What percentage of people rent in Northumberland, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Northumberland, PA, 2020–2024
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29.1% (±7.1 points) of the occupied homes in Northumberland, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 502 renting households against 1,224 that own their home.

In Northumberland, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 29.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.1% (±7.1 points)
Renting households: 502 (±135)
Median renter income: $35,321 (±$10,555)

Who rents and who owns in Northumberland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Northumberland	Northumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.1% (±7.1 points)	24.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	502 (±135)	9,292 (±597)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,224 (±118)	28,594 (±584)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,321 (±$10,555)	$34,167 (±$3,426)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,389 (±$10,562)	$71,984 (±$2,484)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Northumberland, the renter share is not measurably different from Northumberland County (24.5%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Northumberland County, Northumberland ranks 5 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 670 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Northumberland 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	27.2% (±5.1 points)	29.1% (±7.1 points)	+1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$761 (±$92)	$897 (±$146)	+17.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,725 (±$10,881)	$66,477 (±$6,182)	+11.3%	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 Northumberland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Northumberland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Northumberland	—	29.1% (±7.1 points)	—
Upper Augusta Township	2.5 mi	12.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Sunbury	2.5 mi	43.2% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Point Township	2.6 mi	16.0% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Shamokin Dam	3.2 mi	33.0% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe Township (Snyder County)	4.3 mi	14.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Union Township (Union County)	4.7 mi	13.9% (±5.3 points)	Lower
West Chillisquaque Township	5.8 mi	17.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rockefeller Township	5.9 mi	9.4% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Upper Augusta Township, PA (12.4%), Point Township, PA (16.0%), Monroe Township (Snyder County), PA (14.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sunbury, PA (43.2%).

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
1	Milton	51.7% (±7.2 points)
2	Watsontown	46.5% (±8.9 points)
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)

Showing 11 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 Northumberland

How many renters are there in Northumberland?

Northumberland has an estimated 502 (±135) renting households, 29.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Northumberland?

In Northumberland, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 29.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Northumberland?

A renting household in Northumberland has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Northumberland?

The median renting household in Northumberland, PA has an income of $35,321 (±$10,555) a year, against $81,389 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 Northumberland borough, Pennsylvania (place:55456, 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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