What percentage of people rent in West Hazleton, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in West Hazleton, PA, 2020–2024
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44.5% (±9.3 points) of the occupied homes in West Hazleton, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 753 renting households against 939 that own their home.

In West Hazleton, the share of households that rent went from 56.1% in 2015–2019 to 44.5% in 2020–2024 (−11.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.5% (±9.3 points)
Renting households: 753 (±168)
Median renter income: $25,020 (±$5,891)

Who rents and who owns in West Hazleton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Hazleton	Luzerne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.5% (±9.3 points)	32.2% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	753 (±168)	43,490 (±1,262)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	939 (±199)	91,565 (±1,316)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,020 (±$5,891)	$38,462 (±$1,619)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$55,779 (±$23,955)	$80,532 (±$1,919)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In West Hazleton, the renter share is higher than in Luzerne County (32.2%).

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

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

In Luzerne County, West Hazleton ranks 11 of 76 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 233 of 2,557.

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

How renting in West Hazleton 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	56.1% (±6.9 points)	44.5% (±9.3 points)	−11.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$906 (±$164)	$1,186 (±$98)	+30.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,444 (±$3,207)	$34,118 (±$15,671)	−17.7%	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 West Hazleton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Hazleton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Hazleton	—	44.5% (±9.3 points)	—
Hazle Township	1.2 mi	19.9% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Conyngham	2.1 mi	25.3% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Harleigh	3.0 mi	5.0% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Hazleton	3.2 mi	48.9% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sugarloaf Township (Luzerne County)	3.9 mi	16.9% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Butler Township (Luzerne County)	5.1 mi	13.8% (±5.3 points)	Lower
McAdoo	5.4 mi	46.2% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Banks Township (Carbon County)	6.3 mi	15.1% (±12.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hazle Township, PA (19.9%), Conyngham, PA (25.3%), Harleigh, PA (5.0%).

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
5	Freeland	49.6% (±10.4 points)
6	Hazleton	48.9% (±4.4 points)
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)

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 West Hazleton

How many renters are there in West Hazleton?

West Hazleton has an estimated 753 (±168) renting households, 44.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Hazleton?

In West Hazleton, the share of households that rent went from 56.1% in 2015–2019 to 44.5% in 2020–2024 (−11.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in West Hazleton?

A renting household in West Hazleton has 3.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Hazleton?

The median renting household in West Hazleton, PA has an income of $25,020 (±$5,891) a year, against $55,779 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 West Hazleton borough, Pennsylvania (place:83136, 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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