What percentage of people rent in Gaines Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Gaines Township, PA, 2020–2024
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10.2% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Gaines Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 28 renting households against 246 that own their home.

In Gaines Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.0% in 2015–2019 to 10.2% in 2020–2024 (−12.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.2% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 28 (±13)
Median renter income: $30,000 (±$23,795)

Who rents and who owns in Gaines Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gaines Township	Tioga County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.2% (±4.9 points)	22.6% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	28 (±13)	3,776 (±244)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	246 (±68)	12,911 (±287)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,000 (±$23,795)	$37,429 (±$3,795)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$53,750 (±$15,747)	$72,756 (±$2,130)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Gaines Township, the renter share is lower than in Tioga County (22.6%).

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

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

In Tioga County, Gaines Township ranks 33 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2042 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Gaines 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	23.0% (±8.8 points)	10.2% (±4.9 points)	−12.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$641 (±$43)	$592 (±$45)	−7.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$40,893 (±$6,588)	$53,281 (±$19,605)	+30.3%	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 Gaines Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gaines Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gaines Township	—	10.2% (±4.9 points)	—
Galeton	4.3 mi	30.1% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Pike Township (Potter County)	5.6 mi	27.5% (±11.1 points)	Higher
Shippen Township (Tioga County)	5.7 mi	30.9% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Clymer Township	6.8 mi	6.5% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Township (Tioga County)	8.5 mi	11.8% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
West Branch Township	8.9 mi	5.5% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hector Township	9.6 mi	13.7% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Chatham Township	11 mi	8.6% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Galeton, PA (30.1%), Pike Township (Potter County), PA (27.5%).

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
27	Ward Township	14.1% (±14.5 points)
28	Rutland Township	13.3% (±6.6 points)
29	Jackson Township (Tioga County)	12.8% (±3.7 points)
30	Westfield Township	12.0% (±5.3 points)
31	Elk Township (Tioga County)	11.8% (±20.4 points)
32	Liberty Township (Tioga County)	10.3% (±3.7 points)
33	Gaines Township	10.2% (±4.9 points)
34	Chatham Township	8.6% (±5.3 points)
35 (tie)	Bloss Township	7.6% (±5.3 points)
35 (tie)	Nelson Township	7.6% (±4.7 points)
37	Farmington Township (Tioga County)	7.4% (±4.3 points)
38	Clymer Township	6.5% (±4.0 points)
39	Union Township (Tioga County)	0.8% (±1.4 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 Gaines Township

How many renters are there in Gaines Township?

Gaines Township has an estimated 28 (±13) renting households, 10.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gaines Township?

In Gaines Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.0% in 2015–2019 to 10.2% in 2020–2024 (−12.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Gaines Township?

A renting household in Gaines Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gaines Township?

The median renting household in Gaines Township, PA has an income of $30,000 (±$23,795) a year, against $53,750 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 Gaines township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:28264, in state:42 county:117).

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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