What percentage of people rent in Elkland, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Elkland, PA, 2020–2024
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25.6% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Elkland, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 167 renting households against 486 that own their home.

In Elkland, the share of households that rent went from 39.3% in 2015–2019 to 25.6% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.6% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 167 (±51)
Median renter income: $32,396 (±$14,401)

Who rents and who owns in Elkland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elkland	Tioga County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.6% (±7.3 points)	22.6% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	167 (±51)	3,776 (±244)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	486 (±72)	12,911 (±287)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,396 (±$14,401)	$37,429 (±$3,795)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,727 (±$29,508)	$72,756 (±$2,130)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Elkland, the renter share is not measurably different from Tioga County (22.6%).

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

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

In Tioga County, Elkland ranks 14 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 822 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Elkland 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	39.3% (±6.8 points)	25.6% (±7.3 points)	−13.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$704 (±$59)	$833 (±$149)	+18.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,500 (±$14,176)	$54,531 (±$15,546)	+28.3%	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 Elkland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elkland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elkland	—	25.6% (±7.3 points)	—
Nelson Township	1.9 mi	7.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Osceola Township	3.1 mi	25.7% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Farmington Township (Tioga County)	4.5 mi	7.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of Tuscarora	5.1 mi	13.7% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Town of Woodhull	5.9 mi	16.5% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township (Tioga County)	6.3 mi	15.2% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Knoxville	6.7 mi	36.0% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Middlebury Township	8.9 mi	14.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Nelson Township, PA (7.6%), Farmington Township (Tioga County), PA (7.4%), Town of Tuscarora, NY (13.7%).

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

Households that rent across Tioga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Blossburg	31.6% (±9.2 points)
9	Shippen Township (Tioga County)	30.9% (±20.6 points)
10	Richmond Township (Tioga County)	28.9% (±8.5 points)
11	Covington Township (Tioga County)	27.8% (±7.5 points)
12	Putnam Township	27.0% (±9.7 points)
13	Osceola Township	25.7% (±11.5 points)
14	Elkland	25.6% (±7.3 points)
15	Tioga	22.9% (±9.0 points)
16	Charleston Township	20.1% (±8.5 points)
17 (tie)	Hamilton Township (Tioga County)	17.6% (±9.7 points)
17 (tie)	Tioga Township	17.6% (±11.9 points)
19	Delmar Township	16.1% (±5.7 points)
20	Morris Township (Tioga County)	15.5% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Tioga 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 Elkland

How many renters are there in Elkland?

Elkland has an estimated 167 (±51) renting households, 25.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elkland?

In Elkland, the share of households that rent went from 39.3% in 2015–2019 to 25.6% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Elkland?

A renting household in Elkland has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Elkland?

The median renting household in Elkland, PA has an income of $32,396 (±$14,401) a year, against $62,727 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 Elkland borough, Pennsylvania (place:23152, 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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