What percentage of people rent in Forest Lake Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Forest Lake Township, PA, 2020–2024
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19.8% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Forest Lake Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 84 renting households against 340 that own their home.

In Forest Lake Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.7% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.8% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 84 (±36)

Who rents and who owns in Forest Lake Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forest Lake Township	Susquehanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.8% (±7.5 points)	21.5% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	84 (±36)	3,340 (±212)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	340 (±57)	12,177 (±267)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$41,077 (±$4,432)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,750 (±$34,660)	$77,233 (±$3,140)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Forest Lake Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Susquehanna County (21.5%).

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

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

In Susquehanna County, Forest Lake Township ranks 18 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1156 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Forest Lake 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	27.7% (±7.6 points)	19.8% (±7.5 points)	−7.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$720 (±$84)	$933 (±$132)	+29.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,327 (±$6,334)	$68,750 (±$28,612)	+39.4%	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 Forest Lake Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forest Lake Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Forest Lake Township	—	19.8% (±7.5 points)	—
Friendsville	3.5 mi	15.2% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Middletown Township (Susquehanna County)	3.8 mi	13.8% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Choconut Township	4.6 mi	30.7% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Jessup Township	5.2 mi	4.4% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Silver Lake Township	5.7 mi	11.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Apolacon Township	7.1 mi	8.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Montrose	7.2 mi	42.3% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Rush Township (Susquehanna County)	7.6 mi	23.4% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jessup Township, PA (4.4%), Apolacon Township, PA (8.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Choconut Township, PA (30.7%), Montrose, PA (42.3%).

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

Households that rent across Susquehanna County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Lathrop Township	25.9% (±7.9 points)
13	Oakland	23.8% (±8.8 points)
14	Rush Township (Susquehanna County)	23.4% (±5.8 points)
15	Bridgewater Township	22.6% (±10.1 points)
16	New Milford Township	20.8% (±6.4 points)
17	Harmony Township (Susquehanna County)	20.0% (±9.5 points)
18	Forest Lake Township	19.8% (±7.5 points)
19	Hop Bottom	19.4% (±15.0 points)
20	Ararat Township	18.6% (±8.2 points)
21	Franklin Township (Susquehanna County)	17.4% (±6.3 points)
22	Auburn Township	17.1% (±6.1 points)
23	Jackson Township (Susquehanna County)	16.2% (±7.4 points)
24	Herrick Township (Susquehanna County)	15.9% (±8.1 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Susquehanna 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 Forest Lake Township

How many renters are there in Forest Lake Township?

Forest Lake Township has an estimated 84 (±36) renting households, 19.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Forest Lake Township?

In Forest Lake Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.7% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Forest Lake Township?

A renting household in Forest Lake Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.9 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 Forest Lake township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:26648, in state:42 county:115).

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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