What percentage of people rent in Miller Township (Perry County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Miller Township (Perry County), PA, 2020–2024
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22.8% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Miller Township (Perry County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 87 renting households against 295 that own their home.

In Miller Township (Perry County), the share of households that rent went from 15.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.8% in 2020–2024 (+7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.8% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 87 (±34)
Median renter income: $23,750 (±$15,543)

Who rents and who owns in Miller Township (Perry County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Miller Township (Perry County)	Perry County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.8% (±7.7 points)	18.2% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	87 (±34)	3,325 (±287)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	295 (±42)	14,974 (±294)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,750 (±$15,543)	$43,172 (±$4,892)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,750 (±$34,397)	$90,592 (±$2,762)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Miller Township (Perry County), the renter share is not measurably different from Perry County (18.2%).

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

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

In Perry County, Miller Township (Perry County) ranks 11 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 970 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Miller Township (Perry County) 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	15.7% (±8.3 points)	22.8% (±7.7 points)	+7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$922 (±$126)	$677 (±$16)	−26.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$53,661 (±$10,100)	$70,769 (±$21,209)	+31.9%	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 Miller Township (Perry County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Miller Township (Perry County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Miller Township (Perry County)	—	22.8% (±7.7 points)	—
Howe Township (Perry County)	2.8 mi	21.9% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Newport	3.0 mi	59.3% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Oliver Township (Perry County)	3.6 mi	31.1% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wheatfield Township	3.7 mi	5.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Watts Township	4.9 mi	14.6% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Buffalo Township (Perry County)	5.0 mi	9.1% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Duncannon	5.2 mi	48.5% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Bloomfield	5.9 mi	26.9% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wheatfield Township, PA (5.4%), Buffalo Township (Perry County), PA (9.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newport, PA (59.3%), Duncannon, PA (48.5%).

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

Households that rent across Perry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Landisburg	40.5% (±16.7 points)
6	Blain	34.8% (±16.0 points)
7	Oliver Township (Perry County)	31.1% (±7.6 points)
8	Jackson Township (Perry County)	30.6% (±10.0 points)
9	Bloomfield	26.9% (±9.5 points)
10	Tyrone Township (Perry County)	23.3% (±6.0 points)
11	Miller Township (Perry County)	22.8% (±7.7 points)
12	Howe Township (Perry County)	21.9% (±10.3 points)
13	Spring Township (Perry County)	19.4% (±6.4 points)
14	Carroll Township (Perry County)	18.6% (±8.1 points)
15	Millerstown	18.1% (±8.5 points)
16	Marysville	17.4% (±5.8 points)
17	Penn Township (Perry County)	16.7% (±6.3 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Perry 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 Miller Township (Perry County)

How many renters are there in Miller Township (Perry County)?

Miller Township (Perry County) has an estimated 87 (±34) renting households, 22.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Miller Township (Perry County)?

In Miller Township (Perry County), the share of households that rent went from 15.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.8% in 2020–2024 (+7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Miller Township (Perry County)?

A renting household in Miller Township (Perry County) has 2.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Miller Township (Perry County)?

The median renting household in Miller Township (Perry County), PA has an income of $23,750 (±$15,543) a year, against $88,750 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 Miller township, Perry County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:49632, in state:42 county:099).

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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