What percentage of people rent in York Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in York Township, PA, 2020–2024
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29.9% (±3.1 points) of the occupied homes in York Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,867 renting households against 9,072 that own their home.

In York Township, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.9% (±3.1 points)
Renting households: 3,867 (±424)
Median renter income: $49,032 (±$8,353)

Who rents and who owns in York Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	York Township	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.9% (±3.1 points)	23.7% (±0.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,867 (±424)	42,959 (±1,345)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,072 (±537)	138,624 (±1,494)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,032 (±$8,353)	$50,146 (±$2,248)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,617 (±$8,611)	$98,446 (±$1,431)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In York Township, the renter share is higher than in York County (23.7%).

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

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

In York County, York Township ranks 24 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 642 of 2,557.

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

How renting in York Township 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	30.8% (±2.4 points)	29.9% (±3.1 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,041 (±$56)	$1,389 (±$52)	+33.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$69,451 (±$4,879)	$80,190 (±$7,539)	+15.5%	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 York Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with York Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
York Township	—	29.9% (±3.1 points)	—
Dallastown	2.0 mi	54.9% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Yoe	2.1 mi	65.9% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Jacobus	2.7 mi	21.4% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Valley View (York County)	3.1 mi	27.4% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Garden Township	3.4 mi	14.9% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Grantley	3.6 mi	9.0% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Red Lion	3.7 mi	36.5% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Windsor Township (York County)	3.8 mi	13.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spring Garden Township, PA (14.9%), Grantley, PA (9.0%), Windsor Township (York County), PA (13.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dallastown, PA (54.9%), Yoe, PA (65.9%).

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

Households that rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18	Winterstown	35.6% (±11.2 points)
19	Stewartstown	35.3% (±6.6 points)
20	Dillsburg	34.5% (±5.9 points)
21	Dover	33.4% (±10.8 points)
22	Mount Wolf	32.9% (±16.2 points)
23	Wrightsville	32.1% (±8.8 points)
24	York Township	29.9% (±3.1 points)
25	West Manchester Township	28.0% (±4.2 points)
26	Springettsbury Township	27.5% (±2.9 points)
27	Yorkana	26.4% (±21.2 points)
28	Wellsville	25.7% (±11.2 points)
29	Jacobus	21.4% (±12.3 points)
30	Jefferson (York County)	20.2% (±10.4 points)

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

The figures for York Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Queens Gate, Spry, Tyler Run.

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 York Township

How many renters are there in York Township?

York Township has an estimated 3,867 (±424) renting households, 29.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in York Township?

In York Township, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in York Township?

A renting household in York Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in York Township?

The median renting household in York Township, PA has an income of $49,032 (±$8,353) a year, against $103,617 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 York township, York County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:87056, in state:42 county:133).

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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