What percentage of people rent in Shippen Township (Cameron County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Shippen Township (Cameron County), PA, 2020–2024
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12.7% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Shippen Township (Cameron County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 110 renting households against 756 that own their home.

In Shippen Township (Cameron County), the share of households that rent went from 11.1% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.7% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 110 (±43)

Who rents and who owns in Shippen Township (Cameron County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shippen Township (Cameron County)	Cameron County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.7% (±4.7 points)	27.6% (±4.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	110 (±43)	611 (±111)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	756 (±79)	1,605 (±120)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.9)	1.8 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$27,150 (±$8,398)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,035 (±$4,680)	$59,508 (±$7,007)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Shippen Township (Cameron County), the renter share is lower than in Cameron County (27.6%).

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

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

In Cameron County, Shippen Township (Cameron County) ranks 5 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1800 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Shippen Township (Cameron County) 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	11.1% (±3.4 points)	12.7% (±4.7 points)	+1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$649 (±$287)	$913 (±$240)	+40.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,919 (±$5,384)	$62,000 (±$8,439)	+26.7%	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 Shippen Township (Cameron County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shippen Township (Cameron County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shippen Township (Cameron County)	—	12.7% (±4.7 points)	—
Emporium	4.6 mi	43.0% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Portage Township (Cameron County)	8.3 mi	4.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Lumber Township	8.9 mi	16.0% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
St. Marys	11 mi	22.4% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Norwich Township	12 mi	4.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Portage Township (Potter County)	12 mi	15.5% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Benezette Township	14 mi	6.7% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gibson Township (Cameron County)	15 mi	29.2% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Portage Township (Cameron County), PA (4.6%), Norwich Township, PA (4.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Emporium, PA (43.0%), St. Marys, PA (22.4%).

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

Households that rent across Cameron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Emporium	43.0% (±7.8 points)
2	Gibson Township (Cameron County)	29.2% (±16.3 points)
3	Grove Township	26.0% (±22.2 points)
4	Lumber Township	16.0% (±15.3 points)
5	Shippen Township (Cameron County)	12.7% (±4.7 points)
6	Portage Township (Cameron County)	4.6% (±5.5 points)
7	Driftwood	0.0% (±58.2 points)

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 Shippen Township (Cameron County)

How many renters are there in Shippen Township (Cameron County)?

Shippen Township (Cameron County) has an estimated 110 (±43) renting households, 12.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shippen Township (Cameron County)?

In Shippen Township (Cameron County), the share of households that rent went from 11.1% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shippen Township (Cameron County)?

A renting household in Shippen Township (Cameron County) has 2.4 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned 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 Shippen township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:70336, in state:42 county:023).

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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