What percentage of people rent in Vandling, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Vandling, PA, 2020–2024
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26.9% (±10.8 points) of the occupied homes in Vandling, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 105 renting households against 286 that own their home.

In Vandling, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.9% (±10.8 points)
Renting households: 105 (±50)
Median renter income: $51,705 (±$31,390)

Who rents and who owns in Vandling

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vandling	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.9% (±10.8 points)	34.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	105 (±50)	30,519 (±1,082)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	286 (±69)	57,744 (±1,063)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.9)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,705 (±$31,390)	$39,028 (±$2,160)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,409 (±$17,197)	$86,052 (±$2,481)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Vandling, the renter share is not measurably different from Lackawanna County (34.6%).

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

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

In Lackawanna County, Vandling ranks 13 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 764 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Vandling 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	24.9% (±10.0 points)	26.9% (±10.8 points)	+2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$750 (±$291)	$844 (±$49)	+12.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,313 (±$24,728)	$77,422 (±$22,973)	+2.8%	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 Vandling

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vandling
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Vandling	—	26.9% (±10.8 points)	—
Forest City	1.8 mi	33.4% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fell Township	2.2 mi	17.8% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Simpson	2.3 mi	25.9% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clinton Township (Wayne County)	3.6 mi	8.2% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Carbondale	4.2 mi	48.8% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Waymart	4.6 mi	47.3% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Clifford Township	5.2 mi	15.2% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Carbondale Township	5.4 mi	29.3% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clinton Township (Wayne County), PA (8.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carbondale, PA (48.8%), Waymart, PA (47.3%).

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
7	Blakely	31.9% (±7.9 points)
8	Olyphant	31.4% (±9.1 points)
9	Jessup	30.6% (±9.6 points)
10	Old Forge	30.0% (±5.5 points)
11	Carbondale Township	29.3% (±13.0 points)
12	Clarks Summit	27.0% (±8.8 points)
13	Vandling	26.9% (±10.8 points)
14	South Abington Township	25.7% (±4.7 points)
15	La Plume Township	25.1% (±11.0 points)
16	Glenburn Township	23.7% (±7.8 points)
17	Archbald	23.6% (±8.6 points)
18	Elmhurst Township	23.5% (±9.9 points)
19	Jermyn	23.3% (±7.4 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 Vandling

How many renters are there in Vandling?

Vandling has an estimated 105 (±50) renting households, 26.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Vandling?

In Vandling, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Vandling?

A renting household in Vandling has 2.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Vandling?

The median renting household in Vandling, PA has an income of $51,705 (±$31,390) a year, against $103,409 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 Vandling borough, Pennsylvania (place:79792, 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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