What percentage of people rent in Spring Township (Centre County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Spring Township (Centre County), PA, 2020–2024
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32.2% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Spring Township (Centre County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,140 renting households against 2,398 that own their home.

In Spring Township (Centre County), the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.2% in 2020–2024 (+7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.2% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 1,140 (±296)
Median renter income: $33,712 (±$17,688)

Who rents and who owns in Spring Township (Centre County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spring Township (Centre County)	Centre County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.2% (±7.6 points)	38.2% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,140 (±296)	22,546 (±803)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,398 (±277)	36,467 (±692)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±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	$33,712 (±$17,688)	$39,074 (±$2,659)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,756 (±$13,170)	$104,257 (±$3,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Spring Township (Centre County), the renter share is not measurably different from Centre County (38.2%).

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

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

In Centre County, Spring Township (Centre County) ranks 8 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 559 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Spring Township (Centre 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	25.0% (±5.1 points)	32.2% (±7.6 points)	+7.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$805 (±$98)	$1,076 (±$146)	+33.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,917 (±$6,714)	$77,266 (±$12,426)	+20.9%	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 Spring Township (Centre County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spring Township (Centre County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spring Township (Centre County)	—	32.2% (±7.6 points)	—
Bellefonte	2.3 mi	49.1% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Zion	2.7 mi	5.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Centre Hall	4.2 mi	24.3% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Milesburg	4.5 mi	34.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Benner Township	4.7 mi	9.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Houserville	6.6 mi	11.9% (±7.1 points)	Lower
College Township	7.1 mi	23.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lemont	7.2 mi	23.1% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Zion, PA (5.6%), Benner Township, PA (9.0%), Houserville, PA (11.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bellefonte, PA (49.1%).

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

Households that rent across Centre County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Patton Township	49.5% (±4.4 points)
3	Bellefonte	49.1% (±6.7 points)
4	Philipsburg	47.8% (±8.3 points)
5	Ferguson Township (Centre County)	41.1% (±3.4 points)
6	Port Matilda	40.1% (±11.5 points)
7	Milesburg	34.8% (±9.9 points)
8	Spring Township (Centre County)	32.2% (±7.6 points)
9	Miles Township	30.9% (±8.0 points)
10	Boggs Township (Centre County)	27.2% (±7.4 points)
11	Centre Hall	24.3% (±8.8 points)
12	College Township	23.5% (±4.8 points)
13	Gregg Township (Centre County)	21.3% (±7.4 points)
14	Howard	21.2% (±8.6 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Centre County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Spring Township (Centre County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Pleasant Gap.

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 Township (Centre County)

How many renters are there in Spring Township (Centre County)?

Spring Township (Centre County) has an estimated 1,140 (±296) renting households, 32.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spring Township (Centre County)?

In Spring Township (Centre County), the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.2% in 2020–2024 (+7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Spring Township (Centre County)?

A renting household in Spring Township (Centre County) has 1.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spring Township (Centre County)?

The median renting household in Spring Township (Centre County), PA has an income of $33,712 (±$17,688) a year, against $107,756 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 township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:72832, in state:42 county:027).

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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