What percentage of people rent in Clifton Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Clifton Township, PA, 2020–2024
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15.2% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Clifton Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 82 renting households against 458 that own their home.

In Clifton Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.2% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 82 (±39)
Median renter income: $65,000 (±$27,551)

Who rents and who owns in Clifton Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clifton Township	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.2% (±6.6 points)	34.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	82 (±39)	30,519 (±1,082)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	458 (±121)	57,744 (±1,063)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.9)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$65,000 (±$27,551)	$39,028 (±$2,160)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,402 (±$3,816)	$86,052 (±$2,481)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Clifton Township, the renter share is lower than in Lackawanna County (34.6%).

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

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

In Lackawanna County, Clifton Township ranks 25 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1550 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Clifton Township 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	12.8% (±6.7 points)	15.2% (±6.6 points)	+2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,134 (±$328)	$1,106 (±$182)	−2.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,111 (±$12,512)	$56,705 (±$2,980)	+1.1%	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 Clifton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clifton Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Clifton Township	—	15.2% (±6.6 points)	—
Covington Township (Lackawanna County)	3.7 mi	9.0% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Thornhurst Township	5.0 mi	9.2% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Coolbaugh Township	6.2 mi	19.1% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Moscow	6.3 mi	21.2% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Brook Township	6.5 mi	14.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lehigh Township (Wayne County)	6.7 mi	8.7% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Lackawanna County)	7.5 mi	8.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Buck Township	8.3 mi	11.9% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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
19	Jermyn	23.3% (±7.4 points)
20	Moscow	21.2% (±8.5 points)
21	Throop	20.9% (±7.7 points)
22	Ransom Township	20.8% (±9.0 points)
23	Mayfield	18.9% (±6.2 points)
24	Fell Township	17.8% (±5.8 points)
25	Clifton Township	15.2% (±6.6 points)
26	Spring Brook Township	14.5% (±5.3 points)
27	Dalton	14.3% (±7.1 points)
28	Benton Township (Lackawanna County)	13.5% (±6.4 points)
29	Greenfield Township (Lackawanna County)	12.0% (±5.9 points)
30	Jefferson Township (Lackawanna County)	10.4% (±6.1 points)
31	North Abington Township	9.9% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Lackawanna County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Clifton Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Big Bass Lake.

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 Clifton Township

How many renters are there in Clifton Township?

Clifton Township has an estimated 82 (±39) renting households, 15.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Clifton Township?

In Clifton Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Clifton Township?

A renting household in Clifton Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Clifton Township?

The median renting household in Clifton Township, PA has an income of $65,000 (±$27,551) a year, against $56,402 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 Clifton township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:14256, in state:42 county:069).

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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