What percentage of people rent in Amwell Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Amwell Township, PA, 2020–2024
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12.4% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Amwell Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 206 renting households against 1,460 that own their home.

In Amwell Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.9% in 2015–2019 to 12.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.4% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 206 (±93)

Who rents and who owns in Amwell Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Amwell Township	Washington County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.4% (±5.4 points)	23.9% (±1.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	206 (±93)	21,152 (±965)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,460 (±132)	67,353 (±1,093)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$44,808 (±$2,429)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,250 (±$29,337)	$92,461 (±$2,504)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Amwell Township, the renter share is lower than in Washington County (23.9%).

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

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

In Washington County, Amwell Township ranks 49 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1837 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Amwell 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	15.9% (±5.2 points)	12.4% (±5.4 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$720 (±$144)	$955 (±$743)	+32.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,805 (±$10,674)	$77,895 (±$15,234)	+0.1%	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 Amwell Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amwell Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Amwell Township	—	12.4% (±5.4 points)	—
North Bethlehem Township	5.1 mi	9.4% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Bethlehem Township	5.2 mi	10.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
South Franklin Township	5.3 mi	16.7% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Marianna	6.1 mi	22.0% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Morris Township (Washington County)	6.2 mi	22.9% (±8.9 points)	Higher
North Franklin Township	6.3 mi	36.3% (±8.1 points)	Higher
South Strabane Township	6.6 mi	34.8% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Cokeburg	7.0 mi	25.3% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Morris Township (Washington County), PA (22.9%), North Franklin Township, PA (36.3%), South Strabane Township, PA (34.8%).

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

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
42 (tie)	North Strabane Township	13.9% (±4.0 points)
44	West Pike Run Township	13.8% (±5.5 points)
45	Long Branch	13.6% (±9.2 points)
46	Somerset Township (Washington County)	13.1% (±6.1 points)
47	Mount Pleasant Township (Washington County)	12.7% (±6.0 points)
48	Claysville	12.5% (±11.5 points)
49	Amwell Township	12.4% (±5.4 points)
50 (tie)	Buffalo Township (Washington County)	12.0% (±6.6 points)
50 (tie)	Independence Township (Washington County)	12.0% (±6.1 points)
52	Fallowfield Township	11.7% (±11.6 points)
53	Roscoe	11.2% (±8.1 points)
54 (tie)	Midway	10.5% (±6.0 points)
54 (tie)	West Bethlehem Township	10.5% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 65 places in Washington 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 Amwell Township

How many renters are there in Amwell Township?

Amwell Township has an estimated 206 (±93) renting households, 12.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Amwell Township?

In Amwell Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.9% in 2015–2019 to 12.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Amwell Township?

A renting household in Amwell Township has 1.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 Amwell township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:02384, in state:42 county:125).

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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