What percentage of people rent in Packer Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Packer Township, PA, 2020–2024
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12.9% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Packer Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 48 renting households against 325 that own their home.

In Packer Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.6% in 2015–2019 to 12.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.9% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 48 (±21)
Median renter income: $43,438 (±$26,297)

Who rents and who owns in Packer Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Packer Township	Carbon County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.9% (±5.1 points)	23.6% (±2.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	48 (±21)	6,431 (±577)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	325 (±50)	20,824 (±726)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±1.1)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,438 (±$26,297)	$41,543 (±$5,064)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,917 (±$20,379)	$75,805 (±$3,724)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Packer Township, the renter share is lower than in Carbon County (23.6%).

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

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

In Carbon County, Packer Township ranks 18 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1775 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Packer 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	10.6% (±5.3 points)	12.9% (±5.1 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,035 (±$115)	$1,063 (±$590)	+2.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,542 (±$13,205)	$77,981 (±$11,640)	+13.8%	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 Packer Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Packer Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Packer Township	—	12.9% (±5.1 points)	—
Beaver Meadows	2.6 mi	41.0% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Banks Township (Carbon County)	2.7 mi	15.1% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Nesquehoning	3.8 mi	39.1% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Lansford	4.5 mi	48.0% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Weatherly	4.7 mi	29.8% (±6.9 points)	Higher
McAdoo	5.4 mi	46.2% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Rush Township (Schuylkill County)	5.4 mi	9.6% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Summit Hill	5.5 mi	18.5% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Beaver Meadows, PA (41.0%), Nesquehoning, PA (39.1%), Lansford, PA (48.0%).

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

Households that rent across Carbon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	East Side	17.6% (±11.9 points)
13	Franklin Township (Carbon County)	15.6% (±7.1 points)
14	Banks Township (Carbon County)	15.1% (±12.2 points)
15	Mahoning Township (Carbon County)	13.5% (±9.5 points)
16	Jim Thorpe	13.2% (±6.5 points)
17	East Penn Township	13.0% (±5.0 points)
18	Packer Township	12.9% (±5.1 points)
19	Towamensing Township	10.9% (±9.7 points)
20	Lausanne Township	10.8% (±9.1 points)
21	Penn Forest Township	10.4% (±3.2 points)
22	Lehigh Township (Carbon County)	5.6% (±5.4 points)
23	Kidder Township	5.5% (±3.7 points)

Showing 12 of 23 places in Carbon 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 Packer Township

How many renters are there in Packer Township?

Packer Township has an estimated 48 (±21) renting households, 12.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Packer Township?

In Packer Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.6% in 2015–2019 to 12.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Packer Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Packer Township?

The median renting household in Packer Township, PA has an income of $43,438 (±$26,297) a year, against $87,917 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 Packer township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:57504, in state:42 county:025).

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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