What percentage of people rent in Avalon, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Avalon, PA, 2020–2024
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58.6% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in Avalon, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,587 renting households against 1,123 that own their home.

In Avalon, the share of households that rent went from 49.3% in 2015–2019 to 58.6% in 2020–2024 (+9.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 58.6% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 1,587 (±291)
Median renter income: $32,255 (±$13,275)

Who rents and who owns in Avalon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Avalon	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	58.6% (±7.4 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,587 (±291)	190,128 (±2,721)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,123 (±172)	355,674 (±2,959)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,255 (±$13,275)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,969 (±$22,385)	$101,709 (±$1,030)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Avalon, the renter share is higher than in Allegheny County (34.8%).

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

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

In Allegheny County, Avalon ranks 11 of 128 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Avalon 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	49.3% (±4.6 points)	58.6% (±7.4 points)	+9.3 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$766 (±$21)	$909 (±$94)	+18.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,939 (±$6,427)	$51,250 (±$8,623)	+16.6%	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 Avalon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Avalon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Avalon	—	58.6% (±7.4 points)	—
Ben Avon	0.8 mi	31.0% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Ben Avon Heights	0.8 mi	0.0% (±25.7 points)	Lower
Bellevue	0.9 mi	54.8% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Stowe Township	1.5 mi	48.2% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Emsworth	1.6 mi	35.8% (±5.6 points)	Lower
West View	2.2 mi	32.2% (±6.3 points)	Lower
McKees Rocks	2.2 mi	58.6% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kilbuck Township	2.3 mi	7.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ben Avon, PA (31.0%), Ben Avon Heights, PA (0.0%), Stowe Township, PA (48.2%).

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

Households that rent across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Braddock	65.1% (±11.5 points)
6	Pitcairn	60.8% (±8.7 points)
7	Mount Oliver	59.5% (±11.3 points)
8	Rankin	59.2% (±11.6 points)
9	Blawnox	58.9% (±9.1 points)
10	East Pittsburgh	58.7% (±15.9 points)
11 (tie)	Avalon	58.6% (±7.4 points)
11 (tie)	McKees Rocks	58.6% (±9.6 points)
13	Millvale	58.2% (±9.1 points)
14	Bellevue	54.8% (±4.8 points)
15	Verona	54.4% (±8.9 points)
16	Duquesne	53.1% (±6.1 points)
17	North Braddock	52.7% (±8.5 points)

Showing 13 of 128 places in Allegheny 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 Avalon

How many renters are there in Avalon?

Avalon has an estimated 1,587 (±291) renting households, 58.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Avalon?

In Avalon, the share of households that rent went from 49.3% in 2015–2019 to 58.6% in 2020–2024 (+9.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Avalon?

A renting household in Avalon has 1.4 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Avalon?

The median renting household in Avalon, PA has an income of $32,255 (±$13,275) a year, against $87,969 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 Avalon borough, Pennsylvania (place:03608, 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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