What percentage of people rent in Hazle Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hazle Township, PA, 2020–2024
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19.9% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Hazle Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 897 renting households against 3,608 that own their home.

In Hazle Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.9% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 897 (±271)
Median renter income: $32,048 (±$10,539)

Who rents and who owns in Hazle Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hazle Township	Luzerne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.9% (±6.0 points)	32.2% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	897 (±271)	43,490 (±1,262)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,608 (±385)	91,565 (±1,316)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,048 (±$10,539)	$38,462 (±$1,619)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,390 (±$9,803)	$80,532 (±$1,919)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Hazle Township, the renter share is lower than in Luzerne County (32.2%).

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

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

In Luzerne County, Hazle Township ranks 39 of 76 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1147 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Hazle 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	28.3% (±4.7 points)	19.9% (±6.0 points)	−8.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$820 (±$140)	$887 (±$213)	+8.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,940 (±$5,155)	$59,134 (±$11,988)	+31.6%	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 Hazle Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hazle Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hazle Township	—	19.9% (±6.0 points)	—
West Hazleton	1.2 mi	44.5% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Hazleton	2.2 mi	48.9% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Conyngham	3.3 mi	25.3% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
McAdoo	4.1 mi	46.2% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Sugarloaf Township (Luzerne County)	5.0 mi	16.9% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Banks Township (Carbon County)	5.3 mi	15.1% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Beaver Meadows	5.6 mi	41.0% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Kline Township	5.8 mi	13.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Hazleton, PA (44.5%), Hazleton, PA (48.9%), McAdoo, PA (46.2%).

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

Households that rent across Luzerne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
33	Pringle	23.6% (±8.7 points)
34	Exeter	22.9% (±6.7 points)
35	Kingston Township	21.9% (±10.5 points)
36	Harveys Lake	21.2% (±8.7 points)
37	Swoyersville	20.2% (±7.0 points)
38	West Wyoming	20.1% (±6.2 points)
39	Hazle Township	19.9% (±6.0 points)
40	Fairview Township (Luzerne County)	18.0% (±10.7 points)
41	Courtdale	17.4% (±6.0 points)
42	Pittston Township	17.3% (±7.1 points)
43	Sugarloaf Township (Luzerne County)	16.9% (±7.6 points)
44	Lake Township (Luzerne County)	16.5% (±6.2 points)
45	Dallas Township	16.1% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 76 places in Luzerne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Hazle Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Harleigh.

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 Hazle Township

How many renters are there in Hazle Township?

Hazle Township has an estimated 897 (±271) renting households, 19.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hazle Township?

In Hazle Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Hazle Township?

A renting household in Hazle Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hazle Township?

The median renting household in Hazle Township, PA has an income of $32,048 (±$10,539) a year, against $69,390 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 Hazle township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:33376, in state:42 county:079).

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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