What percentage of people rent in Gratz, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Gratz, PA, 2020–2024
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60.5% (±20.1 points) of the occupied homes in Gratz, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 253 renting households against 165 that own their home.

In Gratz, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 60.5% in 2020–2024 (+36.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 60.5% (±20.1 points)
Renting households: 253 (±191)
Median renter income: $11,920 (±$7,625)

Who rents and who owns in Gratz

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gratz	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	60.5% (±20.1 points)	36.9% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	253 (±191)	44,802 (±1,118)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	165 (±40)	76,556 (±1,182)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$11,920 (±$7,625)	$49,181 (±$2,915)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,094 (±$10,798)	$96,165 (±$3,009)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Gratz, the renter share is higher than in Dauphin County (36.9%).

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

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

In Dauphin County, Gratz ranks 3 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 30 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Gratz 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	24.3% (±8.3 points)	60.5% (±20.1 points)	+36.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$554 (±$58)	$768 (±$50)	+38.6%	Up 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 Gratz

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gratz
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gratz	—	60.5% (±20.1 points)	—
Lykens Township	1.3 mi	27.2% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Wiconisco Township	2.2 mi	13.4% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Lykens	3.1 mi	38.5% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jordan Township (Northumberland County)	4.4 mi	7.2% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Williams Township (Dauphin County)	4.6 mi	14.2% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Berrysburg	5.0 mi	7.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Pillow	5.1 mi	14.4% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Williamstown	5.5 mi	37.4% (±8.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lykens Township, PA (27.2%), Wiconisco Township, PA (13.4%), Jordan Township (Northumberland County), PA (7.2%).

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

Households that rent across Dauphin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Harrisburg	63.4% (±2.9 points)
2	Highspire	61.2% (±11.5 points)
3	Gratz	60.5% (±20.1 points)
4	Middletown	57.4% (±5.1 points)
5	Steelton	51.7% (±8.7 points)
6	Millersburg	48.8% (±8.0 points)
7	Hummelstown	45.7% (±8.6 points)
8	Penbrook	43.2% (±13.8 points)
9	Halifax	42.1% (±14.3 points)

Showing 9 of 40 places in Dauphin 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 Gratz

How many renters are there in Gratz?

Gratz has an estimated 253 (±191) renting households, 60.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gratz?

In Gratz, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 60.5% in 2020–2024 (+36.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Gratz?

A renting household in Gratz has 1.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gratz?

The median renting household in Gratz, PA has an income of $11,920 (±$7,625) a year, against $96,094 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 Gratz borough, Pennsylvania (place:30600, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.