What percentage of people rent in Zerbe Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Zerbe Township, PA, 2020–2024
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17.9% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Zerbe Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 139 renting households against 636 that own their home.

In Zerbe Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.9% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 139 (±52)
Median renter income: $40,341 (±$13,964)

Who rents and who owns in Zerbe Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Zerbe Township	Northumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.9% (±6.3 points)	24.5% (±1.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	139 (±52)	9,292 (±597)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	636 (±105)	28,594 (±584)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,341 (±$13,964)	$34,167 (±$3,426)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,500 (±$30,006)	$71,984 (±$2,484)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Zerbe Township, the renter share is lower than in Northumberland County (24.5%).

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

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

In Northumberland County, Zerbe Township ranks 16 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1291 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Zerbe 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	18.7% (±6.5 points)	17.9% (±6.3 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$656 (±$85)	$689 (±$76)	+5.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,750 (±$6,798)	$58,287 (±$7,637)	+6.5%	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 Zerbe Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Zerbe Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Zerbe Township	—	17.9% (±6.3 points)	—
West Cameron Township	2.1 mi	5.9% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Shamokin Township	4.3 mi	4.6% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Edgewood (community)	4.4 mi	31.8% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Fairview-Ferndale	4.6 mi	12.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Mahanoy Township	4.8 mi	20.1% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rockefeller Township	5.1 mi	9.4% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Little Mahanoy Township	5.4 mi	21.2% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Shamokin	5.6 mi	40.4% (±6.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Cameron Township, PA (5.9%), Shamokin Township, PA (4.6%), Rockefeller Township, PA (9.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Edgewood (community), PA (31.8%), Shamokin, PA (40.4%).

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

Households that rent across Northumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Herndon	22.0% (±7.8 points)
11	Little Mahanoy Township	21.2% (±8.6 points)
12	Kulpmont	20.7% (±8.5 points)
13	Coal Township	20.2% (±4.3 points)
14	Upper Mahanoy Township	20.1% (±6.8 points)
15	East Chillisquaque Township	19.3% (±10.4 points)
16	Zerbe Township	17.9% (±6.3 points)
17	West Chillisquaque Township	17.8% (±9.5 points)
18	Point Township	16.0% (±6.1 points)
19	Turbotville	15.8% (±6.7 points)
20	Lower Augusta Township	12.8% (±5.7 points)
21	Jackson Township (Northumberland County)	12.6% (±5.9 points)
22	Upper Augusta Township	12.4% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Northumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Zerbe Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Trevorton.

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 Zerbe Township

How many renters are there in Zerbe Township?

Zerbe Township has an estimated 139 (±52) renting households, 17.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Zerbe Township?

In Zerbe Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Zerbe Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Zerbe Township?

The median renting household in Zerbe Township, PA has an income of $40,341 (±$13,964) a year, against $80,500 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 Zerbe township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:87280, in state:42 county:097).

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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