What percentage of people rent in Milesburg, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Milesburg, PA, 2020–2024
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34.8% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Milesburg, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 154 renting households against 289 that own their home.

In Milesburg, the share of households that rent went from 31.4% in 2015–2019 to 34.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.8% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 154 (±54)
Median renter income: $37,500 (±$17,150)

Who rents and who owns in Milesburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Milesburg	Centre County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.8% (±9.9 points)	38.2% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	154 (±54)	22,546 (±803)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	289 (±80)	36,467 (±692)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±1.0)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,500 (±$17,150)	$39,074 (±$2,659)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,063 (±$12,011)	$104,257 (±$3,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Milesburg, the renter share is not measurably different from Centre County (38.2%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Centre County, Milesburg ranks 7 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 481 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Milesburg 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	31.4% (±9.7 points)	34.8% (±9.9 points)	+3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$733 (±$120)	$1,104 (±$126)	+50.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$53,750 (±$21,765)	$61,442 (±$27,450)	+14.3%	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 Milesburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Milesburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Milesburg	—	34.8% (±9.9 points)	—
Bellefonte	2.3 mi	49.1% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Boggs Township (Centre County)	3.8 mi	27.2% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Township (Centre County)	4.5 mi	32.2% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Unionville	5.1 mi	20.8% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Benner Township	5.2 mi	9.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Zion	5.6 mi	5.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Pleasant Gap	5.8 mi	26.2% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Centre County)	5.9 mi	5.2% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Benner Township, PA (9.0%), Zion, PA (5.6%), Union Township (Centre County), PA (5.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bellefonte, PA (49.1%).

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

Households that rent across Centre County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	State College	73.9% (±2.2 points)
2	Patton Township	49.5% (±4.4 points)
3	Bellefonte	49.1% (±6.7 points)
4	Philipsburg	47.8% (±8.3 points)
5	Ferguson Township (Centre County)	41.1% (±3.4 points)
6	Port Matilda	40.1% (±11.5 points)
7	Milesburg	34.8% (±9.9 points)
8	Spring Township (Centre County)	32.2% (±7.6 points)
9	Miles Township	30.9% (±8.0 points)
10	Boggs Township (Centre County)	27.2% (±7.4 points)
11	Centre Hall	24.3% (±8.8 points)
12	College Township	23.5% (±4.8 points)
13	Gregg Township (Centre County)	21.3% (±7.4 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Centre 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 Milesburg

How many renters are there in Milesburg?

Milesburg has an estimated 154 (±54) renting households, 34.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Milesburg?

In Milesburg, the share of households that rent went from 31.4% in 2015–2019 to 34.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Milesburg?

A renting household in Milesburg has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Milesburg?

The median renting household in Milesburg, PA has an income of $37,500 (±$17,150) a year, against $74,063 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 Milesburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:49368, in state:42).

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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