What percentage of people rent in Pleasant Gap, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Pleasant Gap, PA, 2020–2024
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26.2% (±9.8 points) of the occupied homes in Pleasant Gap, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 331 renting households against 932 that own their home.

In Pleasant Gap, the share of households that rent went from 27.6% in 2015–2019 to 26.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.2% (±9.8 points)
Renting households: 331 (±136)
Median renter income: $34,110 (±$11,050)

Who rents and who owns in Pleasant Gap

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant Gap	Centre County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.2% (±9.8 points)	38.2% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	331 (±136)	22,546 (±803)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	932 (±184)	36,467 (±692)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.8)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,110 (±$11,050)	$39,074 (±$2,659)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,625 (±$27,312)	$104,257 (±$3,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Centre County, Pleasant Gap ranks 3 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 132 of 390.

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

How renting in Pleasant Gap 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	27.6% (±8.3 points)	26.2% (±9.8 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$886 (±$139)	$1,210 (±$197)	+36.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,047 (±$13,040)	$69,536 (±$17,745)	+8.6%	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 Pleasant Gap

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Gap
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pleasant Gap	—	26.2% (±9.8 points)	—
Centre Hall	3.5 mi	24.3% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bellefonte	3.5 mi	49.1% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Benner Township	3.7 mi	9.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Zion	4.4 mi	5.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Houserville	5.0 mi	11.9% (±7.1 points)	Lower
College Township	5.3 mi	23.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lemont	5.4 mi	23.1% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Milesburg	5.8 mi	34.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Benner Township, PA (9.0%), Zion, PA (5.6%), Houserville, PA (11.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bellefonte, PA (49.1%).

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
1	Toftrees	83.1% (±8.6 points)
2	Park Forest Village	44.4% (±5.5 points)
3	Pleasant Gap	26.2% (±9.8 points)
4	Lemont	23.1% (±16.8 points)
5	Ramblewood	22.2% (±18.0 points)
6	Boalsburg	21.3% (±8.5 points)
7	Houserville	11.9% (±7.1 points)
8	Pine Grove Mills	10.2% (±10.3 points)
9	Stormstown	6.8% (±6.9 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Centre County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Pleasant Gap is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Spring Township (Centre County), whose figures include it.

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 Pleasant Gap

How many renters are there in Pleasant Gap?

Pleasant Gap has an estimated 331 (±136) renting households, 26.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pleasant Gap?

In Pleasant Gap, the share of households that rent went from 27.6% in 2015–2019 to 26.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pleasant Gap?

A renting household in Pleasant Gap has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pleasant Gap?

The median renting household in Pleasant Gap, PA has an income of $34,110 (±$11,050) a year, against $81,625 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 Pleasant Gap CDP, Pennsylvania (place:61232, 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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