What percentage of people rent in Brockway, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Brockway, PA, 2020–2024
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34.0% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Brockway, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 347 renting households against 675 that own their home.

In Brockway, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 34.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.0% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 347 (±100)
Median renter income: $36,399 (±$3,771)

Who rents and who owns in Brockway

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brockway	Jefferson County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.0% (±8.9 points)	25.1% (±1.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	347 (±100)	4,602 (±319)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	675 (±109)	13,742 (±299)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,399 (±$3,771)	$36,390 (±$2,209)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,345 (±$22,352)	$67,763 (±$2,102)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Brockway, the renter share is not measurably different from Jefferson County (25.1%).

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

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

In Jefferson County, Brockway ranks 6 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 504 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Brockway 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	32.6% (±6.0 points)	34.0% (±8.9 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$688 (±$99)	$737 (±$87)	+7.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,272 (±$8,037)	$56,563 (±$14,305)	+24.9%	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 Brockway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brockway
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brockway	—	34.0% (±8.9 points)	—
Snyder Township (Jefferson County)	1.5 mi	12.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Horton Township	5.3 mi	14.2% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Washington Township (Jefferson County)	5.5 mi	17.1% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Treasure Lake	6.6 mi	5.5% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Falls Creek	7.3 mi	37.2% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sandy Township	7.7 mi	19.8% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Polk Township (Jefferson County)	8.4 mi	5.4% (±5.9 points)	Lower
DuBois	8.8 mi	40.9% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Snyder Township (Jefferson County), PA (12.1%), Horton Township, PA (14.2%), Washington Township (Jefferson County), PA (17.1%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Punxsutawney	47.7% (±5.6 points)
2	Brookville	42.1% (±6.6 points)
3	Reynoldsville	39.8% (±8.6 points)
4	Falls Creek	37.2% (±12.1 points)
5	Sykesville	36.2% (±8.0 points)
6	Brockway	34.0% (±8.9 points)
7	Corsica	32.0% (±10.2 points)
8	Summerville	30.3% (±9.9 points)
9	Big Run	29.9% (±10.9 points)
10	Pine Creek Township (Jefferson County)	21.1% (±6.5 points)
11	Gaskill Township	19.7% (±8.7 points)
12	Washington Township (Jefferson County)	17.1% (±5.3 points)

Showing 12 of 34 places in Jefferson 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 Brockway

How many renters are there in Brockway?

Brockway has an estimated 347 (±100) renting households, 34.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brockway?

In Brockway, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 34.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Brockway?

A renting household in Brockway has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Brockway?

The median renting household in Brockway, PA has an income of $36,399 (±$3,771) a year, against $74,345 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 Brockway borough, Pennsylvania (place:08960, 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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