What percentage of people rent in Sugar Notch, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sugar Notch, PA, 2020–2024
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42.2% (±11.7 points) of the occupied homes in Sugar Notch, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 172 renting households against 236 that own their home.

In Sugar Notch, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.2% (±11.7 points)
Renting households: 172 (±65)
Median renter income: $45,000 (±$16,985)

Who rents and who owns in Sugar Notch

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sugar Notch	Luzerne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.2% (±11.7 points)	32.2% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	172 (±65)	43,490 (±1,262)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	236 (±41)	91,565 (±1,316)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.8)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,000 (±$16,985)	$38,462 (±$1,619)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,813 (±$34,232)	$80,532 (±$1,919)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Sugar Notch, the renter share is not measurably different from Luzerne County (32.2%).

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

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

In Luzerne County, Sugar Notch ranks 13 of 76 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 283 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Sugar Notch 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	32.1% (±8.6 points)	42.2% (±11.7 points)	+10.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$788 (±$78)	$882 (±$80)	+11.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,250 (±$9,368)	$52,500 (±$14,607)	−21.9%	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 Sugar Notch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sugar Notch
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sugar Notch	—	42.2% (±11.7 points)	—
Hanover Township (Luzerne County)	0.7 mi	33.3% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Warrior Run	1.0 mi	24.4% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Ashley	2.1 mi	32.3% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Rice Township	2.4 mi	5.8% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Plymouth	3.4 mi	51.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Nuangola	3.4 mi	13.2% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Nanticoke	3.6 mi	44.5% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown (community)	3.8 mi	41.5% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Warrior Run, PA (24.4%), Rice Township, PA (5.8%), Nuangola, PA (13.2%).

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

Households that rent across Luzerne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Wilkes-Barre	48.8% (±2.7 points)
8 (tie)	Kingston	47.5% (±4.4 points)
8 (tie)	West Pittston	47.5% (±9.0 points)
10 (tie)	Nanticoke	44.5% (±4.2 points)
10 (tie)	West Hazleton	44.5% (±9.3 points)
12	Forty Fort	43.0% (±6.8 points)
13	Sugar Notch	42.2% (±11.7 points)
14	Shickshinny	41.7% (±10.1 points)
15	Luzerne	41.1% (±8.2 points)
16	Jenkins Township	39.7% (±10.9 points)
17	Wyoming	37.9% (±7.7 points)
18	Dupont	33.7% (±9.9 points)
19	Plains Township	33.5% (±5.5 points)

Showing 13 of 76 places in Luzerne 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 Sugar Notch

How many renters are there in Sugar Notch?

Sugar Notch has an estimated 172 (±65) renting households, 42.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sugar Notch?

In Sugar Notch, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sugar Notch?

A renting household in Sugar Notch has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sugar Notch?

The median renting household in Sugar Notch, PA has an income of $45,000 (±$16,985) a year, against $62,813 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 Sugar Notch borough, Pennsylvania (place:75072, 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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