Village Green-Green Ridge	9.1% (±4.0 points)
12	Villanova	0.0% (±3.3 points)

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

It lies inside Radnor Township, 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

How many renters are there in Wayne?

Wayne has an estimated 861 (±210) renting households, 33.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Wayne?

A renting household in Wayne has 2.1 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wayne?

The median renting household in Wayne, PA has an income of $89,267 (±$49,465) a year, against $225,333 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 CDP, Pennsylvania (place:81752, 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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