What percentage of people rent in Fell Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fell Township, PA, 2020–2024
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17.8% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Fell Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 171 renting households against 787 that own their home.

In Fell Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.8% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 171 (±60)
Median renter income: $37,344 (±$10,177)

Who rents and who owns in Fell Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fell Township	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.8% (±5.8 points)	34.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	171 (±60)	30,519 (±1,082)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	787 (±117)	57,744 (±1,063)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,344 (±$10,177)	$39,028 (±$2,160)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,464 (±$16,684)	$86,052 (±$2,481)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Fell Township, the renter share is lower than in Lackawanna County (34.6%).

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

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

In Lackawanna County, Fell Township ranks 24 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1298 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Fell 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	23.7% (±6.8 points)	17.8% (±5.8 points)	−5.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$796 (±$98)	$1,002 (±$227)	+25.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,115 (±$5,272)	$60,875 (±$14,680)	+23.9%	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 Fell Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fell Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fell Township	—	17.8% (±5.8 points)	—
Vandling	2.2 mi	26.9% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Carbondale	2.4 mi	48.8% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Carbondale Township	3.6 mi	29.3% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Forest City	3.7 mi	33.4% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Greenfield Township (Lackawanna County)	4.7 mi	12.0% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mayfield	4.7 mi	18.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Waymart	5.4 mi	47.3% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Clifford Township	5.4 mi	15.2% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carbondale, PA (48.8%), Forest City, PA (33.4%), Waymart, PA (47.3%).

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

Households that rent across Lackawanna County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18	Elmhurst Township	23.5% (±9.9 points)
19	Jermyn	23.3% (±7.4 points)
20	Moscow	21.2% (±8.5 points)
21	Throop	20.9% (±7.7 points)
22	Ransom Township	20.8% (±9.0 points)
23	Mayfield	18.9% (±6.2 points)
24	Fell Township	17.8% (±5.8 points)
25	Clifton Township	15.2% (±6.6 points)
26	Spring Brook Township	14.5% (±5.3 points)
27	Dalton	14.3% (±7.1 points)
28	Benton Township (Lackawanna County)	13.5% (±6.4 points)
29	Greenfield Township (Lackawanna County)	12.0% (±5.9 points)
30	Jefferson Township (Lackawanna County)	10.4% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Lackawanna County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Fell Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Simpson.

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 Fell Township

How many renters are there in Fell Township?

Fell Township has an estimated 171 (±60) renting households, 17.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fell Township?

In Fell Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fell Township?

A renting household in Fell Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fell Township?

The median renting household in Fell Township, PA has an income of $37,344 (±$10,177) a year, against $69,464 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 Fell township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:25560, in state:42 county:069).

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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