What percentage of people rent in East Fairfield Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Fairfield Township, PA, 2020–2024
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12.4% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in East Fairfield Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 47 renting households against 331 that own their home.

In East Fairfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 9.2% in 2015–2019 to 12.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.4% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 47 (±22)
Median renter income: $67,813 (±$17,846)

Who rents and who owns in East Fairfield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Fairfield Township	Crawford County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.4% (±5.9 points)	25.3% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	47 (±22)	8,562 (±485)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	331 (±45)	25,276 (±551)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,813 (±$17,846)	$33,296 (±$2,664)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,292 (±$9,035)	$71,388 (±$1,547)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In East Fairfield Township, the renter share is lower than in Crawford County (25.3%).

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

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

In Crawford County, East Fairfield Township ranks 33 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1829 of 2,557.

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

How renting in East Fairfield 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	9.2% (±5.2 points)	12.4% (±5.9 points)	+3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$713 (±$448)	$807 (±$77)	+13.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,607 (±$9,542)	$70,833 (±$8,654)	+15.0%	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 East Fairfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Fairfield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Fairfield Township	—	12.4% (±5.9 points)	—
Cochranton	2.7 mi	31.4% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Fairfield Township (Crawford County)	3.2 mi	11.5% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Crawford County)	4.4 mi	21.4% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wayne Township (Crawford County)	5.0 mi	7.7% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
East Mead Township	5.1 mi	11.3% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
West Mead Township	6.0 mi	21.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
French Creek Township	6.3 mi	8.4% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Deer Creek Township	6.7 mi	10.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cochranton, PA (31.4%).

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

Households that rent across Crawford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
27	Venango Township (Crawford County)	15.6% (±5.9 points)
28	East Fallowfield Township (Crawford County)	14.7% (±5.9 points)
29	Vernon Township	14.6% (±5.3 points)
30	Rome Township (Crawford County)	14.1% (±6.6 points)
31	West Fallowfield Township (Crawford County)	13.6% (±6.5 points)
32	Greenwood Township (Crawford County)	12.8% (±6.3 points)
33 (tie)	East Fairfield Township	12.4% (±5.9 points)
33 (tie)	Woodcock Township	12.4% (±5.1 points)
35	Pine Township (Crawford County)	11.9% (±10.0 points)
36	North Shenango Township	11.7% (±4.7 points)
37	Fairfield Township (Crawford County)	11.5% (±9.0 points)
38	East Mead Township	11.3% (±5.8 points)
39	Blooming Valley	11.2% (±7.1 points)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Crawford 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 East Fairfield Township

How many renters are there in East Fairfield Township?

East Fairfield Township has an estimated 47 (±22) renting households, 12.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Fairfield Township?

In East Fairfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 9.2% in 2015–2019 to 12.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Fairfield Township?

A renting household in East Fairfield Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Fairfield Township?

The median renting household in East Fairfield Township, PA has an income of $67,813 (±$17,846) a year, against $72,292 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 East Fairfield township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:21096, in state:42 county:039).

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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