What percentage of people rent in Center Township (Beaver County), PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Center Township (Beaver County), PA, 2020–2024
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22.0% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Center Township (Beaver County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,072 renting households against 3,803 that own their home.

In Center Township (Beaver County), the share of households that rent went from 17.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.0% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 1,072 (±327)
Median renter income: $42,435 (±$9,087)

Who rents and who owns in Center Township (Beaver County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Center Township (Beaver County)	Beaver County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.0% (±6.0 points)	25.0% (±1.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,072 (±327)	18,035 (±836)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,803 (±288)	54,222 (±874)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,435 (±$9,087)	$40,130 (±$3,186)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,912 (±$6,383)	$83,586 (±$2,804)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Center Township (Beaver County), the renter share is not measurably different from Beaver County (25.0%).

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

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

In Beaver County, Center Township (Beaver County) ranks 22 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1017 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Center Township (Beaver County) 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	17.3% (±4.4 points)	22.0% (±6.0 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$956 (±$102)	$1,067 (±$86)	+11.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$80,982 (±$13,623)	$89,346 (±$11,891)	+10.3%	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 Center Township (Beaver County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Center Township (Beaver County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Center Township (Beaver County)	—	22.0% (±6.0 points)	—
Monaca	2.8 mi	34.1% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Potter Township (Beaver County)	2.9 mi	5.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Vanport Township	3.0 mi	69.7% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Beaver	3.2 mi	34.0% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Aliquippa	3.2 mi	42.5% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Conway	3.3 mi	31.3% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Freedom	3.5 mi	35.4% (±9.4 points)	Higher
East Rochester	3.8 mi	60.3% (±12.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Potter Township (Beaver County), PA (5.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Monaca, PA (34.1%), Vanport Township, PA (69.7%), Beaver, PA (34.0%).

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

Households that rent across Beaver County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Beaver	34.0% (±5.4 points)
17	Pulaski Township (Beaver County)	33.0% (±7.9 points)
18	Conway	31.3% (±8.2 points)
19	Baden	25.7% (±5.6 points)
20	Eastvale	24.3% (±22.3 points)
21	South Heights	22.9% (±12.4 points)
22	Center Township (Beaver County)	22.0% (±6.0 points)
23 (tie)	Koppel	21.4% (±7.9 points)
23 (tie)	Patterson Township	21.4% (±7.4 points)
25	Marion Township (Beaver County)	21.3% (±8.3 points)
26	Hookstown	21.1% (±18.6 points)
27	New Galilee	20.4% (±11.2 points)
28	Darlington	18.3% (±13.1 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Beaver 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 Center Township (Beaver County)

How many renters are there in Center Township (Beaver County)?

Center Township (Beaver County) has an estimated 1,072 (±327) renting households, 22.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Center Township (Beaver County)?

In Center Township (Beaver County), the share of households that rent went from 17.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Center Township (Beaver County)?

A renting household in Center Township (Beaver County) has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Center Township (Beaver County)?

The median renting household in Center Township (Beaver County), PA has an income of $42,435 (±$9,087) a year, against $100,912 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 Center township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:12016, in state:42 county:007).

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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