What percentage of people rent in East Rochester, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Rochester, PA, 2020–2024
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60.3% (±12.2 points) of the occupied homes in East Rochester, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 176 renting households against 116 that own their home.

In East Rochester, the share of households that rent went from 50.0% in 2015–2019 to 60.3% in 2020–2024 (+10.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 60.3% (±12.2 points)
Renting households: 176 (±70)
Median renter income: $32,857 (±$12,385)

Who rents and who owns in East Rochester

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Rochester	Beaver County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	60.3% (±12.2 points)	25.0% (±1.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	176 (±70)	18,035 (±836)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	116 (±36)	54,222 (±874)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,857 (±$12,385)	$40,130 (±$3,186)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,000 (±$11,419)	$83,586 (±$2,804)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In East Rochester, the renter share is higher than in Beaver County (25.0%).

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

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

In Beaver County, East Rochester ranks 2 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 32 of 2,557.

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

How renting in East Rochester 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	50.0% (±8.9 points)	60.3% (±12.2 points)	+10.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$647 (±$138)	$775 (±$343)	+19.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,969 (±$3,437)	$42,222 (±$7,301)	−1.7%	Down 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 Rochester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Rochester
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Rochester	—	60.3% (±12.2 points)	—
Rochester	0.8 mi	56.7% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rochester Township	1.0 mi	10.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Monaca	1.0 mi	34.1% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Freedom	1.2 mi	35.4% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Bridgewater	1.7 mi	42.3% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Pine Run	1.7 mi	19.8% (±19.5 points)	Lower
Beaver	2.0 mi	34.0% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Conway	2.7 mi	31.3% (±8.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rochester Township, PA (10.3%), Monaca, PA (34.1%), Freedom, PA (35.4%).

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

Households that rent across Beaver County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Vanport Township	69.7% (±6.3 points)
2	East Rochester	60.3% (±12.2 points)
3	Rochester	56.7% (±10.2 points)
4	Ambridge	53.3% (±5.4 points)
5	Homewood	51.1% (±24.0 points)
6	New Brighton	51.0% (±7.9 points)
7	Beaver Falls	45.0% (±5.3 points)
8	Aliquippa	42.5% (±5.6 points)

Showing 8 of 53 places in Beaver 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 Rochester

How many renters are there in East Rochester?

East Rochester has an estimated 176 (±70) renting households, 60.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Rochester?

In East Rochester, the share of households that rent went from 50.0% in 2015–2019 to 60.3% in 2020–2024 (+10.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Rochester?

A renting household in East Rochester has 1.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Rochester?

The median renting household in East Rochester, PA has an income of $32,857 (±$12,385) a year, against $66,000 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 Rochester borough, Pennsylvania (place:21752, 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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