What percentage of people rent in Freeburg, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Freeburg, PA, 2020–2024
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24.1% (±9.8 points) of the occupied homes in Freeburg, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 76 renting households against 239 that own their home.

In Freeburg, the share of households that rent went from 20.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.1% in 2020–2024 (+3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.1% (±9.8 points)
Renting households: 76 (±33)
Median renter income: $53,750 (±$25,584)

Who rents and who owns in Freeburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Freeburg	Snyder County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.1% (±9.8 points)	24.4% (±1.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	76 (±33)	3,565 (±282)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	239 (±69)	11,035 (±297)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,750 (±$25,584)	$43,902 (±$4,364)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,313 (±$16,373)	$75,069 (±$3,993)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Freeburg, the renter share is not measurably different from Snyder County (24.4%).

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

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

In Snyder County, Freeburg ranks 7 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 899 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Freeburg 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	20.6% (±7.5 points)	24.1% (±9.8 points)	+3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$715 (±$36)	$1,089 (±$129)	+52.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$57,656 (±$10,229)	$60,694 (±$14,549)	+5.3%	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 Freeburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Freeburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Freeburg	—	24.1% (±9.8 points)	—
Washington Township (Snyder County)	1.0 mi	11.4% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Union Township (Snyder County)	3.6 mi	18.2% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Penn Township (Snyder County)	3.9 mi	18.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Middlecreek Township (Snyder County)	4.4 mi	22.2% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Selinsgrove	4.7 mi	44.7% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Middleburg	5.8 mi	47.6% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Herndon	5.8 mi	22.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Chapman Township (Snyder County)	5.8 mi	17.5% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Washington Township (Snyder County), PA (11.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Selinsgrove, PA (44.7%), Middleburg, PA (47.6%).

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

Households that rent across Snyder County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Middleburg	47.6% (±9.6 points)
2	Selinsgrove	44.7% (±8.1 points)
3	Shamokin Dam	33.0% (±8.2 points)
4	Spring Township (Snyder County)	27.3% (±9.4 points)
5	Center Township (Snyder County)	26.6% (±9.4 points)
6	West Perry Township	25.7% (±9.5 points)
7	Freeburg	24.1% (±9.8 points)
8	Franklin Township (Snyder County)	23.7% (±6.5 points)
9	Jackson Township (Snyder County)	23.4% (±8.2 points)
10	McClure	22.6% (±6.3 points)
11 (tie)	Middlecreek Township (Snyder County)	22.2% (±8.6 points)
11 (tie)	West Beaver Township	22.2% (±9.7 points)
13	Beavertown	21.0% (±7.0 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Snyder 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 Freeburg

How many renters are there in Freeburg?

Freeburg has an estimated 76 (±33) renting households, 24.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Freeburg?

In Freeburg, the share of households that rent went from 20.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.1% in 2020–2024 (+3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Freeburg?

A renting household in Freeburg has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Freeburg?

The median renting household in Freeburg, PA has an income of $53,750 (±$25,584) a year, against $65,313 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 Freeburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:27696, 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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