What percentage of people rent in Newton Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Newton Township, PA, 2020–2024
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6.6% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Newton Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 66 renting households against 936 that own their home.

In Newton Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.3% in 2015–2019 to 6.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.6% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 66 (±32)

Who rents and who owns in Newton Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Newton Township	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.6% (±3.2 points)	34.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	66 (±32)	30,519 (±1,082)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	936 (±74)	57,744 (±1,063)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.9)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$39,028 (±$2,160)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,514 (±$19,089)	$86,052 (±$2,481)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Newton Township, the renter share is lower than in Lackawanna County (34.6%).

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

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

In Lackawanna County, Newton Township ranks 37 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2363 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Newton 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	10.3% (±3.7 points)	6.6% (±3.2 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$760 (±$106)	$996 (±$108)	+31.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,659 (±$15,392)	$107,847 (±$14,388)	+44.5%	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 Newton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Newton Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Newton Township	—	6.6% (±3.2 points)	—
Ransom Township	3.2 mi	20.8% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Clarks Summit	4.0 mi	27.0% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Glenburn Township	4.2 mi	23.7% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Taylor	4.4 mi	37.5% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Falls Township (Wyoming County)	4.5 mi	10.8% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
South Abington Township	4.8 mi	25.7% (±4.7 points)	Higher
West Abington Township	4.9 mi	7.5% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Clarks Green	4.9 mi	7.7% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ransom Township, PA (20.8%), Clarks Summit, PA (27.0%), Glenburn Township, PA (23.7%).

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

Households that rent across Lackawanna County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
31	North Abington Township	9.9% (±6.6 points)
32	Thornhurst Township	9.2% (±5.7 points)
33	Covington Township (Lackawanna County)	9.0% (±4.9 points)
34	Madison Township (Lackawanna County)	8.4% (±5.1 points)
35	Clarks Green	7.7% (±5.1 points)
36	West Abington Township	7.5% (±8.0 points)
37	Newton Township	6.6% (±3.2 points)
38	Scott Township (Lackawanna County)	5.9% (±4.2 points)
39	Roaring Brook Township	5.4% (±3.1 points)
40	Waverly Township	3.2% (±3.3 points)

Showing 10 of 40 places in Lackawanna 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 Newton Township

How many renters are there in Newton Township?

Newton Township has an estimated 66 (±32) renting households, 6.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Newton Township?

In Newton Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.3% in 2015–2019 to 6.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Newton Township?

A renting household in Newton Township has 3.1 people on average, against 2.7 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 Newton township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:54136, in state:42 county:069).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.