What percentage of people rent in Blair Township, PA?

22.2% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in Blair Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 440 renting households against 1,538 that own their home.

In Blair Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
22.2% (±7.0 points)
Renting households
440 (±148)
Median renter income
$56,957 (±$10,766)

Who rents and who owns in Blair Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
Blair TownshipBlair CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Renter-occupied share22.2% (±7.0 points)27.6% (±1.1 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households440 (±148)13,979 (±614)1,617,882 (±10,181)45,017,354
Owning households1,538 (±156)36,579 (±673)3,656,971 (±15,249)84,210,142
Average renter household size1.6 (±0.3)1.9 (±0.1)2.1 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.6 (±0.2)2.5 (±0.0)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$56,957 (±$10,766)$37,129 (±$2,818)$47,506 (±$425)$52,966
Median owner household income$98,211 (±$8,432)$78,562 (±$2,156)$95,990 (±$362)$100,009

In Blair Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Blair County (27.6%).

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

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

In Blair County, Blair Township ranks 11 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1000 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Blair Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent11.4% (±5.4 points)22.2% (±7.0 points)+10.8 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Median gross rent$937 (±$86)$1,002 (±$87)+6.9%Down after inflation
Median household income$70,625 (±$19,223)$85,227 (±$12,049)+20.7%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 Blair Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blair Township
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Blair Township—22.2% (±7.0 points)—
Newry1.4 mi39.5% (±20.0 points)Not measurably different
Duncansville2.2 mi51.7% (±8.1 points)Higher
Hollidaysburg2.4 mi33.2% (±6.6 points)Higher
Loop3.1 mi12.7% (±9.1 points)Not measurably different
Freedom Township (Blair County)3.8 mi17.6% (±8.4 points)Not measurably different
Roaring Spring4.5 mi21.3% (±5.6 points)Not measurably different
Lakemont4.6 mi31.9% (±13.4 points)Not measurably different
Allegheny Township (Blair County)5.0 mi24.1% (±6.6 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Duncansville, PA (51.7%), Hollidaysburg, PA (33.2%).

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

Households that rent across Blair County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
5Hollidaysburg33.2% (±6.6 points)
6Williamsburg30.4% (±7.2 points)
7Martinsburg29.9% (±7.3 points)
8Greenfield Township (Blair County)26.9% (±7.0 points)
9North Woodbury Township24.9% (±4.8 points)
10Allegheny Township (Blair County)24.1% (±6.6 points)
11Blair Township22.2% (±7.0 points)
12Taylor Township (Blair County)21.9% (±6.5 points)
13Bellwood21.7% (±6.9 points)
14Roaring Spring21.3% (±5.6 points)
15Antis Township19.7% (±4.5 points)
16Freedom Township (Blair County)17.6% (±8.4 points)
17 (tie)Frankstown Township16.7% (±6.4 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Blair County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Blair Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Penn Farms.

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 Blair Township

How many renters are there in Blair Township?

Blair Township has an estimated 440 (±148) renting households, 22.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Blair Township?

In Blair Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Blair Township?

A renting household in Blair Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Blair Township?

The median renting household in Blair Township, PA has an income of $56,957 (±$10,766) a year, against $98,211 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 Blair township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:06872, in state:42 county:013).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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