What percentage of people rent in Woodlyn, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Woodlyn, PA, 2020–2024
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32.1% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Woodlyn, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,225 renting households against 2,596 that own their home.

In Woodlyn, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.1% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 1,225 (±343)
Median renter income: $33,425 (±$7,633)

Who rents and who owns in Woodlyn

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Woodlyn	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.1% (±6.9 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,225 (±343)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,596 (±327)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,425 (±$7,633)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,861 (±$13,401)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Woodlyn, 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, Woodlyn ranks 7 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 98 of 390.

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

How renting in Woodlyn 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	27.8% (±4.3 points)	32.1% (±6.9 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$925 (±$78)	$1,196 (±$301)	+29.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,000 (±$12,988)	$79,696 (±$22,452)	+30.6%	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 Woodlyn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Woodlyn
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Woodlyn	—	32.1% (±6.9 points)	—
Ridley Park	1.0 mi	36.4% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Folsom	1.3 mi	15.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Eddystone	1.6 mi	36.8% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Swarthmore	1.7 mi	24.0% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rutledge	1.9 mi	12.5% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Nether Providence Township	1.9 mi	11.6% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Parkside	1.9 mi	22.5% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Prospect Park	2.1 mi	42.0% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Folsom, PA (15.6%), Rutledge, PA (12.5%), Nether Providence Township, PA (11.6%).

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)

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

It lies inside Ridley 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 Woodlyn

How many renters are there in Woodlyn?

Woodlyn has an estimated 1,225 (±343) renting households, 32.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Woodlyn?

In Woodlyn, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Woodlyn?

A renting household in Woodlyn has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Woodlyn?

The median renting household in Woodlyn, PA has an income of $33,425 (±$7,633) a year, against $115,861 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 Woodlyn CDP, Pennsylvania (place:86288, 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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