What percentage of people rent in Dormont, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dormont, PA, 2020–2024
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38.5% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Dormont, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,584 renting households against 2,529 that own their home.

In Dormont, the share of households that rent went from 41.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.5% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 1,584 (±228)
Median renter income: $45,600 (±$10,138)

Who rents and who owns in Dormont

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dormont	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.5% (±4.4 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,584 (±228)	190,128 (±2,721)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,529 (±184)	355,674 (±2,959)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,600 (±$10,138)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,798 (±$8,220)	$101,709 (±$1,030)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Dormont, the renter share is not measurably different from Allegheny County (34.8%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Allegheny County, Dormont ranks 43 of 128 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 383 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Dormont 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	41.9% (±3.5 points)	38.5% (±4.4 points)	−3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$860 (±$35)	$1,106 (±$61)	+28.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,688 (±$5,359)	$80,526 (±$3,351)	+24.5%	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 Dormont

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dormont
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dormont	—	38.5% (±4.4 points)	—
Mount Lebanon Township	1.3 mi	27.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Baldwin Township	1.6 mi	4.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Green Tree	1.8 mi	24.9% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Castle Shannon	2.1 mi	40.9% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Scott Township (Allegheny County)	2.2 mi	35.4% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Carnegie	2.7 mi	46.5% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Heidelberg	2.9 mi	31.1% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Glendale	2.9 mi	36.0% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Lebanon Township, PA (27.7%), Baldwin Township, PA (4.5%), Green Tree, PA (24.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carnegie, PA (46.5%).

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

Households that rent across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
37	Castle Shannon	40.9% (±5.0 points)
38	Bridgeville	40.0% (±6.4 points)
39 (tie)	Elizabeth	39.7% (±7.0 points)
39 (tie)	Wall	39.7% (±12.2 points)
41	Ingram	39.6% (±10.0 points)
42	Clairton	38.9% (±7.4 points)
43	Dormont	38.5% (±4.4 points)
44	Aspinwall	37.8% (±9.1 points)
45	Edgewood	37.6% (±7.4 points)
46	Wilkins Township	37.4% (±5.6 points)
47	Glassport	36.4% (±7.6 points)
48	Emsworth	35.8% (±5.6 points)
49	Scott Township (Allegheny County)	35.4% (±4.2 points)

Showing 13 of 128 places in Allegheny 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 Dormont

How many renters are there in Dormont?

Dormont has an estimated 1,584 (±228) renting households, 38.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dormont?

In Dormont, the share of households that rent went from 41.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dormont?

A renting household in Dormont has 1.5 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dormont?

The median renting household in Dormont, PA has an income of $45,600 (±$10,138) a year, against $96,798 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 Dormont borough, Pennsylvania (place:19576, in state:42).

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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