What percentage of people rent in Williamstown, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Williamstown, PA, 2020–2024
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37.4% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Williamstown, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 214 renting households against 358 that own their home.

In Williamstown, the share of households that rent went from 33.7% in 2015–2019 to 37.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.4% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 214 (±57)
Median renter income: $46,750 (±$28,055)

Who rents and who owns in Williamstown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Williamstown	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.4% (±8.3 points)	36.9% (±0.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	214 (±57)	44,802 (±1,118)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	358 (±54)	76,556 (±1,182)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,750 (±$28,055)	$49,181 (±$2,915)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,750 (±$7,730)	$96,165 (±$3,009)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Williamstown, the renter share is not measurably different from Dauphin County (36.9%).

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

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

In Dauphin County, Williamstown ranks 11 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 418 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Williamstown 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	33.7% (±6.0 points)	37.4% (±8.3 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$658 (±$89)	$888 (±$91)	+35.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,679 (±$5,040)	$61,757 (±$3,461)	+29.5%	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 Williamstown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Williamstown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Williamstown	—	37.4% (±8.3 points)	—
Williams Township (Dauphin County)	1.0 mi	14.2% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Tower City	3.4 mi	25.6% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Hubley Township	4.1 mi	18.0% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Wiconisco Township	4.3 mi	13.4% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Lykens	4.4 mi	38.5% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rush Township (Dauphin County)	4.5 mi	6.5% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Gratz	5.5 mi	60.5% (±20.1 points)	Higher
Porter Township (Schuylkill County)	5.7 mi	16.5% (±6.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Williams Township (Dauphin County), PA (14.2%), Tower City, PA (25.6%), Hubley Township, PA (18.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gratz, PA (60.5%).

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

Households that rent across Dauphin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Steelton	51.7% (±8.7 points)
6	Millersburg	48.8% (±8.0 points)
7	Hummelstown	45.7% (±8.6 points)
8	Penbrook	43.2% (±13.8 points)
9	Halifax	42.1% (±14.3 points)
10	Lykens	38.5% (±13.0 points)
11	Williamstown	37.4% (±8.3 points)
12	Susquehanna Township (Dauphin County)	37.1% (±3.8 points)
13	Derry Township (Dauphin County)	36.9% (±3.3 points)
14	Lower Paxton Township	33.5% (±2.8 points)
15	Elizabethville	30.6% (±9.7 points)
16	Swatara Township (Dauphin County)	30.1% (±3.2 points)
17	South Hanover Township	28.9% (±7.1 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Dauphin 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 Williamstown

How many renters are there in Williamstown?

Williamstown has an estimated 214 (±57) renting households, 37.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Williamstown?

In Williamstown, the share of households that rent went from 33.7% in 2015–2019 to 37.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Williamstown?

A renting household in Williamstown has 2.6 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Williamstown?

The median renting household in Williamstown, PA has an income of $46,750 (±$28,055) a year, against $68,750 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 Williamstown borough, Pennsylvania (place:85320, 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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