What percentage of people rent in Pine Grove, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Pine Grove, PA, 2020–2024
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29.8% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Pine Grove, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 290 renting households against 683 that own their home.

In Pine Grove, the share of households that rent went from 40.9% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (−11.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.8% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 290 (±79)
Median renter income: $30,179 (±$10,008)

Who rents and who owns in Pine Grove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pine Grove	Schuylkill County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.8% (±8.0 points)	23.9% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	290 (±79)	13,863 (±769)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	683 (±145)	44,125 (±814)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±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	$30,179 (±$10,008)	$37,010 (±$3,309)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,595 (±$20,538)	$78,551 (±$1,891)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Pine Grove, the renter share is not measurably different from Schuylkill County (23.9%).

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

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

In Schuylkill County, Pine Grove ranks 10 of 67 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 645 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Pine Grove 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	40.9% (±6.4 points)	29.8% (±8.0 points)	−11.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$688 (±$52)	$793 (±$59)	+15.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,227 (±$13,084)	$64,082 (±$4,744)	+16.0%	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 Pine Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pine Grove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pine Grove	—	29.8% (±8.0 points)	—
Pine Grove Township (Schuylkill County)	1.5 mi	16.8% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Tremont Township	3.9 mi	14.7% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Schuylkill County)	4.3 mi	10.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Tremont	5.3 mi	24.6% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bethel Township (Berks County)	6.1 mi	13.9% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Frailey Township	6.6 mi	17.8% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Reilly Township	7.1 mi	18.3% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bethel Township (Lebanon County)	7.6 mi	20.9% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pine Grove Township (Schuylkill County), PA (16.8%), Washington Township (Schuylkill County), PA (10.5%), Bethel Township (Berks County), PA (13.9%).

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

Households that rent across Schuylkill County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Pottsville	42.9% (±4.9 points)
5	Mahanoy City	42.8% (±10.2 points)
6	Auburn	36.7% (±11.9 points)
7	Schuylkill Haven	33.4% (±10.3 points)
8	Shenandoah	32.6% (±7.7 points)
9	Coaldale (Schuylkill County)	31.2% (±8.4 points)
10	Pine Grove	29.8% (±8.0 points)
11	Orwigsburg	28.9% (±7.8 points)
12	Port Clinton	28.8% (±14.8 points)
13	Gordon	28.5% (±12.7 points)
14	Mechanicsville	28.2% (±9.2 points)
15	Ashland	27.7% (±7.0 points)
16	New Philadelphia	26.7% (±8.5 points)

Showing 13 of 67 places in Schuylkill 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 Pine Grove

How many renters are there in Pine Grove?

Pine Grove has an estimated 290 (±79) renting households, 29.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pine Grove?

In Pine Grove, the share of households that rent went from 40.9% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (−11.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Pine Grove?

A renting household in Pine Grove has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pine Grove?

The median renting household in Pine Grove, PA has an income of $30,179 (±$10,008) a year, against $81,595 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 Pine Grove borough, Pennsylvania (place:60456, 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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