What percentage of people rent in Bedford Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Bedford Township, PA, 2020–2024
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15.0% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Bedford Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 360 renting households against 2,044 that own their home.

In Bedford Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.0% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 360 (±149)
Median renter income: $26,058 (±$4,774)

Who rents and who owns in Bedford Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bedford Township	Bedford County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.0% (±5.6 points)	22.5% (±1.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	360 (±149)	4,435 (±340)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,044 (±197)	15,315 (±353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,058 (±$4,774)	$30,483 (±$2,542)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,500 (±$22,123)	$70,625 (±$4,281)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Bedford Township, the renter share is lower than in Bedford County (22.5%).

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

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

In Bedford County, Bedford Township ranks 29 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1570 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Bedford 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	18.8% (±5.2 points)	15.0% (±5.6 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$733 (±$169)	$925 (±$72)	+26.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,855 (±$10,598)	$61,136 (±$22,314)	+11.5%	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 Bedford Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bedford Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bedford Township	—	15.0% (±5.6 points)	—
Bedford	2.9 mi	52.3% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Snake Spring Township	4.8 mi	16.9% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
East St. Clair Township	5.9 mi	23.0% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Manns Choice	5.9 mi	19.4% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
St. Clairsville	6.9 mi	82.9% (±14.4 points)	Higher
Schellsburg	7.4 mi	24.6% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Earlston	7.8 mi	28.6% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Napier Township	7.9 mi	15.6% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bedford, PA (52.3%), St. Clairsville, PA (82.9%).

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

Households that rent across Bedford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
23	Kimmel Township	17.3% (±6.8 points)
24	Woodbury	17.1% (±8.7 points)
25	Snake Spring Township	16.9% (±4.3 points)
26 (tie)	Napier Township	15.6% (±6.5 points)
26 (tie)	South Woodbury Township	15.6% (±4.7 points)
28	Hopewell Township (Bedford County)	15.1% (±6.6 points)
29	Bedford Township	15.0% (±5.6 points)
30	Southampton Township (Bedford County)	14.9% (±7.3 points)
31	Cumberland Valley Township	14.6% (±6.5 points)
32	Colerain Township (Bedford County)	14.2% (±7.0 points)
33	Juniata Township (Bedford County)	11.4% (±6.3 points)
34	Pavia Township	11.1% (±9.7 points)
35	Bloomfield Township (Bedford County)	8.7% (±5.0 points)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Bedford 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 Bedford Township

How many renters are there in Bedford Township?

Bedford Township has an estimated 360 (±149) renting households, 15.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bedford Township?

In Bedford Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bedford Township?

A renting household in Bedford Township has 1.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bedford Township?

The median renting household in Bedford Township, PA has an income of $26,058 (±$4,774) a year, against $73,500 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 Bedford township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:04952, in state:42 county:009).

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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