What percentage of people rent in Willow Street, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Willow Street, PA, 2020–2024
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59.1% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Willow Street, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,513 renting households against 1,742 that own their home.

In Willow Street, the share of households that rent went from 46.1% in 2015–2019 to 59.1% in 2020–2024 (+13.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 59.1% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 2,513 (±390)
Median renter income: $95,625 (±$23,005)

Who rents and who owns in Willow Street

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Willow Street	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	59.1% (±6.0 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,513 (±390)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,742 (±255)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$95,625 (±$23,005)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,550 (±$4,308)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Willow Street, the renter share is higher than in Lancaster County (30.2%).

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

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

In Lancaster County, Willow Street ranks 1 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 14 of 390.

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

How renting in Willow Street 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	46.1% (±4.6 points)	59.1% (±6.0 points)	+13.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$2,083 (±$146)	$2,672 (±$769)	+28.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,007 (±$10,672)	$109,675 (±$8,532)	+44.3%	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 Willow Street

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willow Street
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Willow Street	—	59.1% (±6.0 points)	—
Pequea Township	1.5 mi	30.8% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Lampeter	1.7 mi	45.5% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lancaster Township (Lancaster County)	4.0 mi	32.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Strasburg Township	4.2 mi	16.4% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Conestoga	4.4 mi	5.1% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Lancaster	4.5 mi	51.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Strasburg	4.5 mi	27.4% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Millersville	4.6 mi	43.0% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pequea Township, PA (30.8%), Lancaster Township (Lancaster County), PA (32.1%), Strasburg Township, PA (16.4%).

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

Households that rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Willow Street	59.1% (±6.0 points)
2	Blue Ball	51.2% (±15.8 points)
3	Lampeter	45.5% (±15.8 points)
4	Leola	42.4% (±5.3 points)
5	Clay	40.7% (±18.2 points)
6	Paradise	38.9% (±14.6 points)
7	Rheems	28.1% (±20.1 points)

Showing 7 of 24 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside West Lampeter 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 Street

How many renters are there in Willow Street?

Willow Street has an estimated 2,513 (±390) renting households, 59.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Willow Street?

In Willow Street, the share of households that rent went from 46.1% in 2015–2019 to 59.1% in 2020–2024 (+13.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Willow Street?

A renting household in Willow Street has 1.8 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Willow Street?

The median renting household in Willow Street, PA has an income of $95,625 (±$23,005) a year, against $112,550 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 Street CDP, Pennsylvania (place:85464, 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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