What percentage of people rent in Hooversville, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hooversville, PA, 2020–2024
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23.6% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Hooversville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 68 renting households against 220 that own their home.

In Hooversville, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.6% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 68 (±17)
Median renter income: $40,250 (±$13,708)

Who rents and who owns in Hooversville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hooversville	Somerset County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.6% (±6.3 points)	19.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	68 (±17)	5,750 (±374)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	220 (±43)	23,594 (±462)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,250 (±$13,708)	$37,836 (±$2,073)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$42,143 (±$10,103)	$69,351 (±$2,474)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

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

In Somerset County, Hooversville ranks 14 of 50 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 921 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Hooversville 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	23.8% (±7.9 points)	23.6% (±6.3 points)	−0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$606 (±$235)	$675 (±$202)	+11.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,500 (±$11,888)	$41,354 (±$4,258)	+2.1%	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 Hooversville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hooversville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hooversville	—	23.6% (±6.3 points)	—
Quemahoning Township	3.3 mi	13.0% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Benson	3.7 mi	12.7% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Stoystown	3.9 mi	31.4% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Shade Township	5.1 mi	10.5% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Paint Township (Somerset County)	5.3 mi	8.9% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Boswell	6.1 mi	26.4% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Central City	6.4 mi	10.5% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Conemaugh Township (Somerset County)	6.8 mi	13.7% (±4.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Quemahoning Township, PA (13.0%), Shade Township, PA (10.5%), Paint Township (Somerset County), PA (8.9%).

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
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)
20	Black Township	16.5% (±8.0 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 Hooversville

How many renters are there in Hooversville?

Hooversville has an estimated 68 (±17) renting households, 23.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hooversville?

In Hooversville, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hooversville?

A renting household in Hooversville has 1.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hooversville?

The median renting household in Hooversville, PA has an income of $40,250 (±$13,708) a year, against $42,143 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 Hooversville borough, Pennsylvania (place:35608, 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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