What percentage of people rent in Clarion Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Clarion Township, PA, 2020–2024
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47.1% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Clarion Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 745 renting households against 837 that own their home.

In Clarion Township, the share of households that rent went from 46.9% in 2015–2019 to 47.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.1% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 745 (±179)
Median renter income: $18,604 (±$17,989)

Who rents and who owns in Clarion Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clarion Township	Clarion County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.1% (±9.4 points)	27.5% (±1.9 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	745 (±179)	4,140 (±311)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	837 (±154)	10,909 (±283)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$18,604 (±$17,989)	$34,888 (±$4,365)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,378 (±$18,081)	$74,713 (±$3,137)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Clarion Township, the renter share is higher than in Clarion County (27.5%).

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

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

In Clarion County, Clarion Township ranks 2 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 187 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Clarion 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	46.9% (±7.5 points)	47.1% (±9.4 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$687 (±$55)	$881 (±$188)	+28.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,069 (±$11,054)	$55,705 (±$9,090)	+18.3%	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 Clarion Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clarion Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Clarion Township	—	47.1% (±9.4 points)	—
Strattanville	1.5 mi	35.8% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Limestone Township (Clarion County)	3.6 mi	24.8% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Clarion	4.3 mi	58.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Corsica	5.2 mi	32.0% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Millcreek Township (Clarion County)	5.7 mi	3.7% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Highland Township (Clarion County)	5.9 mi	20.9% (±14.8 points)	Lower
Paint Township (Clarion County)	6.5 mi	15.2% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Monroe Township (Clarion County)	6.7 mi	24.3% (±5.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Limestone Township (Clarion County), PA (24.8%), Corsica, PA (32.0%), Millcreek Township (Clarion County), PA (3.7%).

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

Households that rent across Clarion County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Clarion	58.0% (±7.8 points)
2	Clarion Township	47.1% (±9.4 points)
3	New Bethlehem	45.8% (±8.2 points)
4	Rimersburg	40.0% (±10.1 points)
5	Sligo	39.7% (±9.7 points)
6	Knox	38.8% (±8.8 points)
7	Strattanville	35.8% (±11.1 points)
8	Callensburg	34.4% (±18.3 points)

Showing 8 of 34 places in Clarion 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 Clarion Township

How many renters are there in Clarion Township?

Clarion Township has an estimated 745 (±179) renting households, 47.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Clarion Township?

In Clarion Township, the share of households that rent went from 46.9% in 2015–2019 to 47.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Clarion Township?

A renting household in Clarion Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Clarion Township?

The median renting household in Clarion Township, PA has an income of $18,604 (±$17,989) a year, against $68,378 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 Clarion township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:13808, in state:42 county:031).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.