What percentage of people rent in Stoneboro, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Stoneboro, PA, 2020–2024
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28.7% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Stoneboro, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 106 renting households against 263 that own their home.

In Stoneboro, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (−5.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.7% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 106 (±33)
Median renter income: $31,000 (±$9,081)

Who rents and who owns in Stoneboro

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stoneboro	Mercer County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.7% (±8.0 points)	27.6% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	106 (±33)	12,845 (±625)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	263 (±47)	33,679 (±697)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,000 (±$9,081)	$34,301 (±$3,562)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$58,672 (±$4,397)	$74,426 (±$2,020)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Stoneboro, the renter share is not measurably different from Mercer County (27.6%).

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

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

In Mercer County, Stoneboro ranks 11 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 688 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Stoneboro 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	33.9% (±6.8 points)	28.7% (±8.0 points)	−5.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$713 (±$152)	$847 (±$46)	+18.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,083 (±$12,930)	$50,625 (±$12,089)	+20.3%	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 Stoneboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stoneboro
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stoneboro	—	28.7% (±8.0 points)	—
Lake Township (Mercer County)	1.4 mi	13.8% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Sandy Lake	2.3 mi	37.1% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sandy Lake Township	3.1 mi	9.1% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Jackson Center	4.1 mi	10.4% (±9.9 points)	Lower
New Vernon Township	4.9 mi	15.9% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Fairview Township (Mercer County)	5.3 mi	19.1% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Worth Township (Mercer County)	5.3 mi	11.0% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Jackson Township (Mercer County)	5.8 mi	9.6% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Township (Mercer County), PA (13.8%), Sandy Lake Township, PA (9.1%), Jackson Center, PA (10.4%).

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

Households that rent across Mercer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Wheatland	40.9% (±11.5 points)
6	Sharpsville	39.4% (±8.9 points)
7	Farrell	37.7% (±9.3 points)
8	Sandy Lake	37.1% (±9.8 points)
9	Greenville	36.5% (±8.7 points)
10	Hermitage	29.5% (±4.3 points)
11	Stoneboro	28.7% (±8.0 points)
12	Hempfield Township (Mercer County)	28.2% (±9.5 points)
13	Fredonia	27.1% (±11.6 points)
14	Sheakleyville	26.8% (±17.3 points)
15 (tie)	Pymatuning Township	20.0% (±8.3 points)
15 (tie)	Wilmington Township (Mercer County)	20.0% (±7.8 points)
17 (tie)	Mill Creek Township (Mercer County)	19.7% (±7.3 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Mercer 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 Stoneboro

How many renters are there in Stoneboro?

Stoneboro has an estimated 106 (±33) renting households, 28.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stoneboro?

In Stoneboro, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (−5.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Stoneboro?

A renting household in Stoneboro has 2.4 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Stoneboro?

The median renting household in Stoneboro, PA has an income of $31,000 (±$9,081) a year, against $58,672 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 Stoneboro borough, Pennsylvania (place:74288, 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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