What percentage of people rent in Benton, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Benton, PA, 2020–2024
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56.6% (±13.2 points) of the occupied homes in Benton, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 155 renting households against 119 that own their home.

In Benton, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 56.6% in 2020–2024 (+21.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 56.6% (±13.2 points)
Renting households: 155 (±66)

Who rents and who owns in Benton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Benton	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	56.6% (±13.2 points)	30.5% (±1.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	155 (±66)	8,037 (±485)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	119 (±39)	18,313 (±440)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$39,409 (±$6,312)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,417 (±$43,366)	$77,719 (±$2,866)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Benton, the renter share is higher than in Columbia County (30.5%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

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

In Columbia County, Benton ranks 2 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 68 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Benton 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	35.4% (±10.7 points)	56.6% (±13.2 points)	+21.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$650 (±$156)	$956 (±$164)	+47.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,208 (±$8,751)	$34,500 (±$17,607)	−31.3%	Down 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 Benton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Benton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Benton	—	56.6% (±13.2 points)	—
Benton Township (Columbia County)	1.0 mi	16.8% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Stillwater	3.0 mi	11.8% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Jackson Township (Columbia County)	3.3 mi	21.9% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Fishing Creek Township	4.2 mi	11.1% (±5.4 points)	Lower
New Columbus	5.3 mi	14.0% (±11.9 points)	Lower
Sugarloaf Township (Columbia County)	5.5 mi	12.1% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Greenwood Township (Columbia County)	5.5 mi	19.6% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Pine Township (Columbia County)	6.8 mi	7.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Benton Township (Columbia County), PA (16.8%), Stillwater, PA (11.8%), Jackson Township (Columbia County), PA (21.9%).

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

Households that rent across Columbia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bloomsburg	64.6% (±4.7 points)
2	Benton	56.6% (±13.2 points)
3	Briar Creek	55.2% (±14.3 points)
4	Millville	49.4% (±10.9 points)
5	Catawissa	43.0% (±7.4 points)
6	Berwick	39.7% (±5.5 points)
7	South Centre Township	29.5% (±9.5 points)
8	Orangeville	27.4% (±16.3 points)

Showing 8 of 33 places in Columbia 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 Benton

How many renters are there in Benton?

Benton has an estimated 155 (±66) renting households, 56.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Benton?

In Benton, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 56.6% in 2020–2024 (+21.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Benton?

A renting household in Benton has 1.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 Benton borough, Pennsylvania (place:05680, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.