What percentage of people rent in Penn Township (Centre County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Penn Township (Centre County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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10.8% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Penn Township (Centre County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 39 renting households against 322 that own their home.

In Penn Township (Centre County), the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 10.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.8% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 39 (±19)
Median renter income: $62,083 (±$34,498)

Who rents and who owns in Penn Township (Centre County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Penn Township (Centre County)	Centre County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.8% (±5.1 points)	38.2% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	39 (±19)	22,546 (±803)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	322 (±55)	36,467 (±692)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.8)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,083 (±$34,498)	$39,074 (±$2,659)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,333 (±$24,848)	$104,257 (±$3,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Penn Township (Centre County), the renter share is lower than in Centre County (38.2%).

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

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

In Centre County, Penn Township (Centre County) ranks 25 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1979 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Penn Township (Centre County) 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	19.8% (±7.9 points)	10.8% (±5.1 points)	−9.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$918 (±$102)	$1,292 (±$490)	+40.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,250 (±$6,928)	$69,550 (±$5,940)	+5.0%	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 Penn Township (Centre County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Penn Township (Centre County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Penn Township (Centre County)	—	10.8% (±5.1 points)	—
Millheim	2.2 mi	12.6% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gregg Township (Centre County)	4.2 mi	21.3% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Haines Township	6.6 mi	16.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Armagh Township	7.0 mi	18.1% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Walker Township (Centre County)	8.8 mi	10.7% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Miles Township	9.4 mi	30.9% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Nittany	9.7 mi	0.0% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Potter Township (Centre County)	10 mi	8.1% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gregg Township (Centre County), PA (21.3%), Miles Township, PA (30.9%).

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

Households that rent across Centre County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
19	Worth Township (Centre County)	17.9% (±10.5 points)
20	Haines Township	16.9% (±7.3 points)
21	Snow Shoe Township	16.5% (±5.4 points)
22	Liberty Township (Centre County)	14.1% (±5.1 points)
23	Millheim	12.6% (±9.9 points)
24	Marion Township (Centre County)	11.7% (±6.8 points)
25	Penn Township (Centre County)	10.8% (±5.1 points)
26	Walker Township (Centre County)	10.7% (±7.0 points)
27	Huston Township (Centre County)	10.1% (±5.8 points)
28	Benner Township	9.0% (±3.4 points)
29	Taylor Township (Centre County)	8.6% (±4.6 points)
30 (tie)	Howard Township	8.1% (±5.5 points)
30 (tie)	Potter Township (Centre County)	8.1% (±4.9 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Centre 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 Penn Township (Centre County)

How many renters are there in Penn Township (Centre County)?

Penn Township (Centre County) has an estimated 39 (±19) renting households, 10.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Penn Township (Centre County)?

In Penn Township (Centre County), the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 10.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Penn Township (Centre County)?

A renting household in Penn Township (Centre County) has 3.6 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Penn Township (Centre County)?

The median renting household in Penn Township (Centre County), PA has an income of $62,083 (±$34,498) a year, against $73,333 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 township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:58800, in state:42 county:027).

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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