What percentage of people rent in South Williamsport, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in South Williamsport, PA, 2020–2024
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34.9% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in South Williamsport, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 929 renting households against 1,736 that own their home.

In South Williamsport, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 34.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.9% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 929 (±183)
Median renter income: $47,734 (±$10,922)

Who rents and who owns in South Williamsport

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Williamsport	Lycoming County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.9% (±6.4 points)	30.9% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	929 (±183)	14,486 (±751)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,736 (±198)	32,375 (±676)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,734 (±$10,922)	$36,610 (±$1,983)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,692 (±$16,209)	$80,206 (±$2,389)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In South Williamsport, the renter share is not measurably different from Lycoming County (30.9%).

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

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

In Lycoming County, South Williamsport ranks 4 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 478 of 2,557.

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

How renting in South Williamsport 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	31.8% (±5.6 points)	34.9% (±6.4 points)	+3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$875 (±$74)	$1,067 (±$75)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,596 (±$6,511)	$64,583 (±$7,534)	+18.3%	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 South Williamsport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Williamsport
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Williamsport	—	34.9% (±6.4 points)	—
Williamsport	2.0 mi	57.0% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Duboistown	2.0 mi	20.3% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Armstrong Township (Lycoming County)	2.7 mi	19.3% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Loyalsock Township	2.8 mi	27.2% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kenmar	2.9 mi	28.3% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Garden View	3.1 mi	38.7% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Montoursville	4.5 mi	34.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Old Lycoming Township	4.8 mi	28.2% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Duboistown, PA (20.3%), Armstrong Township (Lycoming County), PA (19.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Williamsport, PA (57.0%).

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

Households that rent across Lycoming County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Williamsport	57.0% (±3.3 points)
2	Hughesville	53.7% (±11.0 points)
3	Montgomery	35.5% (±7.6 points)
4	South Williamsport	34.9% (±6.4 points)
5	Montoursville	34.3% (±9.7 points)
6	Jersey Shore	30.2% (±8.9 points)
7	Muncy	29.3% (±7.5 points)
8	Old Lycoming Township	28.2% (±9.6 points)
9	Loyalsock Township	27.2% (±5.7 points)
10	Muncy Township	26.8% (±7.6 points)

Showing 10 of 52 places in Lycoming 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 South Williamsport

How many renters are there in South Williamsport?

South Williamsport has an estimated 929 (±183) renting households, 34.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Williamsport?

In South Williamsport, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 34.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Williamsport?

A renting household in South Williamsport has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Williamsport?

The median renting household in South Williamsport, PA has an income of $47,734 (±$10,922) a year, against $81,692 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 South Williamsport borough, Pennsylvania (place:72648, 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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