What percentage of people rent in Hermitage, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hermitage, PA, 2020–2024
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29.5% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Hermitage, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,280 renting households against 5,448 that own their home.

In Hermitage, the share of households that rent went from 28.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.5% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 2,280 (±340)
Median renter income: $38,376 (±$8,433)

Who rents and who owns in Hermitage

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hermitage	Mercer County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.5% (±4.3 points)	27.6% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,280 (±340)	12,845 (±625)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,448 (±397)	33,679 (±697)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,376 (±$8,433)	$34,301 (±$3,562)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,000 (±$8,801)	$74,426 (±$2,020)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Mercer County, Hermitage ranks 10 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 658 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Hermitage 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	28.1% (±3.0 points)	29.5% (±4.3 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$808 (±$42)	$896 (±$76)	+10.9%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$56,026 (±$6,988)	$70,052 (±$8,128)	+25.0%	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 Hermitage

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hermitage
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hermitage	—	29.5% (±4.3 points)	—
Sharpsville	3.0 mi	39.4% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Sharon	3.1 mi	47.0% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Farrell	3.2 mi	37.7% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wheatland	3.6 mi	40.9% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
West Middlesex	3.9 mi	14.4% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Clark	4.4 mi	14.0% (±8.3 points)	Lower
West Hill	4.5 mi	40.8% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Lackawannock Township	5.1 mi	12.7% (±5.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Middlesex, PA (14.4%), Clark, PA (14.0%), Lackawannock Township, PA (12.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sharpsville, PA (39.4%), Sharon, PA (47.0%), West Hill, OH (40.8%).

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

Households that rent across Mercer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Jamestown	42.5% (±11.0 points)
5	Wheatland	40.9% (±11.5 points)
6	Sharpsville	39.4% (±8.9 points)
7	Farrell	37.7% (±9.3 points)
8	Sandy Lake	37.1% (±9.8 points)
9	Greenville	36.5% (±8.7 points)
10	Hermitage	29.5% (±4.3 points)
11	Stoneboro	28.7% (±8.0 points)
12	Hempfield Township (Mercer County)	28.2% (±9.5 points)
13	Fredonia	27.1% (±11.6 points)
14	Sheakleyville	26.8% (±17.3 points)
15 (tie)	Pymatuning Township	20.0% (±8.3 points)
15 (tie)	Wilmington Township (Mercer County)	20.0% (±7.8 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Mercer 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 Hermitage

How many renters are there in Hermitage?

Hermitage has an estimated 2,280 (±340) renting households, 29.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hermitage?

In Hermitage, the share of households that rent went from 28.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hermitage?

A renting household in Hermitage has 1.6 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hermitage?

The median renting household in Hermitage, PA has an income of $38,376 (±$8,433) a year, against $95,000 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 Hermitage city, Pennsylvania (place:34064, 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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