What percentage of people rent in Georges Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Georges Township, PA, 2020–2024
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23.5% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Georges Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 599 renting households against 1,949 that own their home.

In Georges Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.5% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 599 (±233)

Who rents and who owns in Georges Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Georges Township	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.5% (±7.5 points)	27.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	599 (±233)	15,235 (±696)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,949 (±201)	39,947 (±866)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$32,516 (±$2,355)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,820 (±$20,797)	$69,724 (±$2,909)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Fayette County, Georges Township ranks 19 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 929 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Georges 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	16.9% (±4.6 points)	23.5% (±7.5 points)	+6.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$683 (±$183)	$859 (±$32)	+25.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,964 (±$4,313)	$90,443 (±$18,029)	+67.6%	Up 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 Georges Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Georges Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Georges Township	—	23.5% (±7.5 points)	—
Fairchance	2.6 mi	44.8% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Smithfield	3.3 mi	27.5% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Leith-Hatfield	3.8 mi	8.6% (±5.2 points)	Lower
South Uniontown	4.0 mi	7.3% (±6.1 points)	Lower
South Union Township	4.1 mi	22.3% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
German Township	4.5 mi	24.3% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Nicholson Township (Fayette County)	4.6 mi	18.8% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Uniontown	5.0 mi	54.0% (±5.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leith-Hatfield, PA (8.6%), South Uniontown, PA (7.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairchance, PA (44.8%), Uniontown, PA (54.0%).

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
13	Smithfield	27.5% (±9.9 points)
14	North Union Township (Fayette County)	25.6% (±3.6 points)
15	South Connellsville	25.5% (±8.1 points)
16	Henry Clay Township	25.0% (±9.9 points)
17	German Township	24.3% (±10.0 points)
18	Masontown	24.0% (±9.0 points)
19	Georges Township	23.5% (±7.5 points)
20	Wharton Township (Fayette County)	22.8% (±8.2 points)
21	Perryopolis	22.6% (±7.4 points)
22	South Union Township	22.3% (±5.8 points)
23	Stewart Township	22.1% (±8.5 points)
24 (tie)	Newell	22.0% (±14.0 points)
24 (tie)	Saltlick Township	22.0% (±17.1 points)

Showing 13 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 Georges Township

How many renters are there in Georges Township?

Georges Township has an estimated 599 (±233) renting households, 23.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Georges Township?

In Georges Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Georges Township?

A renting household in Georges Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 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 Georges township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:28792, in state:42 county:051).

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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