County or equivalent · 42041
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Annual housing permits and reporting coverage
- Published estimate · 2025
- 745
- Reported only · 2025
- 724
- Added by estimation · 2025
- 21
Reported and estimated units by year
| Year and source | Published estimate | Reported only | Added by estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Census file | 1,037 | 1,037 | 0 |
| 2024 Census file | 1,037 | 1,034 | 3 |
| 2025 Census file | 745 | 724 | 21 |
2024 to 2025 · published estimate -292 units · reported only -310 · added by estimation +18. This split describes the difference between the published columns.
What types of housing were authorized?
| Units in building | Published estimate | Reported only | Added by estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
| One unit | 607 | 586 | 21 |
| Two units | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Three or four units | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Five or more units | 116 | 116 | 0 |
Local housing and rent context
| Measure | Estimate and margin |
|---|---|
| Housing units · Census table B25001 | 111,278 ± 111 |
| Median gross monthly rent · Census table B25064 | $1,249 ± $36 |
| Gross rent at least 30% of income · Census table B25070 | 41.7% ± 2.7 percentage points |
| Gross rent at least 50% of income | 20.4% ± 2 percentage points |
| Estimated households with a computed rent-to-income ratio | 28,873 |
The 2025 permit estimate amounts to 6.7 authorized units per 1,000 housing units in the ACS estimate. The numerator and denominator cover different periods.
The Vintage 2025 Census housing stock estimate changed from 113,473 in 2024 to 114,465 in 2025 (+992 units). This is a separate model-based inventory estimate.
Permit offices listed under this county code
Use the office pages for their own histories and source coverage notes.
- Camp Hill boroughPermit office 42088600 · Cumberland County · 2 authorized units
- Carlisle boroughPermit office 42092200 · Cumberland County · 16 authorized units
- Cooke townshipPermit office 42139300 · Cumberland County · 1 authorized units
- Dickinson townshipPermit office 42165400 · Cumberland County · 17 authorized units
- East Pennsboro townshipPermit office 42194200 · Cumberland County · 87 authorized units
- Hampden townshipPermit office 42280600 · Cumberland County · 21 authorized units
- Hopewell townshipPermit office 42305500 · Cumberland County · 2 authorized units
- Lemoyne boroughPermit office 42363700 · Cumberland County · 2 authorized units
- Lower Allen townshipPermit office 42382600 · Cumberland County · 68 authorized units
- Lower Frankford townshipPermit office 42384400 · Cumberland County · 10 authorized units
- Lower Mifflin townshipPermit office 42386800 · Cumberland County · 1 authorized units
- Mechanicsburg boroughPermit office 42418600 · Cumberland County · 11 authorized units
- Middlesex townshipPermit office 42425800 · Cumberland County · 90 authorized units
- Monroe townshipPermit office 42442000 · Cumberland County · 15 authorized units
- Mount Holly Springs boroughPermit office 42451300 · Cumberland County · 1 authorized units
- New Cumberland boroughPermit office 42467500 · Cumberland County · 0 authorized units
- Newburg boroughPermit office 42475300 · Cumberland County · 0 authorized units
- Newville boroughPermit office 42478600 · Cumberland County · 1 authorized units
- North Middleton townshipPermit office 42488800 · Cumberland County · 93 authorized units
- North Newton townshipPermit office 42489100 · Cumberland County · 1 authorized units
- Penn townshipPermit office 42520900 · Cumberland County · 6 authorized units
- Shippensburg boroughPermit office 42610300 · Cumberland County · 4 authorized units
- Shippensburg townshipPermit office 42610900 · Cumberland County · 0 authorized units
- Shiremanstown boroughPermit office 42611800 · Cumberland County · 0 authorized units
- Silver Spring townshipPermit office 42614800 · Cumberland County · 62 authorized units
- South Middleton townshipPermit office 42631300 · Cumberland County · 80 authorized units
- South Newton townshipPermit office 42631900 · Cumberland County · 1 authorized units
- Southampton townshipPermit office 42636100 · Cumberland County · 44 authorized units
- Upper Allen townshipPermit office 42701200 · Cumberland County · 100 authorized units
- Upper Frankford townshipPermit office 42703600 · Cumberland County · 3 authorized units
- Upper Mifflin townshipPermit office 42706600 · Cumberland County · 1 authorized units
- West Pennsboro townshipPermit office 42760000 · Cumberland County · 5 authorized units
- Wormleysburg boroughPermit office 42785800 · Cumberland County · 0 authorized units
Sources and definitions
How to read these figures
- The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately owned housing units authorized by permits. One permit can cover multiple units. The counts describe authorizations, a stage before starts and completions.
- The published estimate includes reported units and Census estimates that fill gaps. The difference is calculated from those two columns. Reported-only units can include records from approved alternative sources. A missing report can leave an office without a usable count.
- County and state totals come from their own Census files. Permit offices can cover places across county lines or areas served by another jurisdiction. The office’s county field is used for navigation.
- ACS housing inventory and rents are survey estimates for 2020–2024. Gross rent includes rent and separately paid utilities or fuels. Rent burden is the share paying at least 30% of income among cash-rent households with a computed ratio. Margins are at 90% confidence. The margin for rent burden is approximate.
- Vintage 2025 county housing stock is a separate Census series. Its model uses building-permit data alongside other inputs. Read stock change and permits as separate measures.
Public sources retrieved November 10, 2026. Building Permits Survey annual data · Survey methodology · American Community Survey data · Download the comparison