What percentage of people rent in Chartiers Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Chartiers Township, PA, 2020–2024
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9.1% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Chartiers Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 345 renting households against 3,434 that own their home.

In Chartiers Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.6% in 2015–2019 to 9.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.1% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 345 (±120)
Median renter income: $100,855 (±$67,417)

Who rents and who owns in Chartiers Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chartiers Township	Washington County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.1% (±3.2 points)	23.9% (±1.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	345 (±120)	21,152 (±965)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,434 (±215)	67,353 (±1,093)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$100,855 (±$67,417)	$44,808 (±$2,429)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,555 (±$8,713)	$92,461 (±$2,504)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Chartiers Township, the renter share is lower than in 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, Chartiers Township ranks 57 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2149 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Chartiers 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	12.6% (±4.0 points)	9.1% (±3.2 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,037 (±$120)	$1,186 (±$113)	+14.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,423 (±$9,091)	$99,777 (±$8,149)	+34.1%	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 Chartiers Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chartiers Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Chartiers Township	—	9.1% (±3.2 points)	—
Houston	2.0 mi	37.8% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Canonsburg	3.4 mi	44.4% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Muse	3.7 mi	6.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Canton Township (Washington County)	4.5 mi	16.7% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Wolfdale	4.5 mi	3.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Pleasant Township (Washington County)	4.7 mi	12.7% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Southpointe	4.8 mi	59.8% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Washington	5.3 mi	55.4% (±4.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Houston, PA (37.8%), Canonsburg, PA (44.4%), Canton Township (Washington County), PA (16.7%).

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
50 (tie)	Independence Township (Washington County)	12.0% (±6.1 points)
52	Fallowfield Township	11.7% (±11.6 points)
53	Roscoe	11.2% (±8.1 points)
54 (tie)	Midway	10.5% (±6.0 points)
54 (tie)	West Bethlehem Township	10.5% (±4.6 points)
56	North Bethlehem Township	9.4% (±4.7 points)
57	Chartiers Township	9.1% (±3.2 points)
58	Beallsville	9.0% (±6.1 points)
59	Speers	7.0% (±3.1 points)
60	Peters Township (Washington County)	6.4% (±2.5 points)
61	Hanover Township (Washington County)	5.7% (±3.7 points)
62	Twilight	3.6% (±5.5 points)
63	Deemston	3.2% (±2.4 points)

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

The figures for Chartiers Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: McGovern.

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 Chartiers Township

How many renters are there in Chartiers Township?

Chartiers Township has an estimated 345 (±120) renting households, 9.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Chartiers Township?

In Chartiers Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.6% in 2015–2019 to 9.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Chartiers Township?

A renting household in Chartiers Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Chartiers Township?

The median renting household in Chartiers Township, PA has an income of $100,855 (±$67,417) a year, against $99,555 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 Chartiers township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:12848, 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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