What percentage of people rent in Mount Carmel, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Carmel, PA, 2020–2024
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23.1% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Carmel, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 550 renting households against 1,835 that own their home.

In Mount Carmel, the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.1% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 550 (±156)
Median renter income: $53,500 (±$22,473)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Carmel

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Carmel	Northumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.1% (±6.8 points)	24.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	550 (±156)	9,292 (±597)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,835 (±255)	28,594 (±584)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,500 (±$22,473)	$34,167 (±$3,426)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,837 (±$6,343)	$71,984 (±$2,484)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Mount Carmel, the renter share is not measurably different from 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 ranks 9 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 950 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Mount Carmel 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	36.8% (±5.5 points)	23.1% (±6.8 points)	−13.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$655 (±$44)	$742 (±$96)	+13.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,628 (±$5,824)	$53,021 (±$4,317)	+53.1%	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 Mount Carmel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Carmel
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Carmel	—	23.1% (±6.8 points)	—
Mount Carmel Township	1.6 mi	11.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Marion Heights	2.8 mi	23.4% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Kulpmont	3.1 mi	20.7% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Conyngham Township (Columbia County)	3.5 mi	5.5% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Centralia	3.6 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ashland	3.6 mi	27.7% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Butler Township (Schuylkill County)	4.8 mi	10.8% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Gordon	4.9 mi	28.5% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Carmel Township, PA (11.6%), Conyngham Township (Columbia County), PA (5.5%), Butler Township (Schuylkill County), PA (10.8%).

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
3	Sunbury	43.2% (±5.8 points)
4	Shamokin	40.4% (±6.7 points)
5	Northumberland	29.1% (±7.1 points)
6	McEwensville	26.8% (±14.6 points)
7	Lower Mahanoy Township	24.0% (±6.4 points)
8	Marion Heights	23.4% (±12.8 points)
9	Mount Carmel	23.1% (±6.8 points)
10	Herndon	22.0% (±7.8 points)
11	Little Mahanoy Township	21.2% (±8.6 points)
12	Kulpmont	20.7% (±8.5 points)
13	Coal Township	20.2% (±4.3 points)
14	Upper Mahanoy Township	20.1% (±6.8 points)
15	East Chillisquaque Township	19.3% (±10.4 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

How many renters are there in Mount Carmel?

Mount Carmel has an estimated 550 (±156) renting households, 23.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Carmel?

In Mount Carmel, the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Mount Carmel?

A renting household in Mount Carmel has 2.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Carmel?

The median renting household in Mount Carmel, PA has an income of $53,500 (±$22,473) a year, against $52,837 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 Mount Carmel borough, Pennsylvania (place:51496, 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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