What percentage of people rent in Blairsville, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Blairsville, PA, 2020–2024
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35.7% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in Blairsville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 529 renting households against 951 that own their home.

In Blairsville, the share of households that rent went from 46.6% in 2015–2019 to 35.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.7% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 529 (±130)
Median renter income: $22,994 (±$8,145)

Who rents and who owns in Blairsville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blairsville	Indiana County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.7% (±8.6 points)	27.9% (±1.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	529 (±130)	9,052 (±658)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	951 (±160)	23,435 (±652)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,994 (±$8,145)	$32,750 (±$3,052)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,464 (±$10,157)	$72,575 (±$2,493)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Blairsville, the renter share is not measurably different from Indiana County (27.9%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Indiana County, Blairsville ranks 5 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 468 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Blairsville 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	46.6% (±7.3 points)	35.7% (±8.6 points)	−10.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$658 (±$111)	$758 (±$127)	+15.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,956 (±$2,286)	$56,337 (±$10,440)	+22.6%	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 Blairsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blairsville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Blairsville	—	35.7% (±8.6 points)	—
Burrell Township (Indiana County)	2.8 mi	20.6% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Black Lick Township	4.4 mi	12.2% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Derry Township (Westmoreland County)	4.8 mi	23.2% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Bolivar	6.2 mi	12.0% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Derry	7.2 mi	29.6% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
West Wheatfield Township	7.9 mi	9.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Center Township (Indiana County)	8.5 mi	17.7% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Conemaugh Township (Indiana County)	8.6 mi	15.6% (±6.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Burrell Township (Indiana County), PA (20.6%), Black Lick Township, PA (12.2%), Derry Township (Westmoreland County), PA (23.2%).

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

Households that rent across Indiana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Indiana	55.3% (±6.4 points)
2	Marion Center	46.9% (±13.2 points)
3	Clymer	43.3% (±9.8 points)
4	White Township (Indiana County)	38.6% (±4.7 points)
5	Blairsville	35.7% (±8.6 points)
6	Creekside	31.7% (±16.4 points)
7	Ernest	29.8% (±14.2 points)
8	Homer City	28.5% (±6.0 points)
9	Saltsburg	27.5% (±11.1 points)
10 (tie)	Glen Campbell	20.6% (±12.8 points)
10 (tie)	Burrell Township (Indiana County)	20.6% (±8.5 points)

Showing 11 of 38 places in Indiana 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 Blairsville

How many renters are there in Blairsville?

Blairsville has an estimated 529 (±130) renting households, 35.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Blairsville?

In Blairsville, the share of households that rent went from 46.6% in 2015–2019 to 35.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Blairsville?

A renting household in Blairsville has 2.1 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Blairsville?

The median renting household in Blairsville, PA has an income of $22,994 (±$8,145) a year, against $64,464 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 Blairsville borough, Pennsylvania (place:06904, 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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