What percentage of people rent in Otter Creek Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Otter Creek Township, PA, 2020–2024
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7.2% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Otter Creek Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 17 renting households against 219 that own their home.

In Otter Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 7.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 7.2% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 17 (±8)
Median renter income: $88,281 (±$50,468)

Who rents and who owns in Otter Creek Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Otter Creek Township	Mercer County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	7.2% (±3.4 points)	27.6% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	17 (±8)	12,845 (±625)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	219 (±45)	33,679 (±697)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$88,281 (±$50,468)	$34,301 (±$3,562)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$41,719 (±$8,002)	$74,426 (±$2,020)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Otter Creek Township, the renter share is lower than in Mercer County (27.6%).

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

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

In Mercer County, Otter Creek Township ranks 44 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2316 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Otter Creek 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	10.5% (±5.5 points)	7.2% (±3.4 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$750 (±$561)	$1,080 (±$130)	+44.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,750 (±$4,613)	$43,750 (±$8,223)	−10.3%	Down 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 Otter Creek Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Otter Creek Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Otter Creek Township	—	7.2% (±3.4 points)	—
Hempfield Township (Mercer County)	3.4 mi	28.2% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Perry Township (Mercer County)	3.6 mi	15.9% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Salem Township (Mercer County)	4.3 mi	17.2% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Greenville	4.8 mi	36.5% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Delaware Township (Mercer County)	4.9 mi	15.1% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fredonia	5.2 mi	27.1% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Fairview Township (Mercer County)	5.2 mi	19.1% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Sugar Grove Township (Mercer County)	5.4 mi	16.4% (±7.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hempfield Township (Mercer County), PA (28.2%), Perry Township (Mercer County), PA (15.9%), Salem Township (Mercer County), PA (17.2%).

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

Households that rent across Mercer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
38	Jackson Center	10.4% (±9.9 points)
39	Deer Creek Township	10.2% (±5.6 points)
40	Jackson Township (Mercer County)	9.6% (±5.1 points)
41	Sandy Lake Township	9.1% (±4.8 points)
42	French Creek Township	8.4% (±5.2 points)
43 (tie)	Greene Township (Mercer County)	7.2% (±4.2 points)
43 (tie)	Otter Creek Township	7.2% (±3.4 points)
45	East Lackawannock Township	6.8% (±3.1 points)
46	Jefferson Township (Mercer County)	6.2% (±3.9 points)
47	Wolf Creek Township	6.1% (±4.4 points)
48	Pine Township (Mercer County)	6.0% (±3.0 points)

Showing 11 of 48 places in Mercer 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 Otter Creek Township

How many renters are there in Otter Creek Township?

Otter Creek Township has an estimated 17 (±8) renting households, 7.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Otter Creek Township?

In Otter Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 7.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Otter Creek Township?

A renting household in Otter Creek Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Otter Creek Township?

The median renting household in Otter Creek Township, PA has an income of $88,281 (±$50,468) a year, against $41,719 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 Otter Creek township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:57304, in state:42 county:085).

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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