What percentage of people rent in Tobyhanna Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Tobyhanna Township, PA, 2020–2024
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19.6% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Tobyhanna Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 699 renting households against 2,876 that own their home.

In Tobyhanna Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.7% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.6% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 699 (±302)

Who rents and who owns in Tobyhanna Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tobyhanna Township	Monroe County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.6% (±8.2 points)	19.8% (±1.4 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	699 (±302)	12,101 (±966)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,876 (±348)	49,111 (±942)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$47,645 (±$8,336)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,992 (±$30,286)	$93,383 (±$3,387)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Tobyhanna Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Monroe County (19.8%).

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

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

In Monroe County, Tobyhanna Township ranks 8 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1175 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Tobyhanna 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	11.7% (±3.6 points)	19.6% (±8.2 points)	+7.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,005 (±$179)	$1,433 (±$166)	+42.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,784 (±$5,067)	$90,064 (±$36,715)	+30.9%	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 Tobyhanna Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tobyhanna Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tobyhanna Township	—	19.6% (±8.2 points)	—
Tunkhannock Township (Monroe County)	5.3 mi	8.6% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Coolbaugh Township	6.3 mi	19.1% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kidder Township	7.6 mi	5.5% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Indian Mountain Lake	7.7 mi	17.1% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Pocono	8.3 mi	44.3% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Buck Township	8.4 mi	11.9% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Thornhurst Township	8.6 mi	9.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Towamensing Trails	8.8 mi	0.0% (±3.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tunkhannock Township (Monroe County), PA (8.6%), Kidder Township, PA (5.5%), Thornhurst Township, PA (9.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mount Pocono, PA (44.3%).

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

Households that rent across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	East Stroudsburg	46.8% (±6.4 points)
3	Mount Pocono	44.3% (±10.2 points)
4	Delaware Water Gap	38.2% (±11.0 points)
5	Hamilton Township (Monroe County)	32.3% (±9.6 points)
6	Barrett Township	23.3% (±8.2 points)
7	Smithfield Township (Monroe County)	20.9% (±5.6 points)
8	Tobyhanna Township	19.6% (±8.2 points)
9	Stroud Township	19.3% (±4.3 points)
10	Coolbaugh Township	19.1% (±4.6 points)
11	Pocono Township	17.0% (±5.1 points)
12	Polk Township (Monroe County)	13.3% (±5.7 points)
13	Paradise Township (Monroe County)	12.8% (±6.6 points)
14	Middle Smithfield Township	12.3% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Monroe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Tobyhanna Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Emerald Lakes.

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 Tobyhanna Township

How many renters are there in Tobyhanna Township?

Tobyhanna Township has an estimated 699 (±302) renting households, 19.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tobyhanna Township?

In Tobyhanna Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.7% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tobyhanna Township?

A renting household in Tobyhanna Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 Tobyhanna township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:76960, in state:42 county:089).

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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