What percentage of people rent in Delaware Township (Pike County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Delaware Township (Pike County), PA, 2020–2024
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10.5% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Delaware Township (Pike County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 320 renting households against 2,724 that own their home.

In Delaware Township (Pike County), the share of households that rent went from 13.2% in 2015–2019 to 10.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.5% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 320 (±122)
Median renter income: $47,368 (±$19,868)

Who rents and who owns in Delaware Township (Pike County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Delaware Township (Pike County)	Pike County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.5% (±4.1 points)	13.0% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	320 (±122)	3,146 (±344)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,724 (±255)	21,116 (±542)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.8)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,368 (±$19,868)	$51,912 (±$5,212)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,655 (±$12,221)	$86,197 (±$3,398)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Delaware Township (Pike County), the renter share is not measurably different from Pike County (13.0%).

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

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

In Pike County, Delaware Township (Pike County) ranks 8 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2007 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Delaware Township (Pike 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	13.2% (±4.2 points)	10.5% (±4.1 points)	−2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,155 (±$182)	$1,146 (±$153)	−0.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$63,688 (±$5,387)	$86,478 (±$6,521)	+35.8%	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 Delaware Township (Pike County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Delaware Township (Pike County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Delaware Township (Pike County)	—	10.5% (±4.1 points)	—
Pocono Ranch Lands	4.7 mi	26.1% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gold Key Lake	5.4 mi	12.0% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sunrise Lake	5.5 mi	8.0% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Conashaugh Lakes	5.7 mi	1.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Dingman Township	5.9 mi	9.0% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sandyston Township	6.2 mi	3.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Pocono Woodland Lakes	6.3 mi	4.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lehman Township (Pike County)	6.8 mi	8.4% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conashaugh Lakes, PA (1.8%), Sandyston Township, NJ (3.4%).

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

Households that rent across Pike County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Matamoras	29.8% (±7.7 points)
3	Westfall Township	29.5% (±6.7 points)
4	Greene Township (Pike County)	16.1% (±7.0 points)
5	Palmyra Township (Pike County)	15.9% (±6.8 points)
6	Milford Township (Pike County)	13.0% (±5.1 points)
7	Shohola Township	12.3% (±5.8 points)
8	Delaware Township (Pike County)	10.5% (±4.1 points)
9	Porter Township (Pike County)	9.6% (±8.7 points)
10	Blooming Grove Township	9.1% (±4.7 points)
11	Dingman Township	9.0% (±3.1 points)
12	Lehman Township (Pike County)	8.4% (±4.4 points)
13	Lackawaxen Township	3.6% (±2.1 points)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Pike County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Delaware Township (Pike County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Birchwood Lakes.

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 Delaware Township (Pike County)

How many renters are there in Delaware Township (Pike County)?

Delaware Township (Pike County) has an estimated 320 (±122) renting households, 10.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Delaware Township (Pike County)?

In Delaware Township (Pike County), the share of households that rent went from 13.2% in 2015–2019 to 10.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Delaware Township (Pike County)?

A renting household in Delaware Township (Pike County) has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Delaware Township (Pike County)?

The median renting household in Delaware Township (Pike County), PA has an income of $47,368 (±$19,868) a year, against $90,655 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 Delaware township, Pike County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:18704, in state:42 county:103).

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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