What percentage of people rent in Shamokin Dam, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Shamokin Dam, PA, 2020–2024
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33.0% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Shamokin Dam, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 238 renting households against 484 that own their home.

In Shamokin Dam, the share of households that rent went from 43.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.0% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 238 (±67)
Median renter income: $31,964 (±$11,637)

Who rents and who owns in Shamokin Dam

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shamokin Dam	Snyder County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.0% (±8.2 points)	24.4% (±1.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	238 (±67)	3,565 (±282)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	484 (±97)	11,035 (±297)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,964 (±$11,637)	$43,902 (±$4,364)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,318 (±$17,552)	$75,069 (±$3,993)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Shamokin Dam, the renter share is higher than in Snyder County (24.4%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Snyder County, Shamokin Dam ranks 3 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 536 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Shamokin Dam 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	43.4% (±8.0 points)	33.0% (±8.2 points)	−10.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$647 (±$199)	$926 (±$188)	+43.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,946 (±$9,961)	$69,063 (±$13,666)	+44.0%	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 Shamokin Dam

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shamokin Dam
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shamokin Dam	—	33.0% (±8.2 points)	—
Monroe Township (Snyder County)	1.8 mi	14.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Sunbury	2.1 mi	43.2% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Northumberland	3.2 mi	29.1% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Augusta Township	3.6 mi	12.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Union Township (Union County)	4.2 mi	13.9% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Selinsgrove	4.5 mi	44.7% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Penn Township (Snyder County)	5.1 mi	18.8% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Lower Augusta Township	5.3 mi	12.8% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Monroe Township (Snyder County), PA (14.2%), Upper Augusta Township, PA (12.4%), Union Township (Union County), PA (13.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sunbury, PA (43.2%), Selinsgrove, PA (44.7%).

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

Households that rent across Snyder County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Middleburg	47.6% (±9.6 points)
2	Selinsgrove	44.7% (±8.1 points)
3	Shamokin Dam	33.0% (±8.2 points)
4	Spring Township (Snyder County)	27.3% (±9.4 points)
5	Center Township (Snyder County)	26.6% (±9.4 points)
6	West Perry Township	25.7% (±9.5 points)
7	Freeburg	24.1% (±9.8 points)
8	Franklin Township (Snyder County)	23.7% (±6.5 points)
9	Jackson Township (Snyder County)	23.4% (±8.2 points)

Showing 9 of 21 places in Snyder 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 Shamokin Dam

How many renters are there in Shamokin Dam?

Shamokin Dam has an estimated 238 (±67) renting households, 33.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shamokin Dam?

In Shamokin Dam, the share of households that rent went from 43.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shamokin Dam?

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

How much do renters earn in Shamokin Dam?

The median renting household in Shamokin Dam, PA has an income of $31,964 (±$11,637) a year, against $89,318 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 Shamokin Dam borough, Pennsylvania (place:69616, 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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