What percentage of people rent in Cecil Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cecil Township, PA, 2020–2024
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23.3% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Cecil Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,448 renting households against 4,761 that own their home.

In Cecil Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.3% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,448 (±290)
Median renter income: $92,955 (±$36,302)

Who rents and who owns in Cecil Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cecil Township	Washington County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.3% (±4.6 points)	23.9% (±1.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,448 (±290)	21,152 (±965)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,761 (±379)	67,353 (±1,093)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$92,955 (±$36,302)	$44,808 (±$2,429)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,670 (±$8,902)	$92,461 (±$2,504)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Cecil Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Washington County (23.9%).

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

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

In Washington County, Cecil Township ranks 23 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 946 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Cecil 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	18.4% (±3.1 points)	23.3% (±4.6 points)	+4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,105 (±$158)	$1,540 (±$140)	+39.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$81,984 (±$9,090)	$105,303 (±$6,103)	+28.4%	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 Cecil Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cecil Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cecil Township	—	23.3% (±4.6 points)	—
Canonsburg	3.5 mi	44.4% (±5.3 points)	Higher
South Fayette Township	4.0 mi	18.3% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
McDonald	4.3 mi	41.2% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Houston	4.6 mi	37.8% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Sturgeon	4.9 mi	4.2% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Thompsonville	5.1 mi	2.3% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Chartiers Township	5.3 mi	9.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Bridgeville	5.5 mi	40.0% (±6.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sturgeon, PA (4.2%), Thompsonville, PA (2.3%), Chartiers Township, PA (9.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Canonsburg, PA (44.4%), McDonald, PA (41.2%), Houston, PA (37.8%).

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

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	Dunlevy	29.1% (±12.1 points)
18	Ellsworth	29.0% (±14.3 points)
19	East Bethlehem Township	26.9% (±10.3 points)
20	Stockdale	25.9% (±11.6 points)
21	Cokeburg	25.3% (±12.9 points)
22	New Eagle	24.9% (±8.1 points)
23	Cecil Township	23.3% (±4.6 points)
24	Morris Township (Washington County)	22.9% (±8.9 points)
25	Marianna	22.0% (±14.2 points)
26	Robinson Township (Washington County)	19.9% (±8.4 points)
27	Jefferson Township (Washington County)	19.6% (±15.2 points)
28	West Brownsville	19.3% (±10.7 points)
29	Smith Township	17.9% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 65 places in Washington County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Cecil Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Cecil-Bishop, Lawrence, Muse, Southpointe.

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 Cecil Township

How many renters are there in Cecil Township?

Cecil Township has an estimated 1,448 (±290) renting households, 23.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cecil Township?

In Cecil Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cecil Township?

A renting household in Cecil Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cecil Township?

The median renting household in Cecil Township, PA has an income of $92,955 (±$36,302) a year, against $112,670 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 Cecil township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:11800, in state:42 county:125).

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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