What percentage of people rent in Elk Lick Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Elk Lick Township, PA, 2020–2024
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23.7% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Elk Lick Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 179 renting households against 576 that own their home.

In Elk Lick Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 23.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.7% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 179 (±69)
Median renter income: $63,125 (±$54,477)

Who rents and who owns in Elk Lick Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elk Lick Township	Somerset County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.7% (±7.6 points)	19.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	179 (±69)	5,750 (±374)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	576 (±57)	23,594 (±462)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±0.9)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,125 (±$54,477)	$37,836 (±$2,073)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,250 (±$11,387)	$69,351 (±$2,474)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Elk Lick Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Somerset County (19.6%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

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

In Somerset County, Elk Lick Township ranks 13 of 50 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 916 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Elk Lick 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	23.3% (±5.5 points)	23.7% (±7.6 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$782 (±$76)	$836 (±$60)	+6.9%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$53,917 (±$8,562)	$70,750 (±$14,194)	+31.2%	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 Elk Lick Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elk Lick Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elk Lick Township	—	23.7% (±7.6 points)	—
Salisbury	3.0 mi	19.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Summit Township (Somerset County)	5.5 mi	14.6% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Grantsville	5.7 mi	61.1% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Meyersdale	6.0 mi	30.1% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Garrett	7.0 mi	8.3% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Black Township	7.9 mi	16.5% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Addison Township	8.3 mi	17.2% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Casselman	8.6 mi	0.0% (±50.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Garrett, PA (8.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grantsville, MD (61.1%).

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

Households that rent across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Windber	29.7% (±6.2 points)
8	Berlin	28.3% (±7.1 points)
9	Wellersburg	27.1% (±13.0 points)
10	Boswell	26.4% (±6.4 points)
11	Allegheny Township (Somerset County)	24.5% (±10.5 points)
12	Ursina	24.0% (±12.0 points)
13	Elk Lick Township	23.7% (±7.6 points)
14	Hooversville	23.6% (±6.3 points)
15	Paint	23.4% (±6.4 points)
16	Larimer Township	19.3% (±10.0 points)
17	Somerset Township (Somerset County)	19.2% (±4.1 points)
18	Salisbury	19.1% (±8.2 points)
19	Addison Township	17.2% (±7.3 points)

Showing 13 of 50 places in Somerset 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 Elk Lick Township

How many renters are there in Elk Lick Township?

Elk Lick Township has an estimated 179 (±69) renting households, 23.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elk Lick Township?

In Elk Lick Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 23.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Elk Lick Township?

A renting household in Elk Lick Township has 3.4 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Elk Lick Township?

The median renting household in Elk Lick Township, PA has an income of $63,125 (±$54,477) a year, against $71,250 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 Elk Lick township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:23168, in state:42 county:111).

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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