What percentage of people rent in Sandy Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sandy Township, PA, 2020–2024
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19.8% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Sandy Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 910 renting households against 3,696 that own their home.

In Sandy Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.8% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 910 (±309)
Median renter income: $22,763 (±$3,632)

Who rents and who owns in Sandy Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sandy Township	Clearfield County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.8% (±6.2 points)	21.5% (±1.4 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	910 (±309)	6,984 (±478)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,696 (±335)	25,534 (±611)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,763 (±$3,632)	$33,919 (±$4,365)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,071 (±$13,966)	$71,893 (±$2,490)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Sandy Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Clearfield County (21.5%).

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

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

In Clearfield County, Sandy Township ranks 13 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1153 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Sandy 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	19.3% (±4.8 points)	19.8% (±6.2 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$638 (±$197)	$904 (±$270)	+41.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,681 (±$7,969)	$79,365 (±$15,382)	+35.2%	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 Sandy Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sandy Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sandy Township	—	19.8% (±6.2 points)	—
DuBois	2.2 mi	40.9% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Falls Creek	4.1 mi	37.2% (±12.1 points)	Higher
Brady Township (Clearfield County)	7.3 mi	14.8% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Clearfield County)	7.4 mi	10.8% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Washington Township (Jefferson County)	7.5 mi	17.1% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Brockway	7.7 mi	34.0% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Sykesville	8.2 mi	36.2% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Troutville	8.7 mi	13.4% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Union Township (Clearfield County), PA (10.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: DuBois, PA (40.9%), Falls Creek, PA (37.2%), Brockway, PA (34.0%).

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

Households that rent across Clearfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Westover	24.4% (±14.5 points)
8	Lawrence Township (Clearfield County)	21.7% (±3.9 points)
9	Woodward Township (Clearfield County)	21.3% (±4.5 points)
10	Houtzdale	20.5% (±6.7 points)
11	New Washington	20.0% (±19.9 points)
12 (tie)	Morris Township (Clearfield County)	19.8% (±10.0 points)
12 (tie)	Sandy Township	19.8% (±6.2 points)
14	Mahaffey	19.0% (±8.1 points)
15	Chest Township (Clearfield County)	18.6% (±8.2 points)
16	Huston Township (Clearfield County)	18.5% (±4.7 points)
17	Boggs Township (Clearfield County)	18.3% (±8.0 points)
18	Brisbin	18.1% (±8.2 points)
19	Penn Township (Clearfield County)	17.9% (±9.4 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Clearfield County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Sandy Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Oklahoma (community), Sandy, Treasure Lake.

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 Sandy Township

How many renters are there in Sandy Township?

Sandy Township has an estimated 910 (±309) renting households, 19.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sandy Township?

In Sandy Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sandy Township?

A renting household in Sandy Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sandy Township?

The median renting household in Sandy Township, PA has an income of $22,763 (±$3,632) a year, against $94,071 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 Sandy township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:67792, in state:42 county:033).

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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