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

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Mahanoy Township, PA, 2020–2024
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24.0% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Mahanoy Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 154 renting households against 487 that own their home.

In Lower Mahanoy Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 24.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.0% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 154 (±46)
Median renter income: $39,167 (±$17,917)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Mahanoy Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Mahanoy Township	Northumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.0% (±6.4 points)	24.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	154 (±46)	9,292 (±597)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	487 (±58)	28,594 (±584)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,167 (±$17,917)	$34,167 (±$3,426)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,861 (±$10,208)	$71,984 (±$2,484)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Mahanoy Township, the renter share is not measurably different from 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 Mahanoy Township ranks 7 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 908 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Mahanoy 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	19.3% (±3.7 points)	24.0% (±6.4 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$555 (±$144)	$738 (±$43)	+33.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,336 (±$4,416)	$69,904 (±$17,655)	+14.0%	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 Mahanoy Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Mahanoy Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Mahanoy Township	—	24.0% (±6.4 points)	—
Mifflin Township (Dauphin County)	3.7 mi	20.7% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pillow	3.8 mi	14.4% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Chapman Township (Snyder County)	4.0 mi	17.5% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Herndon	4.5 mi	22.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Berrysburg	4.7 mi	7.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Union Township (Snyder County)	5.2 mi	18.2% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Northumberland County)	5.4 mi	12.6% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Upper Paxton Township	5.8 mi	10.2% (±5.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Berrysburg, PA (7.3%), Jackson Township (Northumberland County), PA (12.6%), Upper Paxton Township, PA (10.2%).

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
1	Milton	51.7% (±7.2 points)
2	Watsontown	46.5% (±8.9 points)
3	Sunbury	43.2% (±5.8 points)
4	Shamokin	40.4% (±6.7 points)
5	Northumberland	29.1% (±7.1 points)
6	McEwensville	26.8% (±14.6 points)
7	Lower Mahanoy Township	24.0% (±6.4 points)
8	Marion Heights	23.4% (±12.8 points)
9	Mount Carmel	23.1% (±6.8 points)
10	Herndon	22.0% (±7.8 points)
11	Little Mahanoy Township	21.2% (±8.6 points)
12	Kulpmont	20.7% (±8.5 points)
13	Coal Township	20.2% (±4.3 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 Mahanoy Township

How many renters are there in Lower Mahanoy Township?

Lower Mahanoy Township has an estimated 154 (±46) renting households, 24.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Mahanoy Township?

In Lower Mahanoy Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 24.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lower Mahanoy Township?

A renting household in Lower Mahanoy Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lower Mahanoy Township?

The median renting household in Lower Mahanoy Township, PA has an income of $39,167 (±$17,917) a year, against $89,861 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 Mahanoy township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44960, 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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