What percentage of people rent in Ayr Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ayr Township, PA, 2020–2024
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24.2% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Ayr Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 222 renting households against 694 that own their home.

In Ayr Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.2% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 222 (±73)
Median renter income: $46,429 (±$29,229)

Who rents and who owns in Ayr Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ayr Township	Fulton County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.2% (±6.9 points)	22.4% (±1.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	222 (±73)	1,419 (±124)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	694 (±92)	4,920 (±148)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,429 (±$29,229)	$40,689 (±$7,970)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,000 (±$10,171)	$74,205 (±$4,469)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Ayr Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Fulton County (22.4%).

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

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

In Fulton County, Ayr Township ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 895 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Ayr 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	25.2% (±6.3 points)	24.2% (±6.9 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$532 (±$127)	$788 (±$51)	+48.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,048 (±$5,404)	$61,818 (±$10,663)	+12.3%	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 Ayr Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ayr Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ayr Township	—	24.2% (±6.9 points)	—
McConnellsburg	4.8 mi	53.7% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Belfast Township	5.7 mi	32.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Warren Township (Franklin County)	6.3 mi	20.4% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Thompson Township (Fulton County)	7.1 mi	10.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Mercersburg	7.5 mi	41.8% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Licking Creek Township	7.8 mi	13.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Peters Township (Franklin County)	8.1 mi	9.9% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Todd Township (Fulton County)	8.3 mi	26.1% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Thompson Township (Fulton County), PA (10.9%), Licking Creek Township, PA (13.1%), Peters Township (Franklin County), PA (9.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: McConnellsburg, PA (53.7%), Mercersburg, PA (41.8%).

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

Households that rent across Fulton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	McConnellsburg	53.7% (±9.1 points)
2	Belfast Township	32.1% (±8.2 points)
3	Todd Township (Fulton County)	26.1% (±6.0 points)
4	Ayr Township	24.2% (±6.9 points)
5	Bethel Township (Fulton County)	19.4% (±5.1 points)
6	Dublin Township (Fulton County)	18.7% (±5.8 points)
7	Taylor Township (Fulton County)	16.9% (±4.1 points)
8	Brush Creek Township	16.4% (±7.0 points)
9	Licking Creek Township	13.1% (±4.1 points)
10 (tie)	Thompson Township (Fulton County)	10.9% (±5.2 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Fulton 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 Ayr Township

How many renters are there in Ayr Township?

Ayr Township has an estimated 222 (±73) renting households, 24.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ayr Township?

In Ayr Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ayr Township?

A renting household in Ayr Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ayr Township?

The median renting household in Ayr Township, PA has an income of $46,429 (±$29,229) a year, against $66,000 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 Ayr township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:03704, in state:42 county:057).

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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