What percentage of people rent in Sankertown, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sankertown, PA, 2020–2024
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17.6% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Sankertown, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 48 renting households against 225 that own their home.

In Sankertown, the share of households that rent went from 17.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.6% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 48 (±19)
Median renter income: $42,500 (±$6,526)

Who rents and who owns in Sankertown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sankertown	Cambria County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.6% (±7.2 points)	23.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	48 (±19)	13,228 (±703)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	225 (±64)	42,745 (±676)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±1.1)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,500 (±$6,526)	$30,368 (±$2,955)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,583 (±$9,026)	$71,055 (±$1,871)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Sankertown, 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, Sankertown ranks 30 of 63 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1313 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Sankertown 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	17.0% (±6.3 points)	17.6% (±7.2 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$713 (±$76)	$719 (±$33)	+0.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$43,750 (±$10,726)	$71,116 (±$6,572)	+62.6%	Up 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 Sankertown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sankertown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sankertown	—	17.6% (±7.2 points)	—
Cresson	0.7 mi	36.1% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Cresson Township	1.7 mi	27.5% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Gallitzin	2.1 mi	19.6% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tunnelhill	2.7 mi	22.0% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Munster Township	3.0 mi	13.5% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Loretto	3.4 mi	24.5% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lilly	3.6 mi	14.6% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Gallitzin Township	4.2 mi	2.6% (±1.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gallitzin Township, PA (2.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cresson, PA (36.1%), 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
24	Cassandra	20.5% (±14.5 points)
25	Gallitzin	19.6% (±5.2 points)
26	Brownstown	19.3% (±9.4 points)
27	Wilmore	19.2% (±13.7 points)
28	Summerhill	18.1% (±13.4 points)
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)

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 Sankertown

How many renters are there in Sankertown?

Sankertown has an estimated 48 (±19) renting households, 17.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sankertown?

In Sankertown, the share of households that rent went from 17.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sankertown?

A renting household in Sankertown has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sankertown?

The median renting household in Sankertown, PA has an income of $42,500 (±$6,526) a year, against $75,583 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 Sankertown borough, Pennsylvania (place:67920, 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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