What percentage of people rent in Fishing Creek Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fishing Creek Township, PA, 2020–2024
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11.1% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Fishing Creek Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 65 renting households against 518 that own their home.

In Fishing Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 8.5% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.1% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 65 (±33)
Median renter income: $46,750 (±$5,414)

Who rents and who owns in Fishing Creek Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fishing Creek Township	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.1% (±5.4 points)	30.5% (±1.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	65 (±33)	8,037 (±485)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	518 (±69)	18,313 (±440)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,750 (±$5,414)	$39,409 (±$6,312)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,000 (±$11,310)	$77,719 (±$2,866)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Fishing Creek Township, the renter share is lower than in Columbia County (30.5%).

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

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

In Columbia County, Fishing Creek Township ranks 25 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1951 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Fishing Creek 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	8.5% (±4.5 points)	11.1% (±5.4 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$942 (±$34)	$469 (±$167)	−50.2%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$65,536 (±$9,534)	$81,932 (±$8,197)	+25.0%	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 Fishing Creek Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fishing Creek Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fishing Creek Township	—	11.1% (±5.4 points)	—
Stillwater	1.5 mi	11.8% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Benton Township (Columbia County)	4.0 mi	16.8% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
New Columbus	4.1 mi	14.0% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Benton	4.2 mi	56.6% (±13.2 points)	Higher
Orange Township	4.9 mi	3.2% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Briar Creek Township	5.3 mi	14.1% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
North Centre Township	5.4 mi	5.4% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Orangeville	5.4 mi	27.4% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Orange Township, PA (3.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Benton, PA (56.6%).

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

Households that rent across Columbia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
19	Briar Creek Township	14.1% (±5.2 points)
20 (tie)	Hemlock Township	13.9% (±7.7 points)
20 (tie)	Madison Township (Columbia County)	13.9% (±5.3 points)
22	Sugarloaf Township (Columbia County)	12.1% (±5.4 points)
23	Montour Township	12.0% (±5.6 points)
24	Stillwater	11.8% (±11.1 points)
25	Fishing Creek Township	11.1% (±5.4 points)
26	Pine Township (Columbia County)	7.3% (±3.7 points)
27	Roaring Creek Township	6.8% (±3.8 points)
28	Conyngham Township (Columbia County)	5.5% (±4.9 points)
29	North Centre Township	5.4% (±3.5 points)
30	Cleveland Township	4.8% (±2.7 points)
31	Beaver Township (Columbia County)	4.0% (±2.4 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Columbia 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 Fishing Creek Township

How many renters are there in Fishing Creek Township?

Fishing Creek Township has an estimated 65 (±33) renting households, 11.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fishing Creek Township?

In Fishing Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 8.5% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fishing Creek Township?

A renting household in Fishing Creek Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fishing Creek Township?

The median renting household in Fishing Creek Township, PA has an income of $46,750 (±$5,414) a year, against $89,000 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 Fishing Creek township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:26056, in state:42 county:037).

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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