What percentage of people rent in Plunketts Creek Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Plunketts Creek Township, PA, 2020–2024
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17.6% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Plunketts Creek Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 48 renting households against 224 that own their home.

In Plunketts Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 6.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.6% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 48 (±18)
Median renter income: $61,667 (±$43,049)

Who rents and who owns in Plunketts Creek Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plunketts Creek Township	Lycoming County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.6% (±6.0 points)	30.9% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	48 (±18)	14,486 (±751)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	224 (±43)	32,375 (±676)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.9)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,667 (±$43,049)	$36,610 (±$1,983)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,250 (±$31,294)	$80,206 (±$2,389)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Plunketts Creek Township, the renter share is lower than in Lycoming County (30.9%).

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

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

In Lycoming County, Plunketts Creek Township ranks 20 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1322 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Plunketts Creek 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	6.7% (±3.7 points)	17.6% (±6.0 points)	+10.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$875 (±$418)	$1,188 (±$202)	+35.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,023 (±$8,165)	$85,769 (±$11,971)	+29.9%	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 Plunketts Creek Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plunketts Creek Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plunketts Creek Township	—	17.6% (±6.0 points)	—
Mill Creek Township (Lycoming County)	4.7 mi	2.0% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Upper Fairfield Township	4.9 mi	16.2% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gamble Township	7.1 mi	7.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Cascade Township	7.1 mi	8.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Shrewsbury Township (Lycoming County)	7.6 mi	11.8% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Muncy Township	7.8 mi	26.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfield Township (Lycoming County)	7.9 mi	14.6% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Picture Rocks	8.2 mi	15.5% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mill Creek Township (Lycoming County), PA (2.0%), Gamble Township, PA (7.0%), Cascade Township, PA (8.2%).

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

Households that rent across Lycoming County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Muncy Creek Township	22.1% (±9.9 points)
15	Mifflin Township (Lycoming County)	21.7% (±15.3 points)
16	Duboistown	20.3% (±6.7 points)
17	Salladasburg	19.4% (±14.5 points)
18	Armstrong Township (Lycoming County)	19.3% (±8.6 points)
19	Porter Township (Lycoming County)	18.7% (±7.0 points)
20	Plunketts Creek Township	17.6% (±6.0 points)
21	McNett Township	16.4% (±13.5 points)
22	Upper Fairfield Township	16.2% (±5.0 points)
23	Woodward Township (Lycoming County)	15.8% (±6.5 points)
24 (tie)	Picture Rocks	15.5% (±8.1 points)
24 (tie)	Cogan House Township	15.5% (±5.7 points)
26	Limestone Township (Lycoming County)	14.9% (±4.5 points)

Showing 13 of 52 places in Lycoming 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 Plunketts Creek Township

How many renters are there in Plunketts Creek Township?

Plunketts Creek Township has an estimated 48 (±18) renting households, 17.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plunketts Creek Township?

In Plunketts Creek Township, the share of households that rent went from 6.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Plunketts Creek Township?

A renting household in Plunketts Creek Township has 2.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plunketts Creek Township?

The median renting household in Plunketts Creek Township, PA has an income of $61,667 (±$43,049) a year, against $87,250 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 Plunketts Creek township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:61640, in state:42 county:081).

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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