What percentage of people rent in Dreher Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dreher Township, PA, 2020–2024
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25.4% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Dreher Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 135 renting households against 396 that own their home.

In Dreher Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.4% in 2020–2024 (+5.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.4% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 135 (±66)

Who rents and who owns in Dreher Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dreher Township	Wayne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.4% (±9.9 points)	19.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	135 (±66)	4,066 (±355)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	396 (±73)	16,811 (±409)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.8)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$39,028 (±$6,817)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,250 (±$26,163)	$71,462 (±$4,209)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Dreher Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Wayne County (19.5%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Dreher Township ranks 5 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 837 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Dreher 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	20.2% (±7.6 points)	25.4% (±9.9 points)	+5.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$856 (±$103)	$975 (±$291)	+13.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,750 (±$17,511)	$51,648 (±$6,932)	+18.1%	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 Dreher Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dreher Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dreher Township	—	25.4% (±9.9 points)	—
Sterling Township	3.3 mi	10.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Lehigh Township (Wayne County)	4.2 mi	8.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Greene Township (Pike County)	5.9 mi	16.1% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Lackawanna County)	6.6 mi	8.4% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Salem Township (Wayne County)	6.9 mi	20.9% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Big Bass Lake	7.1 mi	8.9% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Covington Township (Lackawanna County)	7.2 mi	9.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Wallenpaupack Lake Estates	8.2 mi	14.0% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sterling Township, PA (10.2%), Lehigh Township (Wayne County), PA (8.7%), Madison Township (Lackawanna County), PA (8.4%).

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

Households that rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hawley	52.0% (±9.0 points)
2	Honesdale	48.3% (±9.3 points)
3	Waymart	47.3% (±10.0 points)
4	Prompton	25.8% (±18.1 points)
5	Dreher Township	25.4% (±9.9 points)
6	Canaan Township	25.1% (±9.0 points)
7	Cherry Ridge Township	21.9% (±10.5 points)
8	Salem Township (Wayne County)	20.9% (±9.1 points)
9	South Canaan Township	20.4% (±6.8 points)
10	Manchester Township (Wayne County)	18.6% (±7.5 points)
11	Palmyra Township (Wayne County)	17.8% (±7.7 points)

Showing 11 of 28 places in Wayne 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 Dreher Township

How many renters are there in Dreher Township?

Dreher Township has an estimated 135 (±66) renting households, 25.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dreher Township?

In Dreher Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.4% in 2020–2024 (+5.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dreher Township?

A renting household in Dreher Township has 2.9 people on average, against 2.3 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 Dreher township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:19864, in state:42 county:127).

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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