What percentage of people rent in Mount Jewett, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Jewett, PA, 2020–2024
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19.8% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Jewett, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 65 renting households against 264 that own their home.

In Mount Jewett, the share of households that rent went from 29.5% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.8% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 65 (±29)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Jewett

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Jewett	McKean County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.8% (±7.5 points)	22.0% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	65 (±29)	3,609 (±264)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	264 (±38)	12,760 (±304)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$38,542 (±$3,697)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,471 (±$3,768)	$72,986 (±$3,242)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Mount Jewett, the renter share is not measurably different from McKean County (22.0%).

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

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

In McKean County, Mount Jewett ranks 8 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1150 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Mount Jewett 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	29.5% (±7.0 points)	19.8% (±7.5 points)	−9.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$652 (±$76)	$650 (±$192)	−0.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,528 (±$7,721)	$53,125 (±$7,977)	+14.2%	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 Jewett

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Jewett
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Jewett	—	19.8% (±7.5 points)	—
Hamlin Township	4.5 mi	16.2% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sergeant Township	5.7 mi	5.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Lafayette Township	6.1 mi	6.8% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Lewis Run	9.6 mi	15.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kane	9.8 mi	38.7% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Jones Township	10 mi	7.1% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Keating Township (McKean County)	10 mi	11.1% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wetmore Township	11 mi	6.7% (±3.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sergeant Township, PA (5.3%), Lafayette Township, PA (6.8%), Jones Township, PA (7.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kane, PA (38.7%).

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

Households that rent across McKean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Kane	38.7% (±6.9 points)
3	Port Allegany	32.4% (±8.6 points)
4	Smethport	29.7% (±9.3 points)
5	Eldred	28.1% (±10.1 points)
6	Ceres Township	22.5% (±6.8 points)
7	Eldred Township (McKean County)	22.2% (±8.4 points)
8	Mount Jewett	19.8% (±7.5 points)
9	Hamlin Township	16.2% (±7.1 points)
10	Lewis Run	15.8% (±8.1 points)
11	Liberty Township (McKean County)	14.4% (±5.2 points)
12 (tie)	Annin Township	11.1% (±7.1 points)
12 (tie)	Keating Township (McKean County)	11.1% (±5.5 points)
14	Foster Township (McKean County)	9.8% (±5.4 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in McKean 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 Jewett

How many renters are there in Mount Jewett?

Mount Jewett has an estimated 65 (±29) renting households, 19.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Jewett?

In Mount Jewett, the share of households that rent went from 29.5% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Jewett?

A renting household in Mount Jewett has 1.5 people on average, against 2.2 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 Jewett borough, Pennsylvania (place:51632, 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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