What percentage of people rent in Fayette City, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fayette City, PA, 2020–2024
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43.3% (±19.6 points) of the occupied homes in Fayette City, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 88 renting households against 115 that own their home.

In Fayette City, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.3% in 2020–2024 (+14.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.3% (±19.6 points)
Renting households: 88 (±49)
Median renter income: $55,132 (±$25,315)

Who rents and who owns in Fayette City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fayette City	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.3% (±19.6 points)	27.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	88 (±49)	15,235 (±696)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	115 (±58)	39,947 (±866)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,132 (±$25,315)	$32,516 (±$2,355)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$69,724 (±$2,909)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Fayette City, the renter share is not measurably different from Fayette County (27.6%).

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

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

In Fayette County, Fayette City ranks 6 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 252 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Fayette 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	28.6% (±12.8 points)	43.3% (±19.6 points)	+14.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$763 (±$173)	$736 (±$76)	−3.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,125 (±$11,145)	$57,443 (±$27,740)	+50.7%	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 Fayette City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fayette City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fayette City	—	43.3% (±19.6 points)	—
Fairhope	1.0 mi	15.7% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Washington Township (Fayette County)	1.2 mi	30.9% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dunlevy	1.2 mi	29.1% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Allenport	1.4 mi	17.5% (±14.3 points)	Lower
Stockdale	1.4 mi	25.9% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Belle Vernon	2.0 mi	64.2% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Roscoe	2.1 mi	11.2% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Lynnwood-Pricedale	2.2 mi	28.5% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairhope, PA (15.7%), Allenport, PA (17.5%), Roscoe, PA (11.2%).

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

Households that rent across Fayette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Belle Vernon	64.2% (±8.7 points)
2	Uniontown	54.0% (±5.5 points)
3	Brownsville	52.4% (±9.5 points)
4	Connellsville	45.7% (±7.6 points)
5	Fairchance	44.8% (±8.8 points)
6	Fayette City	43.3% (±19.6 points)
7	Markleysburg	42.5% (±21.2 points)
8	Point Marion	35.8% (±9.3 points)
9	Everson	33.0% (±9.7 points)
10	Washington Township (Fayette County)	30.9% (±10.3 points)
11	Dawson	30.5% (±14.9 points)
12	Redstone Township	27.8% (±8.6 points)

Showing 12 of 42 places in Fayette 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 Fayette City

How many renters are there in Fayette City?

Fayette City has an estimated 88 (±49) renting households, 43.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fayette City?

In Fayette City, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.3% in 2020–2024 (+14.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fayette City?

A renting household in Fayette City has 1.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned 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 Fayette City borough, Pennsylvania (place:25456, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.