What percentage of people rent in Mountain Top, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mountain Top, PA, 2020–2024
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10.7% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Mountain Top, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 493 renting households against 4,125 that own their home.

In Mountain Top, the share of households that rent went from 8.1% in 2015–2019 to 10.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.7% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 493 (±216)
Median renter income: $41,010 (±$1,175)

Who rents and who owns in Mountain Top

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mountain Top	Luzerne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.7% (±4.7 points)	32.2% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	493 (±216)	43,490 (±1,262)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,125 (±311)	91,565 (±1,316)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,010 (±$1,175)	$38,462 (±$1,619)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$116,495 (±$9,255)	$80,532 (±$1,919)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Mountain Top, the renter share is lower than in Luzerne County (32.2%).

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

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

In Luzerne County, Mountain Top ranks 10 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 278 of 390.

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

How renting in Mountain Top 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	8.1% (±2.7 points)	10.7% (±4.7 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$714 (±$167)	$849 (±$45)	+18.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$85,560 (±$4,335)	$109,535 (±$9,100)	+28.0%	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 Mountain Top

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain Top
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mountain Top	—	10.7% (±4.7 points)	—
Wright Township	0.9 mi	7.0% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rice Township	1.9 mi	5.8% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Nuangola	4.1 mi	13.2% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sugar Notch	4.3 mi	42.2% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Warrior Run	4.4 mi	24.4% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Dennison Township	4.4 mi	4.0% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Hanover Township (Luzerne County)	4.9 mi	33.3% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Dorrance Township	5.0 mi	6.7% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dennison Township, PA (4.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sugar Notch, PA (42.2%), Warrior Run, PA (24.4%), Hanover Township (Luzerne County), PA (33.3%).

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

Households that rent across Luzerne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Glen Lyon	37.5% (±12.5 points)
5	Trucksville	30.0% (±16.5 points)
6	Plains	29.9% (±7.0 points)
7	Browntown	21.9% (±10.5 points)
8	Hilldale	16.8% (±11.6 points)
9	Shavertown	13.3% (±13.0 points)
10	Mountain Top	10.7% (±4.7 points)
11	Upper Exeter	8.8% (±9.0 points)
12	East Berwick	8.3% (±5.4 points)
13	Beech Mountain Lakes	5.7% (±6.6 points)
14	Harleigh	5.0% (±8.2 points)
15	Chase	4.0% (±4.2 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Luzerne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Mountain Top is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Fairview Township (Luzerne County), whose figures include it.

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 Mountain Top

How many renters are there in Mountain Top?

Mountain Top has an estimated 493 (±216) renting households, 10.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mountain Top?

In Mountain Top, the share of households that rent went from 8.1% in 2015–2019 to 10.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mountain Top?

A renting household in Mountain Top has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mountain Top?

The median renting household in Mountain Top, PA has an income of $41,010 (±$1,175) a year, against $116,495 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 Mountain Top CDP, Pennsylvania (place:51384, 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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