What percentage of people rent in Penn Forest Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Penn Forest Township, PA, 2020–2024
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10.4% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Penn Forest Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 449 renting households against 3,878 that own their home.

In Penn Forest Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.4% in 2015–2019 to 10.4% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.4% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 449 (±139)
Median renter income: $36,588 (±$30,514)

Who rents and who owns in Penn Forest Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Penn Forest Township	Carbon County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.4% (±3.2 points)	23.6% (±2.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	449 (±139)	6,431 (±577)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,878 (±286)	20,824 (±726)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.7)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,588 (±$30,514)	$41,543 (±$5,064)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,904 (±$10,079)	$75,805 (±$3,724)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Penn Forest 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, Penn Forest Township ranks 21 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2015 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Penn Forest 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	18.4% (±5.1 points)	10.4% (±3.2 points)	−8.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,225 (±$124)	$1,326 (±$186)	+8.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,946 (±$8,023)	$67,045 (±$8,615)	+4.8%	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 Penn Forest Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Penn Forest Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Penn Forest Township	—	10.4% (±3.2 points)	—
Lehigh Township (Carbon County)	6.7 mi	5.6% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Polk Township (Monroe County)	6.8 mi	13.3% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Towamensing Township	7.0 mi	10.9% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Indian Mountain Lake	7.0 mi	17.1% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Township (Carbon County)	7.2 mi	15.6% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kidder Township	7.3 mi	5.5% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Sun Valley	8.6 mi	0.4% (±0.9 points)	Lower
Weissport East	8.8 mi	21.8% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kidder Township, PA (5.5%), Sun Valley, PA (0.4%).

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
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 9 of 23 places in Carbon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Penn Forest Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Towamensing Trails.

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 Penn Forest Township

How many renters are there in Penn Forest Township?

Penn Forest Township has an estimated 449 (±139) renting households, 10.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Penn Forest Township?

In Penn Forest Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.4% in 2015–2019 to 10.4% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Penn Forest Township?

A renting household in Penn Forest Township has 2.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Penn Forest Township?

The median renting household in Penn Forest Township, PA has an income of $36,588 (±$30,514) a year, against $70,904 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 Penn Forest township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:58968, 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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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.