What percentage of people rent in Curwensville, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Curwensville, PA, 2020–2024
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29.5% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Curwensville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 302 renting households against 720 that own their home.

In Curwensville, the share of households that rent went from 33.4% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.5% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 302 (±86)
Median renter income: $29,250 (±$27,818)

Who rents and who owns in Curwensville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Curwensville	Clearfield County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.5% (±7.3 points)	21.5% (±1.4 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	302 (±86)	6,984 (±478)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	720 (±88)	25,534 (±611)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,250 (±$27,818)	$33,919 (±$4,365)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,854 (±$9,483)	$71,893 (±$2,490)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Curwensville, the renter share is higher than in Clearfield County (21.5%).

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

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

In Clearfield County, Curwensville ranks 6 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 656 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Curwensville 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	33.4% (±5.5 points)	29.5% (±7.3 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$579 (±$96)	$724 (±$97)	+25.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,083 (±$6,330)	$56,400 (±$3,401)	+60.8%	Up 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 Curwensville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Curwensville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Curwensville	—	29.5% (±7.3 points)	—
Pike Township (Clearfield County)	1.8 mi	8.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Hyde	3.5 mi	49.0% (±16.0 points)	Higher
Grampian	4.9 mi	35.8% (±25.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clearfield	5.3 mi	45.2% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Plymptonville	6.0 mi	15.4% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Knox Township (Clearfield County)	6.1 mi	6.8% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Penn Township (Clearfield County)	6.3 mi	17.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bloom Township	6.5 mi	11.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pike Township (Clearfield County), PA (8.1%), Plymptonville, PA (15.4%), Knox Township (Clearfield County), PA (6.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hyde, PA (49.0%), Clearfield, PA (45.2%).

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

Households that rent across Clearfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Clearfield	45.2% (±5.9 points)
2	Chester Hill	44.1% (±10.5 points)
3	DuBois	40.9% (±5.4 points)
4	Coalport	38.0% (±14.3 points)
5	Grampian	35.8% (±25.5 points)
6	Curwensville	29.5% (±7.3 points)
7	Westover	24.4% (±14.5 points)
8	Lawrence Township (Clearfield County)	21.7% (±3.9 points)
9	Woodward Township (Clearfield County)	21.3% (±4.5 points)
10	Houtzdale	20.5% (±6.7 points)
11	New Washington	20.0% (±19.9 points)
12 (tie)	Morris Township (Clearfield County)	19.8% (±10.0 points)

Showing 12 of 49 places in Clearfield 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 Curwensville

How many renters are there in Curwensville?

Curwensville has an estimated 302 (±86) renting households, 29.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Curwensville?

In Curwensville, the share of households that rent went from 33.4% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Curwensville?

A renting household in Curwensville has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Curwensville?

The median renting household in Curwensville, PA has an income of $29,250 (±$27,818) a year, against $68,854 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 Curwensville borough, Pennsylvania (place:17840, 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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