What percentage of people rent in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA, 2020–2024
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15.8% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 301 renting households against 1,606 that own their home.

In Lake Township (Wayne County), the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.8% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 301 (±153)
Median renter income: $36,641 (±$27,355)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Township (Wayne County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Township (Wayne County)	Wayne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.8% (±7.2 points)	19.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	301 (±153)	4,066 (±355)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,606 (±171)	16,811 (±409)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,641 (±$27,355)	$39,028 (±$6,817)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,111 (±$24,365)	$71,462 (±$4,209)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lake Township (Wayne County), the renter share is not measurably different from Wayne County (19.5%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Lake Township (Wayne County) ranks 14 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1488 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lake Township (Wayne County) 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	14.0% (±8.0 points)	15.8% (±7.2 points)	+1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,043 (±$239)	$1,464 (±$324)	+40.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,250 (±$9,437)	$59,873 (±$14,349)	−5.3%	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 Lake Township (Wayne County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Township (Wayne County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Township (Wayne County)	—	15.8% (±7.2 points)	—
South Canaan Township	4.1 mi	20.4% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Salem Township (Wayne County)	4.2 mi	20.9% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Township (Lackawanna County)	6.2 mi	10.4% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Paupack Township	6.3 mi	9.2% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cherry Ridge Township	6.5 mi	21.9% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Cobb	6.7 mi	12.9% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wallenpaupack Lake Estates	6.8 mi	14.0% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Canaan Township	8.0 mi	25.1% (±9.0 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 rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Salem Township (Wayne County)	20.9% (±9.1 points)
9	South Canaan Township	20.4% (±6.8 points)
10	Manchester Township (Wayne County)	18.6% (±7.5 points)
11	Palmyra Township (Wayne County)	17.8% (±7.7 points)
12	Lebanon Township	17.6% (±7.4 points)
13	Buckingham Township (Wayne County)	16.1% (±7.3 points)
14	Lake Township (Wayne County)	15.8% (±7.2 points)
15	Bethany	15.4% (±7.3 points)
16	Berlin Township	14.2% (±5.6 points)
17	Starrucca	13.3% (±13.5 points)
18	Texas Township	12.7% (±6.4 points)
19	Mount Pleasant Township (Wayne County)	11.0% (±4.2 points)
20	Oregon Township	10.7% (±5.6 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake Township (Wayne County)

How many renters are there in Lake Township (Wayne County)?

Lake Township (Wayne County) has an estimated 301 (±153) renting households, 15.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Township (Wayne County)?

In Lake Township (Wayne County), the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Township (Wayne County)?

A renting household in Lake Township (Wayne County) has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Township (Wayne County)?

The median renting household in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA has an income of $36,641 (±$27,355) a year, against $73,111 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 Lake township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:40936, in state:42 county:127).

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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