What percentage of people rent in Hughestown, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hughestown, PA, 2020–2024
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28.8% (±10.9 points) of the occupied homes in Hughestown, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 179 renting households against 443 that own their home.

In Hughestown, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 28.8% in 2020–2024 (+8.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.8% (±10.9 points)
Renting households: 179 (±87)
Median renter income: $95,795 (±$51,921)

Who rents and who owns in Hughestown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hughestown	Luzerne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.8% (±10.9 points)	32.2% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	179 (±87)	43,490 (±1,262)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	443 (±53)	91,565 (±1,316)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±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	$95,795 (±$51,921)	$38,462 (±$1,619)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,352 (±$16,797)	$80,532 (±$1,919)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Hughestown, the renter share is not measurably different from Luzerne County (32.2%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Luzerne County, Hughestown ranks 25 of 76 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 682 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Hughestown 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	20.7% (±5.8 points)	28.8% (±10.9 points)	+8.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$948 (±$85)	$1,014 (±$208)	+7.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,453 (±$7,407)	$84,091 (±$18,764)	+21.1%	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 Hughestown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hughestown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hughestown	—	28.8% (±10.9 points)	—
Pittston	0.8 mi	53.1% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Browntown	1.2 mi	21.9% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dupont	1.5 mi	33.7% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
West Pittston	1.6 mi	47.5% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Avoca	1.6 mi	28.2% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Duryea	1.6 mi	30.5% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Yatesville	1.8 mi	3.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Exeter	2.7 mi	22.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Yatesville, PA (3.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pittston, PA (53.1%), West Pittston, PA (47.5%).

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
19	Plains Township	33.5% (±5.5 points)
20	Hanover Township (Luzerne County)	33.3% (±5.9 points)
21	Nescopeck	32.8% (±7.4 points)
22	Ashley	32.3% (±9.9 points)
23	Duryea	30.5% (±9.1 points)
24	Newport Township	30.0% (±8.7 points)
25	Hughestown	28.8% (±10.9 points)
26	Avoca	28.2% (±7.3 points)
27	White Haven	27.5% (±7.2 points)
28	Conyngham	25.3% (±9.0 points)
29	Conyngham Township (Luzerne County)	25.2% (±8.2 points)
30	Larksville	25.1% (±7.1 points)
31	Warrior Run	24.4% (±10.6 points)

Showing 13 of 76 places in Luzerne 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 Hughestown

How many renters are there in Hughestown?

Hughestown has an estimated 179 (±87) renting households, 28.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hughestown?

In Hughestown, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 28.8% in 2020–2024 (+8.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hughestown?

A renting household in Hughestown has 2.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hughestown?

The median renting household in Hughestown, PA has an income of $95,795 (±$51,921) a year, against $83,352 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 Hughestown borough, Pennsylvania (place:36152, 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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