What percentage of people rent in Lenox Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lenox Township, PA, 2020–2024
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13.7% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lenox Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 96 renting households against 606 that own their home.

In Lenox Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.7% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 96 (±50)
Median renter income: $58,804 (±$5,314)

Who rents and who owns in Lenox Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lenox Township	Susquehanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.7% (±6.7 points)	21.5% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	96 (±50)	3,340 (±212)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	606 (±104)	12,177 (±267)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±0.8)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,804 (±$5,314)	$41,077 (±$4,432)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,813 (±$28,394)	$77,233 (±$3,140)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lenox Township, the renter share is lower than in Susquehanna County (21.5%).

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

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

In Susquehanna County, Lenox Township ranks 32 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1707 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lenox 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	15.6% (±6.4 points)	13.7% (±6.7 points)	−1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$708 (±$344)	$1,583 (±$901)	+123.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,022 (±$4,484)	$75,833 (±$19,166)	+28.5%	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 Lenox Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lenox Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lenox Township	—	13.7% (±6.7 points)	—
Hop Bottom	3.5 mi	19.4% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Harford Township	5.6 mi	10.0% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lathrop Township	5.6 mi	25.9% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Benton Township (Lackawanna County)	6.1 mi	13.5% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Nicholson	6.5 mi	21.3% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gibson Township (Susquehanna County)	6.8 mi	14.2% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brooklyn Township	6.8 mi	10.2% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Clifford Township	7.6 mi	15.2% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lathrop Township, PA (25.9%).

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

Households that rent across Susquehanna County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
26	Great Bend Township	15.6% (±5.4 points)
27 (tie)	Friendsville	15.2% (±12.2 points)
27 (tie)	Clifford Township	15.2% (±5.5 points)
29	Little Meadows	14.7% (±9.1 points)
30	Gibson Township (Susquehanna County)	14.2% (±6.4 points)
31	Middletown Township (Susquehanna County)	13.8% (±8.4 points)
32	Lenox Township	13.7% (±6.7 points)
33	Liberty Township (Susquehanna County)	11.9% (±5.1 points)
34	Silver Lake Township	11.6% (±4.4 points)
35	Brooklyn Township	10.2% (±4.4 points)
36	Harford Township	10.0% (±5.1 points)
37	Thompson Township (Susquehanna County)	8.7% (±8.7 points)
38	Apolacon Township	8.6% (±5.4 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Susquehanna 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 Lenox Township

How many renters are there in Lenox Township?

Lenox Township has an estimated 96 (±50) renting households, 13.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lenox Township?

In Lenox Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lenox Township?

A renting household in Lenox Township has 3.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lenox Township?

The median renting household in Lenox Township, PA has an income of $58,804 (±$5,314) a year, against $87,813 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 Lenox township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:42760, in state:42 county:115).

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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