What percentage of people rent in Shickshinny, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Shickshinny, PA, 2020–2024
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41.7% (±10.1 points) of the occupied homes in Shickshinny, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 120 renting households against 168 that own their home.

In Shickshinny, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.7% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.7% (±10.1 points)
Renting households: 120 (±36)
Median renter income: $29,375 (±$9,194)

Who rents and who owns in Shickshinny

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shickshinny	Luzerne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.7% (±10.1 points)	32.2% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	120 (±36)	43,490 (±1,262)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	168 (±40)	91,565 (±1,316)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,375 (±$9,194)	$38,462 (±$1,619)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,591 (±$14,727)	$80,532 (±$1,919)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Shickshinny, the renter share is not measurably different from Luzerne County (32.2%).

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

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

In Luzerne County, Shickshinny ranks 14 of 76 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 303 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Shickshinny 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	41.7% (±7.6 points)	41.7% (±10.1 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$671 (±$99)	$817 (±$212)	+21.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,917 (±$3,144)	$42,500 (±$6,432)	+15.1%	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 Shickshinny

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shickshinny
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shickshinny	—	41.7% (±10.1 points)	—
Conyngham Township (Luzerne County)	2.4 mi	25.2% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Union Township (Luzerne County)	3.2 mi	5.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Glen Lyon	3.7 mi	37.5% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Salem Township (Luzerne County)	3.7 mi	8.8% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Huntington Township (Luzerne County)	5.3 mi	11.8% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Hunlock Township	5.5 mi	7.8% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Slocum Township	6.1 mi	3.3% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Newport Township	6.4 mi	30.0% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conyngham Township (Luzerne County), PA (25.2%), Union Township (Luzerne County), PA (5.1%), Salem Township (Luzerne County), PA (8.8%).

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

Households that rent across Luzerne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8 (tie)	Kingston	47.5% (±4.4 points)
8 (tie)	West Pittston	47.5% (±9.0 points)
10 (tie)	Nanticoke	44.5% (±4.2 points)
10 (tie)	West Hazleton	44.5% (±9.3 points)
12	Forty Fort	43.0% (±6.8 points)
13	Sugar Notch	42.2% (±11.7 points)
14	Shickshinny	41.7% (±10.1 points)
15	Luzerne	41.1% (±8.2 points)
16	Jenkins Township	39.7% (±10.9 points)
17	Wyoming	37.9% (±7.7 points)
18	Dupont	33.7% (±9.9 points)
19	Plains Township	33.5% (±5.5 points)
20	Hanover Township (Luzerne County)	33.3% (±5.9 points)

Showing 13 of 76 places in Luzerne 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 Shickshinny

How many renters are there in Shickshinny?

Shickshinny has an estimated 120 (±36) renting households, 41.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shickshinny?

In Shickshinny, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.7% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shickshinny?

A renting household in Shickshinny has 1.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shickshinny?

The median renting household in Shickshinny, PA has an income of $29,375 (±$9,194) a year, against $56,591 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 Shickshinny borough, Pennsylvania (place:70224, 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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