What percentage of people rent in Brownstown, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Brownstown, PA, 2020–2024
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19.3% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Brownstown, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 61 renting households against 255 that own their home.

In Brownstown, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.3% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 61 (±32)
Median renter income: $37,083 (±$19,482)

Who rents and who owns in Brownstown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brownstown	Cambria County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.3% (±9.4 points)	23.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	61 (±32)	13,228 (±703)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	255 (±51)	42,745 (±676)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,083 (±$19,482)	$30,368 (±$2,955)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$53,906 (±$10,318)	$71,055 (±$1,871)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Brownstown, the renter share is not measurably different from Cambria County (23.6%).

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

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

In Cambria County, Brownstown ranks 26 of 63 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1191 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Brownstown 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	16.9% (±6.4 points)	19.3% (±9.4 points)	+2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$692 (±$96)	$544 (±$78)	−21.4%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$45,750 (±$8,158)	$51,042 (±$9,515)	+11.6%	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 Brownstown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brownstown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brownstown	—	19.3% (±9.4 points)	—
Westwood (Cambria County)	0.9 mi	24.5% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Johnstown	1.1 mi	44.8% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Westmont	1.3 mi	8.9% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Southmont	1.6 mi	20.9% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Daisytown	2.0 mi	7.4% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Yoder Township	2.2 mi	25.4% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dale	2.2 mi	58.6% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Elim	2.5 mi	32.2% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Johnstown, PA (44.8%), Dale, PA (58.6%).

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

Households that rent across Cambria County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20	Portage	23.4% (±5.8 points)
21	Tunnelhill	22.0% (±10.6 points)
22	Geistown	21.7% (±5.7 points)
23	Southmont	20.9% (±6.6 points)
24	Cassandra	20.5% (±14.5 points)
25	Gallitzin	19.6% (±5.2 points)
26	Brownstown	19.3% (±9.4 points)
27	Wilmore	19.2% (±13.7 points)
28	Summerhill	18.1% (±13.4 points)
29	Ashville	17.9% (±11.6 points)
30	Sankertown	17.6% (±7.2 points)
31	Lorain	16.9% (±9.1 points)
32	Ehrenfeld	15.4% (±14.0 points)

Showing 13 of 63 places in Cambria 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 Brownstown

How many renters are there in Brownstown?

Brownstown has an estimated 61 (±32) renting households, 19.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brownstown?

In Brownstown, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Brownstown?

A renting household in Brownstown has 1.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Brownstown?

The median renting household in Brownstown, PA has an income of $37,083 (±$19,482) a year, against $53,906 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 Brownstown borough, Pennsylvania (place:09400, 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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