What percentage of people rent in Lower Augusta Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Augusta Township, PA, 2020–2024
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12.8% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Augusta Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 65 renting households against 443 that own their home.

In Lower Augusta Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.3% in 2015–2019 to 12.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.8% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 65 (±28)
Median renter income: $53,750 (±$29,905)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Augusta Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Augusta Township	Northumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.8% (±5.7 points)	24.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	65 (±28)	9,292 (±597)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	443 (±82)	28,594 (±584)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,750 (±$29,905)	$34,167 (±$3,426)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,194 (±$18,478)	$71,984 (±$2,484)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Augusta Township, the renter share is lower than in Northumberland County (24.5%).

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

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

In Northumberland County, Lower Augusta Township ranks 20 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1790 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Augusta 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	11.3% (±4.7 points)	12.8% (±5.7 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$783 (±$259)	$595 (±$190)	−24.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,000 (±$13,914)	$74,688 (±$22,188)	+33.4%	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 Lower Augusta Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Augusta Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Augusta Township	—	12.8% (±5.7 points)	—
Selinsgrove	3.1 mi	44.7% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Little Mahanoy Township	3.2 mi	21.2% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Northumberland County)	4.6 mi	12.6% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Penn Township (Snyder County)	4.8 mi	18.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rockefeller Township	5.0 mi	9.4% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Herndon	5.3 mi	22.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Shamokin Dam	5.3 mi	33.0% (±8.2 points)	Higher
Sunbury	5.6 mi	43.2% (±5.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Selinsgrove, PA (44.7%), Shamokin Dam, PA (33.0%), Sunbury, PA (43.2%).

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

Households that rent across Northumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Upper Mahanoy Township	20.1% (±6.8 points)
15	East Chillisquaque Township	19.3% (±10.4 points)
16	Zerbe Township	17.9% (±6.3 points)
17	West Chillisquaque Township	17.8% (±9.5 points)
18	Point Township	16.0% (±6.1 points)
19	Turbotville	15.8% (±6.7 points)
20	Lower Augusta Township	12.8% (±5.7 points)
21	Jackson Township (Northumberland County)	12.6% (±5.9 points)
22	Upper Augusta Township	12.4% (±3.9 points)
23 (tie)	Delaware Township (Northumberland County)	11.6% (±6.4 points)
23 (tie)	Mount Carmel Township	11.6% (±5.4 points)
25	Lewis Township (Northumberland County)	10.5% (±3.5 points)
26	Rush Township (Northumberland County)	10.4% (±5.6 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Northumberland 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 Lower Augusta Township

How many renters are there in Lower Augusta Township?

Lower Augusta Township has an estimated 65 (±28) renting households, 12.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Augusta Township?

In Lower Augusta Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.3% in 2015–2019 to 12.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lower Augusta Township?

A renting household in Lower Augusta Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lower Augusta Township?

The median renting household in Lower Augusta Township, PA has an income of $53,750 (±$29,905) a year, against $83,194 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 Lower Augusta township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44856, in state:42 county:097).

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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