What percentage of people rent in Willow Grove, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Willow Grove, PA, 2020–2024
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35.7% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Willow Grove, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,953 renting households against 3,514 that own their home.

In Willow Grove, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 35.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.7% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 1,953 (±257)
Median renter income: $76,623 (±$11,568)

Who rents and who owns in Willow Grove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Willow Grove	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.7% (±4.4 points)	28.6% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,953 (±257)	96,010 (±2,096)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,514 (±368)	239,495 (±2,085)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$76,623 (±$11,568)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,066 (±$9,274)	$141,062 (±$1,682)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Willow Grove, the renter share is higher than in Montgomery County (28.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Willow Grove ranks 11 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 74 of 390.

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

How renting in Willow Grove 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	31.0% (±2.8 points)	35.7% (±4.4 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,328 (±$105)	$1,765 (±$63)	+32.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$79,162 (±$5,370)	$98,064 (±$8,957)	+23.9%	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 Willow Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willow Grove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Willow Grove	—	35.7% (±4.4 points)	—
Roslyn	1.6 mi	16.9% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Hatboro	2.2 mi	41.5% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Abington Township	2.3 mi	22.7% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Bryn Athyn	2.6 mi	32.6% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Horsham	2.7 mi	32.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Moreland Township	2.9 mi	12.6% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Warminster Heights	3.3 mi	78.1% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Upper Dublin Township	3.3 mi	16.5% (±2.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Roslyn, PA (16.9%), Abington Township, PA (22.7%), Lower Moreland Township, PA (12.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Warminster Heights, PA (78.1%).

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
5	Plymouth Meeting	43.2% (±5.4 points)
6	Mont Clare	41.2% (±19.6 points)
7	Audubon	37.1% (±5.3 points)
8	Ardmore	37.0% (±4.9 points)
9	Harleysville	36.9% (±4.7 points)
10	Kulpsville	36.7% (±6.9 points)
11	Willow Grove	35.7% (±4.4 points)
12	Cheltenham Village	35.3% (±16.1 points)
13 (tie)	Stowe	35.2% (±6.9 points)
13 (tie)	Wynnewood	35.2% (±5.7 points)
15	Horsham	32.4% (±5.1 points)
16	Wyncote	31.9% (±7.7 points)
17	Bala Cynwyd	30.1% (±4.4 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Upper Moreland 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 Willow Grove

How many renters are there in Willow Grove?

Willow Grove has an estimated 1,953 (±257) renting households, 35.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Willow Grove?

In Willow Grove, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 35.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Willow Grove?

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

How much do renters earn in Willow Grove?

The median renting household in Willow Grove, PA has an income of $76,623 (±$11,568) a year, against $113,066 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 Willow Grove CDP, Pennsylvania (place:85408, 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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