What percentage of people rent in Spring Brook Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Spring Brook Township, PA, 2020–2024
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14.5% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in Spring Brook Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 162 renting households against 953 that own their home.

In Spring Brook Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.5% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 162 (±60)
Median renter income: $59,773 (±$2,444)

Who rents and who owns in Spring Brook Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spring Brook Township	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.5% (±5.3 points)	34.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	162 (±60)	30,519 (±1,082)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	953 (±104)	57,744 (±1,063)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,773 (±$2,444)	$39,028 (±$2,160)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,828 (±$18,375)	$86,052 (±$2,481)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Spring Brook Township, the renter share is lower than in Lackawanna County (34.6%).

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

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

In Lackawanna County, Spring Brook Township ranks 26 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1615 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Spring Brook 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	20.5% (±5.1 points)	14.5% (±5.3 points)	−6.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$959 (±$332)	$964 (±$263)	+0.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$80,398 (±$5,933)	$69,821 (±$18,055)	−13.2%	Down 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 Spring Brook Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spring Brook Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spring Brook Township	—	14.5% (±5.3 points)	—
Pittston Township	4.3 mi	17.3% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Moosic	5.0 mi	33.4% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Roaring Brook Township	5.3 mi	5.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Moscow	5.7 mi	21.2% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dupont	5.9 mi	33.7% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Jenkins Township	6.2 mi	39.7% (±10.9 points)	Higher
Avoca	6.2 mi	28.2% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Elmhurst Township	6.3 mi	23.5% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Roaring Brook Township, PA (5.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Moosic, PA (33.4%), Dupont, PA (33.7%), Jenkins Township, PA (39.7%).

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

Households that rent across Lackawanna County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20	Moscow	21.2% (±8.5 points)
21	Throop	20.9% (±7.7 points)
22	Ransom Township	20.8% (±9.0 points)
23	Mayfield	18.9% (±6.2 points)
24	Fell Township	17.8% (±5.8 points)
25	Clifton Township	15.2% (±6.6 points)
26	Spring Brook Township	14.5% (±5.3 points)
27	Dalton	14.3% (±7.1 points)
28	Benton Township (Lackawanna County)	13.5% (±6.4 points)
29	Greenfield Township (Lackawanna County)	12.0% (±5.9 points)
30	Jefferson Township (Lackawanna County)	10.4% (±6.1 points)
31	North Abington Township	9.9% (±6.6 points)
32	Thornhurst Township	9.2% (±5.7 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Lackawanna 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 Spring Brook Township

How many renters are there in Spring Brook Township?

Spring Brook Township has an estimated 162 (±60) renting households, 14.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spring Brook Township?

In Spring Brook Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Spring Brook Township?

A renting household in Spring Brook Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spring Brook Township?

The median renting household in Spring Brook Township, PA has an income of $59,773 (±$2,444) a year, against $78,828 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 Spring Brook township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:72896, in state:42 county:069).

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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