What percentage of people rent in Cooper Township (Montour County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cooper Township (Montour County), PA, 2020–2024
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9.6% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Cooper Township (Montour County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 47 renting households against 442 that own their home.

In Cooper Township (Montour County), the share of households that rent went from 10.8% in 2015–2019 to 9.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.6% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 47 (±22)

Who rents and who owns in Cooper Township (Montour County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cooper Township (Montour County)	Montour County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.6% (±4.4 points)	31.5% (±3.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	47 (±22)	2,477 (±258)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	442 (±79)	5,385 (±233)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.9)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$56,400 (±$7,157)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,875 (±$11,071)	$87,987 (±$5,406)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Cooper Township (Montour County), the renter share is lower than in Montour County (31.5%).

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

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

In Montour County, Cooper Township (Montour County) ranks 9 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2097 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Cooper Township (Montour County) 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	10.8% (±4.9 points)	9.6% (±4.4 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$778 (±$27)	$1,005 (±$992)	+29.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,571 (±$9,291)	$71,406 (±$11,659)	+4.1%	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 Cooper Township (Montour County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cooper Township (Montour County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cooper Township (Montour County)	—	9.6% (±4.4 points)	—
Montour Township	1.6 mi	12.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mahoning Township (Montour County)	3.2 mi	34.3% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Mayberry Township	3.3 mi	19.3% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Danville	3.7 mi	57.3% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Franklin Township (Columbia County)	3.9 mi	17.4% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hemlock Township	4.2 mi	13.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Catawissa	4.3 mi	43.0% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Bloomsburg	5.2 mi	64.6% (±4.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mahoning Township (Montour County), PA (34.3%), Danville, PA (57.3%), Catawissa, PA (43.0%).

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

Households that rent across Montour County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Mahoning Township (Montour County)	34.3% (±6.6 points)
4	Limestone Township (Montour County)	23.5% (±10.3 points)
5	Mayberry Township	19.3% (±15.3 points)
6	Derry Township (Montour County)	17.3% (±9.4 points)
7	Liberty Township (Montour County)	12.7% (±5.6 points)
8 (tie)	Anthony Township (Montour County)	9.6% (±4.9 points)
8 (tie)	Cooper Township (Montour County)	9.6% (±4.4 points)
10	Valley Township (Montour County)	8.6% (±4.9 points)
11	West Hemlock Township	8.2% (±5.5 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Montour 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 Cooper Township (Montour County)

How many renters are there in Cooper Township (Montour County)?

Cooper Township (Montour County) has an estimated 47 (±22) renting households, 9.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cooper Township (Montour County)?

In Cooper Township (Montour County), the share of households that rent went from 10.8% in 2015–2019 to 9.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cooper Township (Montour County)?

A renting household in Cooper Township (Montour County) has 1.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned 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 Cooper township, Montour County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:16048, in state:42 county:093).

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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