What percentage of people rent in Mount Carmel Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Carmel Township, PA, 2020–2024
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11.6% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Carmel Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 111 renting households against 844 that own their home.

In Mount Carmel Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.3% in 2015–2019 to 11.6% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.6% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 111 (±55)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Carmel Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Carmel Township	Northumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.6% (±5.4 points)	24.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	111 (±55)	9,292 (±597)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	844 (±94)	28,594 (±584)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.5)	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	—	$34,167 (±$3,426)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,603 (±$12,753)	$71,984 (±$2,484)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Mount Carmel Township, the renter share is lower than in 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, Mount Carmel Township ranks 24 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1907 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Mount Carmel 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	25.3% (±7.3 points)	11.6% (±5.4 points)	−13.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$496 (±$358)	$936 (±$47)	+88.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,236 (±$9,663)	$71,339 (±$14,364)	+36.6%	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 Mount Carmel Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Carmel Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Carmel Township	—	11.6% (±5.4 points)	—
Marion Heights	1.3 mi	23.4% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Carmel	1.6 mi	23.1% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Kulpmont	1.6 mi	20.7% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Coal Township	4.2 mi	20.2% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Conyngham Township (Columbia County)	5.0 mi	5.5% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cleveland Township	5.0 mi	4.8% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Marshallton	5.0 mi	26.3% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Ashland	5.1 mi	27.7% (±7.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cleveland Township, PA (4.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mount Carmel, PA (23.1%), Coal Township, PA (20.2%), Marshallton, PA (26.3%).

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
18	Point Township	16.0% (±6.1 points)
19	Turbotville	15.8% (±6.7 points)
20	Lower Augusta Township	12.8% (±5.7 points)
21	Jackson Township (Northumberland County)	12.6% (±5.9 points)
22	Upper Augusta Township	12.4% (±3.9 points)
23 (tie)	Delaware Township (Northumberland County)	11.6% (±6.4 points)
23 (tie)	Mount Carmel Township	11.6% (±5.4 points)
25	Lewis Township (Northumberland County)	10.5% (±3.5 points)
26	Rush Township (Northumberland County)	10.4% (±5.6 points)
27	Riverside	10.2% (±4.5 points)
28	Washington Township (Northumberland County)	9.9% (±4.2 points)
29 (tie)	East Cameron Township	9.4% (±4.7 points)
29 (tie)	Rockefeller Township	9.4% (±3.7 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 Mount Carmel Township

How many renters are there in Mount Carmel Township?

Mount Carmel Township has an estimated 111 (±55) renting households, 11.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Carmel Township?

In Mount Carmel Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.3% in 2015–2019 to 11.6% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Mount Carmel Township?

A renting household in Mount Carmel Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 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 Mount Carmel township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:51504, 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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