What percentage of people rent in Port Carbon, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Port Carbon, PA, 2020–2024
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22.5% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Port Carbon, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 176 renting households against 605 that own their home.

In Port Carbon, the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.5% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 176 (±61)
Median renter income: $36,420 (±$2,142)

Who rents and who owns in Port Carbon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Carbon	Schuylkill County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.5% (±7.3 points)	23.9% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	176 (±61)	13,863 (±769)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	605 (±98)	44,125 (±814)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,420 (±$2,142)	$37,010 (±$3,309)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,250 (±$7,643)	$78,551 (±$1,891)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Schuylkill County, Port Carbon ranks 24 of 67 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 981 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Port Carbon 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	22.1% (±7.4 points)	22.5% (±7.3 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$744 (±$247)	$877 (±$233)	+17.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,333 (±$6,642)	$61,182 (±$6,206)	+26.6%	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 Port Carbon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Carbon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Port Carbon	—	22.5% (±7.3 points)	—
Palo Alto	0.8 mi	16.8% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mechanicsville	0.8 mi	28.2% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
East Norwegian Township	0.9 mi	13.2% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Carbon	2.0 mi	3.6% (±11.1 points)	Lower
North Manheim Township	2.1 mi	12.6% (±5.7 points)	Lower
St. Clair	2.1 mi	26.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pottsville	2.5 mi	42.9% (±4.9 points)	Higher
New Philadelphia	3.0 mi	26.7% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Carbon, PA (3.6%), North Manheim Township, PA (12.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pottsville, PA (42.9%).

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
18	Frackville	26.3% (±8.1 points)
19 (tie)	Tower City	25.6% (±6.3 points)
19 (tie)	Upper Mahantongo Township	25.6% (±8.5 points)
21	New Castle Township	25.4% (±11.0 points)
22	Tremont	24.6% (±6.4 points)
23	Cressona	24.4% (±5.7 points)
24	Port Carbon	22.5% (±7.3 points)
25	Foster Township (Schuylkill County)	21.3% (±13.4 points)
26	New Ringgold	21.0% (±11.8 points)
27	Girardville	19.7% (±10.0 points)
28	West Brunswick Township	18.7% (±13.4 points)
29	Eldred Township (Schuylkill County)	18.6% (±7.7 points)
30	Reilly Township	18.3% (±16.5 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 Port Carbon

How many renters are there in Port Carbon?

Port Carbon has an estimated 176 (±61) renting households, 22.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Port Carbon?

In Port Carbon, the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Port Carbon?

A renting household in Port Carbon has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Port Carbon?

The median renting household in Port Carbon, PA has an income of $36,420 (±$2,142) a year, against $71,250 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 Port Carbon borough, Pennsylvania (place:62128, 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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