What percentage of people rent in Ellwood City, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ellwood City, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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29.5% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Ellwood City, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,096 renting households against 2,619 that own their home.

In Ellwood City, the share of households that rent went from 35.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.5% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 1,096 (±296)
Median renter income: $43,393 (±$14,379)

Who rents and who owns in Ellwood City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ellwood City	Lawrence County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.5% (±6.7 points)	24.2% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,096 (±296)	8,742 (±467)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,619 (±239)	27,379 (±519)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,393 (±$14,379)	$30,613 (±$2,964)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,179 (±$8,660)	$74,443 (±$3,247)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Ellwood City, the renter share is not measurably different from Lawrence County (24.2%).

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

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

In Lawrence County, Ellwood City ranks 6 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 657 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Ellwood City 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	35.1% (±4.5 points)	29.5% (±6.7 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$675 (±$55)	$865 (±$56)	+28.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,250 (±$6,029)	$67,138 (±$10,589)	+45.2%	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 Ellwood City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ellwood City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ellwood City	—	29.5% (±6.7 points)	—
Frisco	1.0 mi	24.3% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ellport	1.1 mi	11.8% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Wayne Township (Lawrence County)	1.9 mi	15.7% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Koppel	2.6 mi	21.4% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wampum	3.4 mi	37.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
North Sewickley Township	3.6 mi	8.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Homewood	4.1 mi	51.1% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different
Perry Township (Lawrence County)	4.4 mi	11.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ellport, PA (11.8%), Wayne Township (Lawrence County), PA (15.7%), North Sewickley Township, PA (8.9%).

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

Households that rent across Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	New Castle	45.2% (±2.7 points)
2	New Wilmington	43.3% (±7.7 points)
3	Taylor Township (Lawrence County)	42.8% (±14.1 points)
4	Wampum	37.6% (±8.3 points)
5	Enon Valley	32.6% (±18.2 points)
6	Ellwood City	29.5% (±6.7 points)
7	Volant	27.5% (±18.5 points)
8	Neshannock Township	21.0% (±3.9 points)
9	Plain Grove Township	20.6% (±9.1 points)
10	Washington Township (Lawrence County)	20.4% (±7.4 points)
11	Bessemer	19.8% (±7.7 points)
12	Wilmington Township (Lawrence County)	17.9% (±5.5 points)

Showing 12 of 27 places in Lawrence 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 Ellwood City

How many renters are there in Ellwood City?

Ellwood City has an estimated 1,096 (±296) renting households, 29.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ellwood City?

In Ellwood City, the share of households that rent went from 35.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ellwood City?

A renting household in Ellwood City has 1.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ellwood City?

The median renting household in Ellwood City, PA has an income of $43,393 (±$14,379) a year, against $75,179 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 Ellwood City borough, Pennsylvania (place:23304, 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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