What percentage of people rent in Columbia Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Columbia Township, PA, 2020–2024
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22.1% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Columbia Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 89 renting households against 314 that own their home.

In Columbia Township, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.1% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 89 (±27)
Median renter income: $55,250 (±$21,141)

Who rents and who owns in Columbia Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Columbia Township	Bradford County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.1% (±6.4 points)	27.8% (±1.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	89 (±27)	6,851 (±431)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	314 (±56)	17,759 (±455)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,250 (±$21,141)	$44,455 (±$3,512)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,667 (±$16,657)	$76,585 (±$4,144)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Columbia Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Bradford County (27.8%).

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

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

In Bradford County, Columbia Township ranks 20 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1008 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Columbia 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	30.7% (±8.3 points)	22.1% (±6.4 points)	−8.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$764 (±$30)	$931 (±$254)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,270 (±$10,487)	$69,688 (±$15,314)	+47.4%	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 Columbia Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Columbia Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Columbia Township	—	22.1% (±6.4 points)	—
Sylvania	3.2 mi	21.8% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Roseville	4.8 mi	36.5% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Troy	5.8 mi	39.0% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Rutland Township	6.0 mi	13.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sullivan Township	6.7 mi	14.5% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Springfield Township (Bradford County)	6.9 mi	15.5% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wells Township (Bradford County)	7.3 mi	26.7% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Troy Township (Bradford County)	7.4 mi	20.6% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Troy, PA (39.0%).

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

Households that rent across Bradford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Wells Township (Bradford County)	26.7% (±10.3 points)
15	Athens Township (Bradford County)	26.0% (±6.0 points)
16	Alba	24.5% (±14.8 points)
17	Ulster Township	23.8% (±8.6 points)
18	Orwell Township	22.3% (±11.5 points)
19	Towanda Township	22.2% (±9.0 points)
20	Columbia Township	22.1% (±6.4 points)
21 (tie)	Sylvania	21.8% (±12.1 points)
21 (tie)	Wysox Township	21.8% (±8.9 points)
23	Troy Township (Bradford County)	20.6% (±6.8 points)
24	Asylum Township	19.2% (±6.6 points)
25 (tie)	Granville Township (Bradford County)	18.6% (±8.7 points)
25 (tie)	Windham Township (Bradford County)	18.6% (±9.1 points)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Bradford 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 Columbia Township

How many renters are there in Columbia Township?

Columbia Township has an estimated 89 (±27) renting households, 22.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Columbia Township?

In Columbia Township, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Columbia Township?

A renting household in Columbia Township has 2.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Columbia Township?

The median renting household in Columbia Township, PA has an income of $55,250 (±$21,141) a year, against $76,667 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 Columbia township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:15376, in state:42 county:015).

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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