What percentage of people rent in Danville, PA?

57.3% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Danville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,339 renting households against 999 that own their home.

In Danville, the share of households that rent went from 62.0% in 2015–2019 to 57.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
57.3% (±8.0 points)
Renting households
1,339 (±213)
Median renter income
$48,264 (±$25,577)

Who rents and who owns in Danville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
DanvilleMontour CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Renter-occupied share57.3% (±8.0 points)31.5% (±3.1 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households1,339 (±213)2,477 (±258)1,617,882 (±10,181)45,017,354
Owning households999 (±188)5,385 (±233)3,656,971 (±15,249)84,210,142
Average renter household size1.6 (±0.2)1.8 (±0.1)2.1 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.1 (±0.2)2.4 (±0.1)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$48,264 (±$25,577)$56,400 (±$7,157)$47,506 (±$425)$52,966
Median owner household income$62,461 (±$6,972)$87,987 (±$5,406)$95,990 (±$362)$100,009

In Danville, the renter share is higher than in Montour County (31.5%).

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

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

In Montour County, Danville ranks 2 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 60 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Danville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent62.0% (±6.6 points)57.3% (±8.0 points)−4.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$685 (±$50)$1,105 (±$100)+61.3%Up after inflation
Median household income$38,669 (±$6,828)$59,219 (±$7,855)+53.1%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 Danville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Danville
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Danville—57.3% (±8.0 points)—
Mahoning Township (Montour County)0.5 mi34.3% (±6.6 points)Lower
Riverside1.8 mi10.2% (±4.5 points)Lower
Valley Township (Montour County)3.3 mi8.6% (±4.9 points)Lower
Rush Township (Northumberland County)3.4 mi10.4% (±5.6 points)Lower
Cooper Township (Montour County)3.7 mi9.6% (±4.4 points)Lower
West Hemlock Township5.0 mi8.2% (±5.5 points)Lower
Mayberry Township5.1 mi19.3% (±15.3 points)Lower
Montour Township5.3 mi12.0% (±5.6 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mahoning Township (Montour County), PA (34.3%), Riverside, PA (10.2%), Valley Township (Montour County), PA (8.6%).

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

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Washingtonville65.6% (±19.7 points)
2Danville57.3% (±8.0 points)
3Mahoning Township (Montour County)34.3% (±6.6 points)
4Limestone Township (Montour County)23.5% (±10.3 points)
5Mayberry Township19.3% (±15.3 points)
6Derry Township (Montour County)17.3% (±9.4 points)
7Liberty Township (Montour County)12.7% (±5.6 points)
8 (tie)Anthony Township (Montour County)9.6% (±4.9 points)

Showing 8 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 Danville

How many renters are there in Danville?

Danville has an estimated 1,339 (±213) renting households, 57.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Danville?

In Danville, the share of households that rent went from 62.0% in 2015–2019 to 57.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Danville?

A renting household in Danville has 1.6 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Danville?

The median renting household in Danville, PA has an income of $48,264 (±$25,577) a year, against $62,461 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 Danville borough, Pennsylvania (place:18136, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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