What percentage of people rent in Meshoppen Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Meshoppen Township, PA, 2020–2024
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23.4% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Meshoppen Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 87 renting households against 285 that own their home.

In Meshoppen Township, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 23.4% in 2020–2024 (−10.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.4% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 87 (±37)
Median renter income: $23,750 (±$20,864)

Who rents and who owns in Meshoppen Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Meshoppen Township	Wyoming County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.4% (±8.9 points)	22.1% (±2.0 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	87 (±37)	2,410 (±228)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	285 (±51)	8,502 (±246)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,750 (±$20,864)	$47,417 (±$5,229)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,607 (±$23,881)	$80,579 (±$4,189)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Wyoming County, Meshoppen Township ranks 11 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 941 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Meshoppen 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	33.9% (±9.9 points)	23.4% (±8.9 points)	−10.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$590 (±$62)	$675 (±$409)	+14.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,750 (±$15,637)	$92,308 (±$12,093)	+89.3%	Up 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 Meshoppen Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Meshoppen Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Meshoppen Township	—	23.4% (±8.9 points)	—
Meshoppen	1.9 mi	36.4% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Auburn Township	4.0 mi	17.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Braintrim Township	4.4 mi	49.2% (±13.0 points)	Higher
Washington Township (Wyoming County)	4.4 mi	29.8% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Laceyville	5.2 mi	60.1% (±13.6 points)	Higher
Mehoopany Township	5.4 mi	33.9% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Windham Township (Wyoming County)	5.7 mi	12.2% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Tuscarora Township (Bradford County)	6.7 mi	11.3% (±5.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Windham Township (Wyoming County), PA (12.2%), Tuscarora Township (Bradford County), PA (11.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Braintrim Township, PA (49.2%), Laceyville, PA (60.1%).

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
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)
15	Monroe Township (Wyoming County)	15.2% (±6.3 points)
16	Clinton Township (Wyoming County)	15.1% (±5.9 points)
17	Exeter Township (Wyoming County)	14.8% (±7.4 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 Meshoppen Township

How many renters are there in Meshoppen Township?

Meshoppen Township has an estimated 87 (±37) renting households, 23.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Meshoppen Township?

In Meshoppen Township, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 23.4% in 2020–2024 (−10.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Meshoppen Township?

A renting household in Meshoppen Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Meshoppen Township?

The median renting household in Meshoppen Township, PA has an income of $23,750 (±$20,864) a year, against $111,607 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 Meshoppen township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:48864, 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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