What percentage of people rent in Hughesville, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hughesville, PA, 2020–2024
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53.7% (±11.0 points) of the occupied homes in Hughesville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 567 renting households against 488 that own their home.

In Hughesville, the share of households that rent went from 43.0% in 2015–2019 to 53.7% in 2020–2024 (+10.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.7% (±11.0 points)
Renting households: 567 (±177)
Median renter income: $36,741 (±$7,140)

Who rents and who owns in Hughesville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hughesville	Lycoming County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.7% (±11.0 points)	30.9% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	567 (±177)	14,486 (±751)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	488 (±158)	32,375 (±676)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,741 (±$7,140)	$36,610 (±$1,983)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,000 (±$17,829)	$80,206 (±$2,389)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Hughesville, the renter share is higher than in Lycoming County (30.9%).

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

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

In Lycoming County, Hughesville ranks 2 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 94 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Hughesville 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	43.0% (±5.7 points)	53.7% (±11.0 points)	+10.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$650 (±$124)	$827 (±$46)	+27.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,922 (±$6,520)	$64,917 (±$17,391)	+20.4%	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 Hughesville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hughesville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hughesville	—	53.7% (±11.0 points)	—
Wolf Township	1.2 mi	9.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Picture Rocks	2.9 mi	15.5% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Muncy Creek Township	3.6 mi	22.1% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Muncy	4.0 mi	29.3% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Muncy Township	4.3 mi	26.8% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Moreland Township	5.0 mi	6.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Penn Township (Lycoming County)	5.1 mi	8.4% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Mill Creek Township (Lycoming County)	5.5 mi	2.0% (±2.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wolf Township, PA (9.7%), Picture Rocks, PA (15.5%), Muncy Creek Township, PA (22.1%).

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

Households that rent across Lycoming County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Williamsport	57.0% (±3.3 points)
2	Hughesville	53.7% (±11.0 points)
3	Montgomery	35.5% (±7.6 points)
4	South Williamsport	34.9% (±6.4 points)
5	Montoursville	34.3% (±9.7 points)
6	Jersey Shore	30.2% (±8.9 points)
7	Muncy	29.3% (±7.5 points)
8	Old Lycoming Township	28.2% (±9.6 points)

Showing 8 of 52 places in Lycoming 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 Hughesville

How many renters are there in Hughesville?

Hughesville has an estimated 567 (±177) renting households, 53.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hughesville?

In Hughesville, the share of households that rent went from 43.0% in 2015–2019 to 53.7% in 2020–2024 (+10.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hughesville?

A renting household in Hughesville has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hughesville?

The median renting household in Hughesville, PA has an income of $36,741 (±$7,140) a year, against $75,000 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 Hughesville borough, Pennsylvania (place:36160, 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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