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

Name: Renters and owners in East Penn Township, PA, 2020–2024
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13.0% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in East Penn Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 134 renting households against 894 that own their home.

In East Penn Township, the share of households that rent went from 9.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.0% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 134 (±57)
Median renter income: $39,250 (±$29,470)

Who rents and who owns in East Penn Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Penn Township	Carbon County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.0% (±5.0 points)	23.6% (±2.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	134 (±57)	6,431 (±577)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	894 (±133)	20,824 (±726)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,250 (±$29,470)	$41,543 (±$5,064)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,158 (±$16,460)	$75,805 (±$3,724)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In East Penn Township, the renter share is lower than in Carbon County (23.6%).

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

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

In Carbon County, East Penn Township ranks 17 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1765 of 2,557.

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

How renting in East Penn 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	9.2% (±4.5 points)	13.0% (±5.0 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$874 (±$114)	$1,114 (±$119)	+27.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,598 (±$10,980)	$70,294 (±$14,068)	+17.9%	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 Penn Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Penn Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Penn Township	—	13.0% (±5.0 points)	—
Mahoning Township (Carbon County)	3.3 mi	13.5% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lehighton	3.7 mi	50.3% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Bowmanstown	3.8 mi	38.6% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Weissport	4.0 mi	50.5% (±15.4 points)	Higher
Parryville	4.4 mi	22.5% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Weissport East	4.8 mi	21.8% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Lehigh County)	4.9 mi	6.4% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)	4.9 mi	10.3% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Washington Township (Lehigh County), PA (6.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lehighton, PA (50.3%), Bowmanstown, PA (38.6%), Weissport, PA (50.5%).

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

Households that rent across Carbon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Summit Hill	18.5% (±10.6 points)
12	East Side	17.6% (±11.9 points)
13	Franklin Township (Carbon County)	15.6% (±7.1 points)
14	Banks Township (Carbon County)	15.1% (±12.2 points)
15	Mahoning Township (Carbon County)	13.5% (±9.5 points)
16	Jim Thorpe	13.2% (±6.5 points)
17	East Penn Township	13.0% (±5.0 points)
18	Packer Township	12.9% (±5.1 points)
19	Towamensing Township	10.9% (±9.7 points)
20	Lausanne Township	10.8% (±9.1 points)
21	Penn Forest Township	10.4% (±3.2 points)
22	Lehigh Township (Carbon County)	5.6% (±5.4 points)
23	Kidder Township	5.5% (±3.7 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Carbon 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 East Penn Township

How many renters are there in East Penn Township?

East Penn Township has an estimated 134 (±57) renting households, 13.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Penn Township?

In East Penn Township, the share of households that rent went from 9.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Penn Township?

A renting household in East Penn Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Penn Township?

The median renting household in East Penn Township, PA has an income of $39,250 (±$29,470) a year, against $83,158 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 East Penn township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:21664, in state:42 county:025).

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.