What percentage of people rent in Yardley, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Yardley, PA, 2020–2024
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27.5% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Yardley, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 313 renting households against 827 that own their home.

In Yardley, the share of households that rent went from 20.0% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (+7.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.5% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 313 (±105)
Median renter income: $61,890 (±$9,522)

Who rents and who owns in Yardley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Yardley	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.5% (±8.3 points)	22.2% (±0.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	313 (±105)	55,308 (±1,482)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	827 (±101)	193,879 (±1,546)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,890 (±$9,522)	$61,935 (±$1,808)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$140,625 (±$28,021)	$135,528 (±$2,430)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Yardley, the renter share is not measurably different from Bucks County (22.2%).

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

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

In Bucks County, Yardley ranks 17 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 732 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Yardley 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	20.0% (±5.7 points)	27.5% (±8.3 points)	+7.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,330 (±$86)	$1,404 (±$250)	+5.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$93,875 (±$12,285)	$112,500 (±$19,915)	+19.8%	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 Yardley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Yardley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Yardley	—	27.5% (±8.3 points)	—
Lower Makefield Township	1.1 mi	12.4% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Woodside	1.3 mi	0.6% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Ewing Township	2.7 mi	33.1% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbourne	3.7 mi	33.0% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
The College of New Jersey	3.8 mi	100.0% (±21.0 points)	Higher
Morrisville	3.8 mi	35.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Trenton	4.1 mi	62.1% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Fairless Hills	4.4 mi	28.3% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lower Makefield Township, PA (12.4%), Woodside, PA (0.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: The College of New Jersey, NJ (100.0%), Trenton, NJ (62.1%).

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

Households that rent across Bucks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Perkasie	32.2% (±5.4 points)
12	Richlandtown	31.9% (±14.4 points)
13	Warminster Township	30.7% (±2.7 points)
14	New Hope	28.8% (±9.3 points)
15	Trumbauersville	27.9% (±10.1 points)
16	Bristol Township	27.6% (±2.6 points)
17	Yardley	27.5% (±8.3 points)
18	Falls Township (Bucks County)	27.1% (±3.2 points)
19	Newtown	26.8% (±6.9 points)
20	Middletown Township (Bucks County)	25.4% (±2.2 points)
21	Riegelsville	22.8% (±5.8 points)
22	Nockamixon Township	21.2% (±8.4 points)
23	West Rockhill Township	21.0% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Bucks 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 Yardley

How many renters are there in Yardley?

Yardley has an estimated 313 (±105) renting households, 27.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Yardley?

In Yardley, the share of households that rent went from 20.0% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (+7.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Yardley?

A renting household in Yardley has 1.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Yardley?

The median renting household in Yardley, PA has an income of $61,890 (±$9,522) a year, against $140,625 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 Yardley borough, Pennsylvania (place:86920, 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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