What percentage of people rent in Wyomissing, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wyomissing, PA, 2020–2024
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31.7% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in Wyomissing, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,597 renting households against 3,436 that own their home.

In Wyomissing, the share of households that rent went from 34.3% in 2015–2019 to 31.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.7% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 1,597 (±287)
Median renter income: $61,684 (±$5,245)

Who rents and who owns in Wyomissing

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wyomissing	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.7% (±5.3 points)	28.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,597 (±287)	46,902 (±1,181)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,436 (±331)	116,334 (±1,443)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,684 (±$5,245)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$120,266 (±$27,425)	$97,214 (±$1,750)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Wyomissing, the renter share is not measurably different from Berks County (28.7%).

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

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

In Berks County, Wyomissing ranks 16 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 578 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Wyomissing 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	34.3% (±3.4 points)	31.7% (±5.3 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,330 (±$75)	$1,781 (±$204)	+33.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$81,178 (±$9,039)	$93,203 (±$25,470)	+14.8%	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 Wyomissing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wyomissing
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wyomissing	—	31.7% (±5.3 points)	—
West Reading	1.0 mi	43.9% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Colony Park	1.2 mi	14.2% (±8.4 points)	Lower
West Lawn	1.5 mi	36.2% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
West Wyomissing	1.8 mi	19.4% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Lincoln Park	1.8 mi	23.1% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Springmont	2.1 mi	0.0% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Whitfield	2.1 mi	9.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Reading	2.1 mi	59.4% (±2.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Colony Park, PA (14.2%), West Wyomissing, PA (19.4%), Springmont, PA (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Reading, PA (43.9%), Reading, PA (59.4%).

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

Households that rent across Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Shoemakersville	36.9% (±6.8 points)
11	Lyons	36.0% (±20.0 points)
12	Mohnton	34.8% (±9.7 points)
13	Mount Penn	34.6% (±10.4 points)
14	Hamburg	33.9% (±10.1 points)
15 (tie)	Birdsboro	31.7% (±8.5 points)
15 (tie)	Wyomissing	31.7% (±5.3 points)
17	Maxatawny Township	30.7% (±8.3 points)
18	Wernersville	30.3% (±6.8 points)
19	Bechtelsville	28.9% (±8.3 points)
20	Bally	28.8% (±8.7 points)
21	Cumru Township	28.7% (±4.7 points)
22	Topton	28.3% (±8.6 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Wyomissing

How many renters are there in Wyomissing?

Wyomissing has an estimated 1,597 (±287) renting households, 31.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wyomissing?

In Wyomissing, the share of households that rent went from 34.3% in 2015–2019 to 31.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wyomissing?

A renting household in Wyomissing has 1.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wyomissing?

The median renting household in Wyomissing, PA has an income of $61,684 (±$5,245) a year, against $120,266 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 Wyomissing borough, Pennsylvania (place:86880, 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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