How long do people stay in their homes in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA?

Name: How long people stay in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA, 2020–2024
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16.8% (±7.6 points) of households in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.9% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.8% (±7.6 points)
Since before 2000: 34.9%

When households in Lake Township (Wayne County) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Lake Township (Wayne County)	Wayne County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	0.0% (±1.7 points)	3.5%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	16.8% (±7.4 points)	12.5%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	30.4% (±9.8 points)	33.4%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	17.8% (±7.2 points)	19.5%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	15.9% (±6.7 points)	13.4%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	19.0% (±9.8 points)	17.7%	14.9%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Lake Township (Wayne County), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Wayne County (16.0%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (20.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Lake Township (Wayne County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Township (Wayne County)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Lake Township (Wayne County)	—	16.8% (±7.6 points)	—
South Canaan Township	4.1 mi	14.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Salem Township (Wayne County)	4.2 mi	19.3% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Township (Lackawanna County)	6.2 mi	19.1% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Paupack Township	6.3 mi	15.8% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cherry Ridge Township	6.5 mi	12.0% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Cobb	6.7 mi	20.8% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wallenpaupack Lake Estates	6.8 mi	17.7% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Canaan Township	8.0 mi	13.6% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
3	Honesdale	22.5% (±10.1 points)
4	Prompton	19.4% (±12.5 points)
5	Salem Township (Wayne County)	19.3% (±8.1 points)
6	Buckingham Township (Wayne County)	17.5% (±9.0 points)
7	Lebanon Township	17.0% (±12.3 points)
8	Damascus Township	16.9% (±6.3 points)
9	Lake Township (Wayne County)	16.8% (±7.6 points)
10	Bethany	16.3% (±24.8 points)
11	Waymart	16.1% (±7.7 points)
12	Paupack Township	15.8% (±5.4 points)
13	South Canaan Township	14.9% (±5.8 points)
14	Mount Pleasant Township (Wayne County)	14.8% (±5.1 points)
15	Hawley	14.6% (±6.4 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Wayne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lake Township (Wayne County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: The Hideout.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake Township (Wayne County)

How often do people move in Lake Township (Wayne County)?

16.8% of households in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Lake Township (Wayne County) have?

34.9% of households in Lake Township (Wayne County) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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