What percentage of people rent in Waymart, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Waymart, PA, 2020–2024
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47.3% (±10.0 points) of the occupied homes in Waymart, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 215 renting households against 240 that own their home.

In Waymart, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 47.3% in 2020–2024 (+14.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.3% (±10.0 points)
Renting households: 215 (±73)
Median renter income: $31,250 (±$6,897)

Who rents and who owns in Waymart

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Waymart	Wayne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.3% (±10.0 points)	19.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	215 (±73)	4,066 (±355)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	240 (±59)	16,811 (±409)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,250 (±$6,897)	$39,028 (±$6,817)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,875 (±$12,654)	$71,462 (±$4,209)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Waymart, the renter share is higher than in Wayne County (19.5%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Waymart ranks 3 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 182 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Waymart 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	32.6% (±7.6 points)	47.3% (±10.0 points)	+14.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$729 (±$95)	$831 (±$387)	+14.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,946 (±$8,286)	$51,544 (±$10,926)	−11.0%	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 Waymart

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waymart
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Waymart	—	47.3% (±10.0 points)	—
Canaan Township	1.4 mi	25.1% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Clinton Township (Wayne County)	3.9 mi	8.2% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Simpson	4.0 mi	25.9% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Prompton	4.1 mi	25.8% (±18.1 points)	Lower
Vandling	4.6 mi	26.9% (±10.8 points)	Lower
South Canaan Township	5.0 mi	20.4% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Carbondale	5.3 mi	48.8% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fell Township	5.4 mi	17.8% (±5.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Canaan Township, PA (25.1%), Clinton Township (Wayne County), PA (8.2%), Simpson, PA (25.9%).

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

Households that rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hawley	52.0% (±9.0 points)
2	Honesdale	48.3% (±9.3 points)
3	Waymart	47.3% (±10.0 points)
4	Prompton	25.8% (±18.1 points)
5	Dreher Township	25.4% (±9.9 points)
6	Canaan Township	25.1% (±9.0 points)
7	Cherry Ridge Township	21.9% (±10.5 points)
8	Salem Township (Wayne County)	20.9% (±9.1 points)
9	South Canaan Township	20.4% (±6.8 points)

Showing 9 of 28 places in Wayne 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 Waymart

How many renters are there in Waymart?

Waymart has an estimated 215 (±73) renting households, 47.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Waymart?

In Waymart, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 47.3% in 2020–2024 (+14.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Waymart?

A renting household in Waymart has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Waymart?

The median renting household in Waymart, PA has an income of $31,250 (±$6,897) a year, against $71,875 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 Waymart borough, Pennsylvania (place:81712, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.