What percentage of people rent in Blakely, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Blakely, PA, 2020–2024
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31.9% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in Blakely, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 950 renting households against 2,032 that own their home.

In Blakely, the share of households that rent went from 30.0% in 2015–2019 to 31.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.9% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 950 (±235)
Median renter income: $52,174 (±$22,793)

Who rents and who owns in Blakely

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blakely	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.9% (±7.9 points)	34.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	950 (±235)	30,519 (±1,082)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,032 (±316)	57,744 (±1,063)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,174 (±$22,793)	$39,028 (±$2,160)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,111 (±$7,404)	$86,052 (±$2,481)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Blakely, the renter share is not measurably different from Lackawanna County (34.6%).

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

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

In Lackawanna County, Blakely ranks 7 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 573 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Blakely 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	30.0% (±6.2 points)	31.9% (±7.9 points)	+1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$837 (±$79)	$1,063 (±$186)	+27.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,194 (±$10,565)	$55,855 (±$5,009)	+3.1%	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 Blakely

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blakely
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Blakely	—	31.9% (±7.9 points)	—
Dickson City	2.2 mi	33.2% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Olyphant	2.7 mi	31.4% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Archbald	3.0 mi	23.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Throop	3.3 mi	20.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Chinchilla	3.4 mi	11.2% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Jessup	3.9 mi	30.6% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Scott Township (Lackawanna County)	4.0 mi	5.9% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Jermyn	4.1 mi	23.3% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Chinchilla, PA (11.2%), Scott Township (Lackawanna County), PA (5.9%).

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

Households that rent across Lackawanna County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Scranton	50.1% (±1.9 points)
2	Carbondale	48.8% (±6.5 points)
3	Dunmore	38.9% (±4.0 points)
4	Taylor	37.5% (±8.3 points)
5	Moosic	33.4% (±8.6 points)
6	Dickson City	33.2% (±6.0 points)
7	Blakely	31.9% (±7.9 points)
8	Olyphant	31.4% (±9.1 points)
9	Jessup	30.6% (±9.6 points)
10	Old Forge	30.0% (±5.5 points)
11	Carbondale Township	29.3% (±13.0 points)
12	Clarks Summit	27.0% (±8.8 points)
13	Vandling	26.9% (±10.8 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Lackawanna 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 Blakely

How many renters are there in Blakely?

Blakely has an estimated 950 (±235) renting households, 31.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Blakely?

In Blakely, the share of households that rent went from 30.0% in 2015–2019 to 31.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Blakely?

A renting household in Blakely has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Blakely?

The median renting household in Blakely, PA has an income of $52,174 (±$22,793) a year, against $56,111 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 Blakely borough, Pennsylvania (place:06928, 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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