What percentage of people rent in Beaver Falls, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Beaver Falls, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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45.0% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in Beaver Falls, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,517 renting households against 1,854 that own their home.

In Beaver Falls, the share of households that rent went from 58.7% in 2015–2019 to 45.0% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.0% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 1,517 (±211)
Median renter income: $27,005 (±$10,352)

Who rents and who owns in Beaver Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Beaver Falls	Beaver County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.0% (±5.3 points)	25.0% (±1.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,517 (±211)	18,035 (±836)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,854 (±187)	54,222 (±874)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,005 (±$10,352)	$40,130 (±$3,186)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,391 (±$6,847)	$83,586 (±$2,804)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Beaver Falls, the renter share is higher than in Beaver County (25.0%).

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

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

In Beaver County, Beaver Falls ranks 7 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 216 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Beaver Falls 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	58.7% (±4.9 points)	45.0% (±5.3 points)	−13.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$631 (±$33)	$727 (±$122)	+15.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,899 (±$4,739)	$49,924 (±$9,395)	+51.7%	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 Beaver Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Beaver Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Beaver Falls	—	45.0% (±5.3 points)	—
Eastvale	0.6 mi	24.3% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
White Township (Beaver County)	0.9 mi	41.2% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Patterson Township	1.2 mi	21.4% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Patterson Heights	1.4 mi	16.4% (±7.3 points)	Lower
West Mayfield	1.7 mi	38.6% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Brighton	1.8 mi	51.0% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Pulaski Township (Beaver County)	2.2 mi	33.0% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Fallston	2.3 mi	17.6% (±9.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Patterson Township, PA (21.4%), Patterson Heights, PA (16.4%), Pulaski Township (Beaver County), PA (33.0%).

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

Households that rent across Beaver County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Vanport Township	69.7% (±6.3 points)
2	East Rochester	60.3% (±12.2 points)
3	Rochester	56.7% (±10.2 points)
4	Ambridge	53.3% (±5.4 points)
5	Homewood	51.1% (±24.0 points)
6	New Brighton	51.0% (±7.9 points)
7	Beaver Falls	45.0% (±5.3 points)
8	Aliquippa	42.5% (±5.6 points)
9	Bridgewater	42.3% (±8.2 points)
10	White Township (Beaver County)	41.2% (±8.2 points)
11	Midland	40.8% (±11.1 points)
12	West Mayfield	38.6% (±11.7 points)
13	Glasgow	36.7% (±39.4 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Beaver 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 Beaver Falls

How many renters are there in Beaver Falls?

Beaver Falls has an estimated 1,517 (±211) renting households, 45.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Beaver Falls?

In Beaver Falls, the share of households that rent went from 58.7% in 2015–2019 to 45.0% in 2020–2024 (−13.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Beaver Falls?

A renting household in Beaver Falls has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Beaver Falls?

The median renting household in Beaver Falls, PA has an income of $27,005 (±$10,352) a year, against $71,391 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 Beaver Falls city, Pennsylvania (place:04792, 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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