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

Name: Renters and owners in Center Township (Butler County), PA, 2020–2024
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18.8% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Center Township (Butler County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 647 renting households against 2,800 that own their home.

In Center Township (Butler County), the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.8% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 647 (±176)
Median renter income: $49,875 (±$24,403)

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

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Center Township (Butler County)	Butler County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.8% (±4.9 points)	23.1% (±1.0 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	647 (±176)	18,640 (±870)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,800 (±254)	62,184 (±820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,875 (±$24,403)	$48,617 (±$3,897)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,023 (±$10,952)	$105,450 (±$2,166)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Center Township (Butler County), the renter share is not measurably different from Butler County (23.1%).

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

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

In Butler County, Center Township (Butler County) ranks 28 of 57 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1221 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Center Township (Butler 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	18.5% (±4.0 points)	18.8% (±4.9 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$799 (±$119)	$1,051 (±$246)	+31.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,412 (±$5,223)	$90,946 (±$14,931)	+29.2%	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 (Butler County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Center Township (Butler County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Center Township (Butler County)	—	18.8% (±4.9 points)	—
Homeacre-Lyndora	3.5 mi	29.3% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Butler	4.5 mi	53.9% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Franklin Township (Butler County)	4.6 mi	8.0% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Clay Township (Butler County)	4.9 mi	11.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Butler Township (Butler County)	4.9 mi	21.0% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Meridian	5.0 mi	8.9% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Oakland Township (Butler County)	5.1 mi	20.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
East Butler	5.1 mi	15.3% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Franklin Township (Butler County), PA (8.0%), Clay Township (Butler County), PA (11.4%), Meridian, PA (8.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Homeacre-Lyndora, PA (29.3%), Butler, PA (53.9%).

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

Households that rent across Butler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
22	Eau Claire	21.6% (±9.2 points)
23	Washington Township (Butler County)	21.4% (±7.0 points)
24	Butler Township (Butler County)	21.0% (±3.1 points)
25	Oakland Township (Butler County)	20.7% (±6.3 points)
26	Winfield Township	19.4% (±5.7 points)
27	Connoquenessing Township	19.1% (±8.7 points)
28	Center Township (Butler County)	18.8% (±4.9 points)
29	Harmony	18.0% (±8.4 points)
30	Mercer Township	17.7% (±8.0 points)
31	Jefferson Township (Butler County)	17.5% (±6.2 points)
32	Parker Township	16.7% (±7.7 points)
33	Concord Township (Butler County)	16.4% (±5.8 points)
34	Connoquenessing	15.7% (±10.6 points)

Showing 13 of 57 places in Butler County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Center Township (Butler County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Shanor-Northvue.

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 (Butler County)

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

Center Township (Butler County) has an estimated 647 (±176) renting households, 18.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Center Township (Butler County)?

In Center Township (Butler County), the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

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

A renting household in Center Township (Butler County) has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

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

The median renting household in Center Township (Butler County), PA has an income of $49,875 (±$24,403) a year, against $96,023 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, Butler County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:12024, in state:42 county:019).

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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