What percentage of people rent in Portage, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Portage, PA, 2020–2024
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23.4% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Portage, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 252 renting households against 824 that own their home.

In Portage, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 23.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.4% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 252 (±73)
Median renter income: $24,091 (±$10,765)

Who rents and who owns in Portage

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Portage	Cambria County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.4% (±5.8 points)	23.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	252 (±73)	13,228 (±703)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	824 (±94)	42,745 (±676)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	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	$24,091 (±$10,765)	$30,368 (±$2,955)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$55,329 (±$10,492)	$71,055 (±$1,871)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Portage, the renter share is not measurably different from 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 ranks 20 of 63 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 936 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Portage 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	25.6% (±4.9 points)	23.4% (±5.8 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$454 (±$33)	$751 (±$135)	+65.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$41,410 (±$4,157)	$45,556 (±$6,410)	+10.0%	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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Portage
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Portage	—	23.4% (±5.8 points)	—
Spring Hill	1.2 mi	3.1% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Portage Township (Cambria County)	1.4 mi	14.2% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Wilmore	2.2 mi	19.2% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cassandra	2.3 mi	20.5% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Summerhill Township (Cambria County)	2.6 mi	10.5% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Washington Township (Cambria County)	3.7 mi	8.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Lilly	3.9 mi	14.6% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Croyle Township	4.5 mi	9.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spring Hill, PA (3.1%), Portage Township (Cambria County), PA (14.2%), Summerhill Township (Cambria County), PA (10.5%).

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
14	Cresson Township	27.5% (±6.5 points)
15 (tie)	South Fork	27.3% (±12.6 points)
15 (tie)	Richland Township (Cambria County)	27.3% (±4.5 points)
17	Patton	25.6% (±4.8 points)
18	Lower Yoder Township	25.4% (±8.0 points)
19	Loretto	24.5% (±11.9 points)
20	Portage	23.4% (±5.8 points)
21	Tunnelhill	22.0% (±10.6 points)
22	Geistown	21.7% (±5.7 points)
23	Southmont	20.9% (±6.6 points)
24	Cassandra	20.5% (±14.5 points)
25	Gallitzin	19.6% (±5.2 points)
26	Brownstown	19.3% (±9.4 points)

Showing 13 of 63 places in Cambria 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 Portage

How many renters are there in Portage?

Portage has an estimated 252 (±73) renting households, 23.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Portage?

In Portage, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 23.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Portage?

A renting household in Portage has 2.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Portage?

The median renting household in Portage, PA has an income of $24,091 (±$10,765) a year, against $55,329 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 borough, Pennsylvania (place:62048, 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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