What percentage of people rent in Plains Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Plains Township, PA, 2020–2024
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33.5% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Plains Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,538 renting households against 3,047 that own their home.

In Plains Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.8% in 2015–2019 to 33.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.5% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 1,538 (±255)
Median renter income: $68,983 (±$9,534)

Who rents and who owns in Plains Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plains Township	Luzerne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.5% (±5.5 points)	32.2% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,538 (±255)	43,490 (±1,262)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,047 (±347)	91,565 (±1,316)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,983 (±$9,534)	$38,462 (±$1,619)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,250 (±$22,360)	$80,532 (±$1,919)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Plains Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Luzerne County (32.2%).

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

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

In Luzerne County, Plains Township ranks 19 of 76 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 518 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Plains 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	28.8% (±4.4 points)	33.5% (±5.5 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$819 (±$87)	$1,118 (±$116)	+36.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,643 (±$4,129)	$73,790 (±$10,022)	+30.3%	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 Plains Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plains Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plains Township	—	33.5% (±5.5 points)	—
Laflin	2.0 mi	9.7% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Inkerman	2.3 mi	62.0% (±15.2 points)	Higher
Wilkes-Barre Township	3.2 mi	54.3% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Yatesville	3.2 mi	3.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Wyoming	3.2 mi	37.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Forty Fort	3.2 mi	43.0% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Wilkes-Barre	3.4 mi	48.8% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Laurel Run	3.5 mi	5.6% (±5.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Laflin, PA (9.7%), Yatesville, PA (3.8%), Laurel Run, PA (5.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Inkerman, PA (62.0%), Wilkes-Barre Township, PA (54.3%), Forty Fort, PA (43.0%).

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

Households that rent across Luzerne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Sugar Notch	42.2% (±11.7 points)
14	Shickshinny	41.7% (±10.1 points)
15	Luzerne	41.1% (±8.2 points)
16	Jenkins Township	39.7% (±10.9 points)
17	Wyoming	37.9% (±7.7 points)
18	Dupont	33.7% (±9.9 points)
19	Plains Township	33.5% (±5.5 points)
20	Hanover Township (Luzerne County)	33.3% (±5.9 points)
21	Nescopeck	32.8% (±7.4 points)
22	Ashley	32.3% (±9.9 points)
23	Duryea	30.5% (±9.1 points)
24	Newport Township	30.0% (±8.7 points)
25	Hughestown	28.8% (±10.9 points)

Showing 13 of 76 places in Luzerne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Plains Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Hilldale, Hudson, Plains.

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 Plains Township

How many renters are there in Plains Township?

Plains Township has an estimated 1,538 (±255) renting households, 33.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plains Township?

In Plains Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.8% in 2015–2019 to 33.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plains Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Plains Township?

The median renting household in Plains Township, PA has an income of $68,983 (±$9,534) a year, against $78,250 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 Plains township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:61120, in state:42 county:079).

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.