What percentage of people rent in East Buffalo Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Buffalo Township, PA, 2020–2024
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17.0% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in East Buffalo Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 377 renting households against 1,841 that own their home.

In East Buffalo Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.0% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.0% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 377 (±144)

Who rents and who owns in East Buffalo Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Buffalo Township	Union County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.0% (±6.2 points)	27.7% (±2.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	377 (±144)	4,026 (±405)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,841 (±200)	10,520 (±397)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	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	—	$42,536 (±$4,788)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$149,011 (±$11,007)	$94,528 (±$5,179)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In East Buffalo Township, the renter share is lower than in Union County (27.7%).

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

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

In Union County, East Buffalo Township ranks 10 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1377 of 2,557.

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

How renting in East Buffalo 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	10.0% (±4.7 points)	17.0% (±6.2 points)	+7.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$996 (±$370)	$1,457 (±$486)	+46.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$94,250 (±$15,084)	$139,708 (±$17,327)	+48.2%	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 East Buffalo Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Buffalo Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Buffalo Township	—	17.0% (±6.2 points)	—
Union Township (Union County)	2.4 mi	13.9% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lewisburg	2.7 mi	58.9% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Buffalo Township (Union County)	4.4 mi	42.6% (±12.0 points)	Higher
West Chillisquaque Township	4.6 mi	17.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kelly Township	4.9 mi	38.7% (±12.5 points)	Higher
New Berlin	4.9 mi	13.0% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Snyder County)	5.3 mi	23.4% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe Township (Snyder County)	5.4 mi	14.2% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lewisburg, PA (58.9%), Buffalo Township (Union County), PA (42.6%), Kelly Township, PA (38.7%).

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

Households that rent across Union County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Mifflinburg	34.3% (±8.7 points)
5	Hartleton	26.2% (±14.8 points)
6	Lewis Township (Union County)	24.4% (±9.7 points)
7	West Buffalo Township	21.8% (±6.9 points)
8	Hartley Township	20.5% (±6.9 points)
9	Gregg Township (Union County)	20.3% (±7.0 points)
10	East Buffalo Township	17.0% (±6.2 points)
11	Union Township (Union County)	13.9% (±5.3 points)
12	New Berlin	13.0% (±5.1 points)
13	Limestone Township (Union County)	8.5% (±3.1 points)
14	White Deer Township	8.4% (±5.9 points)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Union County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for East Buffalo Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Linntown.

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 East Buffalo Township

How many renters are there in East Buffalo Township?

East Buffalo Township has an estimated 377 (±144) renting households, 17.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Buffalo Township?

In East Buffalo Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.0% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Buffalo Township?

A renting household in East Buffalo Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 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 East Buffalo township, Union County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:20888, in state:42 county:119).

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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