What percentage of people rent in Portage Township (Cambria County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Portage Township (Cambria County), PA, 2020–2024
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14.2% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Portage Township (Cambria County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 209 renting households against 1,258 that own their home.

In Portage Township (Cambria County), the share of households that rent went from 11.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.2% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 209 (±103)
Median renter income: $33,945 (±$11,102)

Who rents and who owns in Portage Township (Cambria County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Portage Township (Cambria County)	Cambria County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.2% (±6.8 points)	23.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	209 (±103)	13,228 (±703)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,258 (±121)	42,745 (±676)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,945 (±$11,102)	$30,368 (±$2,955)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,781 (±$19,204)	$71,055 (±$1,871)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Portage Township (Cambria County), the renter share is lower than in Cambria County (23.6%).

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

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

In Cambria County, Portage Township (Cambria County) ranks 35 of 63 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1643 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Portage Township (Cambria County) 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	11.5% (±4.8 points)	14.2% (±6.8 points)	+2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$514 (±$89)	$638 (±$58)	+24.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,868 (±$9,686)	$63,224 (±$24,942)	+9.3%	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 Portage Township (Cambria County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Portage Township (Cambria County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Portage Township (Cambria County)	—	14.2% (±6.8 points)	—
Portage	1.4 mi	23.4% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Cassandra	1.9 mi	20.5% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Cambria County)	2.6 mi	8.1% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Summerhill Township (Cambria County)	3.1 mi	10.5% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lilly	3.3 mi	14.6% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wilmore	3.6 mi	19.2% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Munster Township	5.2 mi	13.5% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cresson Township	5.8 mi	27.5% (±6.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Portage, PA (23.4%), Cresson Township, PA (27.5%).

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

Households that rent across Cambria County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
29	Ashville	17.9% (±11.6 points)
30	Sankertown	17.6% (±7.2 points)
31	Lorain	16.9% (±9.1 points)
32	Ehrenfeld	15.4% (±14.0 points)
33	Lilly	14.6% (±6.1 points)
34	Middle Taylor Township	14.5% (±5.9 points)
35	Portage Township (Cambria County)	14.2% (±6.8 points)
36	Munster Township	13.5% (±5.9 points)
37	Jackson Township (Cambria County)	13.4% (±5.1 points)
38	West Taylor Township	12.9% (±7.9 points)
39	Clearfield Township (Cambria County)	12.4% (±5.8 points)
40	Cambria Township	11.7% (±8.1 points)
41	Adams Township (Cambria County)	11.3% (±5.4 points)

Showing 13 of 63 places in Cambria County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Portage Township (Cambria County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Spring Hill.

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 Portage Township (Cambria County)

How many renters are there in Portage Township (Cambria County)?

Portage Township (Cambria County) has an estimated 209 (±103) renting households, 14.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Portage Township (Cambria County)?

In Portage Township (Cambria County), the share of households that rent went from 11.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Portage Township (Cambria County)?

A renting household in Portage Township (Cambria County) has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Portage Township (Cambria County)?

The median renting household in Portage Township (Cambria County), PA has an income of $33,945 (±$11,102) a year, against $75,781 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 Portage township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:62056, in state:42 county:021).

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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