What percentage of people rent in Lower Mount Bethel Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Mount Bethel Township, PA, 2020–2024
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17.4% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Mount Bethel Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 206 renting households against 978 that own their home.

In Lower Mount Bethel Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.4% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 206 (±79)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Mount Bethel Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Mount Bethel Township	Northampton County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.4% (±6.3 points)	28.9% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	206 (±79)	35,423 (±1,100)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	978 (±106)	87,201 (±1,166)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$52,865 (±$2,670)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,885 (±$19,421)	$107,794 (±$2,342)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Mount Bethel Township, the renter share is lower than in Northampton County (28.9%).

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

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

In Northampton County, Lower Mount Bethel Township ranks 28 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1347 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Mount Bethel 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	15.3% (±6.4 points)	17.4% (±6.3 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$846 (±$249)	$1,033 (±$436)	+22.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,377 (±$8,808)	$84,083 (±$16,389)	+26.7%	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 Mount Bethel Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Mount Bethel Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Mount Bethel Township	—	17.4% (±6.3 points)	—
Washington Township (Northampton County)	3.8 mi	17.7% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Harmony Township	4.1 mi	10.7% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Belvidere Town	5.0 mi	42.8% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Bangor	5.4 mi	27.3% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Plainfield Township	5.5 mi	21.9% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Forks Township (Northampton County)	5.7 mi	9.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
East Bangor	5.8 mi	38.2% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Chestnut Hill	5.9 mi	12.3% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forks Township (Northampton County), PA (9.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Belvidere Town, NJ (42.8%), Bangor, PA (27.3%), East Bangor, PA (38.2%).

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

Households that rent across Northampton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
22	Bethlehem Township	18.3% (±2.1 points)
23 (tie)	Palmer Township	18.2% (±3.0 points)
23 (tie)	Upper Nazareth Township	18.2% (±8.8 points)
25	Glendon	18.1% (±12.8 points)
26	Washington Township (Northampton County)	17.7% (±6.9 points)
27 (tie)	Hanover Township (Northampton County)	17.4% (±3.6 points)
27 (tie)	Lower Mount Bethel Township	17.4% (±6.3 points)
29	Stockertown	14.3% (±6.8 points)
30	Williams Township (Northampton County)	12.8% (±5.4 points)
31	Lower Saucon Township	12.1% (±3.6 points)
32	West Easton	11.9% (±6.7 points)
33	East Allen Township	9.2% (±4.8 points)
34	Forks Township (Northampton County)	9.1% (±4.0 points)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Northampton 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 Mount Bethel Township

How many renters are there in Lower Mount Bethel Township?

Lower Mount Bethel Township has an estimated 206 (±79) renting households, 17.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Mount Bethel Township?

In Lower Mount Bethel Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lower Mount Bethel Township?

A renting household in Lower Mount Bethel Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned 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 Mount Bethel township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:45016, in state:42 county:095).

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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