What percentage of people rent in South Centre Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in South Centre Township, PA, 2020–2024
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29.5% (±9.5 points) of the occupied homes in South Centre Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 259 renting households against 619 that own their home.

In South Centre Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+12.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.5% (±9.5 points)
Renting households: 259 (±103)

Who rents and who owns in South Centre Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Centre Township	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.5% (±9.5 points)	30.5% (±1.7 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	259 (±103)	8,037 (±485)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	619 (±117)	18,313 (±440)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$39,409 (±$6,312)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,568 (±$8,754)	$77,719 (±$2,866)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In South Centre Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Columbia County (30.5%).

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

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

In Columbia County, South Centre Township ranks 7 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 659 of 2,557.

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

How renting in South Centre 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	17.1% (±9.3 points)	29.5% (±9.5 points)	+12.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$903 (±$253)	$1,044 (±$225)	+15.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,750 (±$5,400)	$65,045 (±$15,518)	+67.9%	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 South Centre Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Centre Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Centre Township	—	29.5% (±9.5 points)	—
North Centre Township	2.1 mi	5.4% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Mifflinville	2.7 mi	21.7% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Scott Township (Columbia County)	3.1 mi	25.3% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lightstreet	3.3 mi	20.9% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Espy	3.7 mi	26.0% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mifflin Township (Columbia County)	3.8 mi	15.8% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Briar Creek	3.9 mi	55.2% (±14.3 points)	Higher
Main Township	4.0 mi	17.6% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Centre Township, PA (5.4%), Mifflin Township (Columbia County), PA (15.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Briar Creek, PA (55.2%).

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

Households that rent across Columbia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bloomsburg	64.6% (±4.7 points)
2	Benton	56.6% (±13.2 points)
3	Briar Creek	55.2% (±14.3 points)
4	Millville	49.4% (±10.9 points)
5	Catawissa	43.0% (±7.4 points)
6	Berwick	39.7% (±5.5 points)
7	South Centre Township	29.5% (±9.5 points)
8	Orangeville	27.4% (±16.3 points)
9	Scott Township (Columbia County)	25.3% (±7.5 points)
10	Jackson Township (Columbia County)	21.9% (±9.3 points)
11	Greenwood Township (Columbia County)	19.6% (±7.1 points)
12	Main Township	17.6% (±8.1 points)
13 (tie)	Franklin Township (Columbia County)	17.4% (±9.0 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Columbia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for South Centre Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Almedia.

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 South Centre Township

How many renters are there in South Centre Township?

South Centre Township has an estimated 259 (±103) renting households, 29.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Centre Township?

In South Centre Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+12.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Centre Township?

A renting household in South Centre Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 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 South Centre township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:72040, in state:42 county:037).

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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