What percentage of people rent in Lemon Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lemon Township, PA, 2020–2024
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29.4% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Lemon Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 131 renting households against 315 that own their home.

In Lemon Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (+12.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.4% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 131 (±41)
Median renter income: $52,159 (±$20,698)

Who rents and who owns in Lemon Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lemon Township	Wyoming County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.4% (±8.0 points)	22.1% (±2.0 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	131 (±41)	2,410 (±228)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	315 (±52)	8,502 (±246)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,159 (±$20,698)	$47,417 (±$5,229)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,972 (±$10,070)	$80,579 (±$4,189)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lemon Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Wyoming County (22.1%).

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

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

In Wyoming County, Lemon Township ranks 8 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 663 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lemon 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	17.4% (±5.1 points)	29.4% (±8.0 points)	+12.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$821 (±$67)	$1,087 (±$208)	+32.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,143 (±$8,761)	$80,700 (±$15,223)	+20.2%	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 Lemon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lemon Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lemon Township	—	29.4% (±8.0 points)	—
Tunkhannock Township (Wyoming County)	4.1 mi	15.7% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Springville Township	4.4 mi	15.7% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Washington Township (Wyoming County)	4.4 mi	29.8% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Nicholson Township (Wyoming County)	4.6 mi	12.2% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Tunkhannock	5.3 mi	43.2% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Clinton Township (Wyoming County)	5.5 mi	15.1% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Nicholson	6.3 mi	21.3% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Meshoppen	6.9 mi	36.4% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tunkhannock Township (Wyoming County), PA (15.7%), Springville Township, PA (15.7%), Nicholson Township (Wyoming County), PA (12.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tunkhannock, PA (43.2%).

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

Households that rent across Wyoming County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Braintrim Township	49.2% (±13.0 points)
3	Tunkhannock	43.2% (±7.7 points)
4	Meshoppen	36.4% (±16.6 points)
5	Mehoopany Township	33.9% (±8.6 points)
6	Factoryville	32.0% (±9.5 points)
7	Washington Township (Wyoming County)	29.8% (±12.4 points)
8	Lemon Township	29.4% (±8.0 points)
9 (tie)	Eaton Township	23.7% (±7.5 points)
9 (tie)	Overfield Township	23.7% (±9.1 points)
11	Meshoppen Township	23.4% (±8.9 points)
12	Nicholson	21.3% (±9.3 points)
13	Noxen Township	17.4% (±6.0 points)
14	Tunkhannock Township (Wyoming County)	15.7% (±6.4 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Wyoming 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 Lemon Township

How many renters are there in Lemon Township?

Lemon Township has an estimated 131 (±41) renting households, 29.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lemon Township?

In Lemon Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (+12.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Lemon Township?

A renting household in Lemon Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lemon Township?

The median renting household in Lemon Township, PA has an income of $52,159 (±$20,698) a year, against $95,972 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 Lemon township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:42616, in state:42 county:131).

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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