What percentage of people rent in Wood Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wood Township, PA, 2020–2024
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13.5% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wood Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 34 renting households against 218 that own their home.

In Wood Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 13.5% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.5% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 34 (±15)
Median renter income: $42,083 (±$16,077)

Who rents and who owns in Wood Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wood Township	Huntingdon County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.5% (±5.6 points)	20.8% (±1.4 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	34 (±15)	3,399 (±245)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	218 (±39)	12,942 (±316)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,083 (±$16,077)	$35,712 (±$4,702)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,375 (±$12,407)	$74,170 (±$2,206)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Wood Township, the renter share is lower than in Huntingdon County (20.8%).

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

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

In Huntingdon County, Wood Township ranks 26 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1722 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Wood 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	22.9% (±8.1 points)	13.5% (±5.6 points)	−9.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$842 (±$101)	$943 (±$88)	+12.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,156 (±$10,195)	$67,500 (±$14,503)	+49.5%	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 Wood Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wood Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wood Township	—	13.5% (±5.6 points)	—
Broad Top City	2.7 mi	13.8% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Clay Township (Huntingdon County)	4.2 mi	12.4% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dudley	4.6 mi	25.3% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Carbon Township	4.8 mi	7.0% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Saltillo	5.5 mi	14.1% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Coalmont	5.8 mi	20.7% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Todd Township (Huntingdon County)	5.8 mi	8.6% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Coaldale (Bedford County)	6.2 mi	28.0% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that rent across Huntingdon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20	Shirley Township	14.0% (±5.9 points)
21	Union Township (Huntingdon County)	13.9% (±7.2 points)
22 (tie)	Broad Top City	13.8% (±7.3 points)
22 (tie)	Spruce Creek Township	13.8% (±7.6 points)
24 (tie)	Lincoln Township (Huntingdon County)	13.5% (±9.3 points)
24 (tie)	Walker Township (Huntingdon County)	13.5% (±6.4 points)
24 (tie)	Wood Township	13.5% (±5.6 points)
27	Franklin Township (Huntingdon County)	13.1% (±7.0 points)
28	Shirleysburg	12.5% (±12.0 points)
29	Clay Township (Huntingdon County)	12.4% (±4.7 points)
30	Tell Township	11.9% (±6.8 points)
31	Henderson Township (Huntingdon County)	11.5% (±6.9 points)
32	Juniata Township (Huntingdon County)	11.4% (±5.4 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Huntingdon 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 Wood Township

How many renters are there in Wood Township?

Wood Township has an estimated 34 (±15) renting households, 13.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wood Township?

In Wood Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 13.5% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wood Township?

A renting household in Wood Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wood Township?

The median renting household in Wood Township, PA has an income of $42,083 (±$16,077) a year, against $74,375 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 Wood township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:86080, in state:42 county:061).

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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