What percentage of people rent in Berwick, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Berwick, PA, 2020–2024
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39.7% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Berwick, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,842 renting households against 2,801 that own their home.

In Berwick, the share of households that rent went from 39.8% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.7% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 1,842 (±282)
Median renter income: $35,872 (±$5,482)

Who rents and who owns in Berwick

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Berwick	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.7% (±5.5 points)	30.5% (±1.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,842 (±282)	8,037 (±485)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,801 (±293)	18,313 (±440)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,872 (±$5,482)	$39,409 (±$6,312)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,724 (±$11,957)	$77,719 (±$2,866)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Columbia County, Berwick ranks 6 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 346 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Berwick 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	39.8% (±5.4 points)	39.7% (±5.5 points)	−0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$666 (±$95)	$797 (±$91)	+19.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,227 (±$5,835)	$49,800 (±$5,192)	+23.8%	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 Berwick

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Berwick
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Berwick	—	39.7% (±5.5 points)	—
Briar Creek	1.8 mi	55.2% (±14.3 points)	Higher
Nescopeck	2.0 mi	32.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
East Berwick	2.0 mi	8.3% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Briar Creek Township	2.7 mi	14.1% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Mifflin Township (Columbia County)	3.0 mi	15.8% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Mifflinville	3.2 mi	21.7% (±13.1 points)	Lower
Nescopeck Township	4.9 mi	8.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Salem Township (Luzerne County)	5.0 mi	8.8% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Berwick, PA (8.3%), Briar Creek Township, PA (14.1%), Mifflin Township (Columbia County), PA (15.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Briar Creek, PA (55.2%).

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)
9	Scott Township (Columbia County)	25.3% (±7.5 points)
10	Jackson Township (Columbia County)	21.9% (±9.3 points)
11	Greenwood Township (Columbia County)	19.6% (±7.1 points)
12	Main Township	17.6% (±8.1 points)

Showing 12 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 Berwick

How many renters are there in Berwick?

Berwick has an estimated 1,842 (±282) renting households, 39.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Berwick?

In Berwick, the share of households that rent went from 39.8% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Berwick?

A renting household in Berwick has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Berwick?

The median renting household in Berwick, PA has an income of $35,872 (±$5,482) a year, against $64,724 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 Berwick borough, Pennsylvania (place:05888, 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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