What percentage of people rent in Kimmel Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Kimmel Township, PA, 2020–2024
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17.3% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Kimmel Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 103 renting households against 491 that own their home.

In Kimmel Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.3% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 103 (±45)
Median renter income: $47,917 (±$31,657)

Who rents and who owns in Kimmel Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kimmel Township	Bedford County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.3% (±6.8 points)	22.5% (±1.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	103 (±45)	4,435 (±340)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	491 (±64)	15,315 (±353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,917 (±$31,657)	$30,483 (±$2,542)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,031 (±$11,657)	$70,625 (±$4,281)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Kimmel Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Bedford County (22.5%).

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

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

In Bedford County, Kimmel Township ranks 23 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1352 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Kimmel 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	14.6% (±4.4 points)	17.3% (±6.8 points)	+2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$669 (±$240)	$850 (±$204)	+27.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,226 (±$4,295)	$62,000 (±$9,230)	+31.3%	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 Kimmel Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kimmel Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kimmel Township	—	17.3% (±6.8 points)	—
Claysburg	3.8 mi	45.0% (±14.8 points)	Higher
King Township	4.1 mi	22.5% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Greenfield Township (Blair County)	4.2 mi	26.9% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bloomfield Township (Bedford County)	4.3 mi	8.7% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Pavia Township	5.1 mi	11.1% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Bedford County)	5.1 mi	6.6% (±4.0 points)	Lower
St. Clairsville	6.7 mi	82.9% (±14.4 points)	Higher
Woodbury	7.4 mi	17.1% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bloomfield Township (Bedford County), PA (8.7%), Lincoln Township (Bedford County), PA (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Claysburg, PA (45.0%), St. Clairsville, PA (82.9%).

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

Households that rent across Bedford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	Mann Township	21.8% (±10.4 points)
18	East Providence Township	20.9% (±6.8 points)
19	Broad Top Township	20.4% (±5.7 points)
20	Manns Choice	19.4% (±10.8 points)
21	Monroe Township (Bedford County)	18.6% (±7.4 points)
22	West Providence Township	17.6% (±8.0 points)
23	Kimmel Township	17.3% (±6.8 points)
24	Woodbury	17.1% (±8.7 points)
25	Snake Spring Township	16.9% (±4.3 points)
26 (tie)	Napier Township	15.6% (±6.5 points)
26 (tie)	South Woodbury Township	15.6% (±4.7 points)
28	Hopewell Township (Bedford County)	15.1% (±6.6 points)
29	Bedford Township	15.0% (±5.6 points)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Bedford 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 Kimmel Township

How many renters are there in Kimmel Township?

Kimmel Township has an estimated 103 (±45) renting households, 17.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kimmel Township?

In Kimmel Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kimmel Township?

A renting household in Kimmel Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kimmel Township?

The median renting household in Kimmel Township, PA has an income of $47,917 (±$31,657) a year, against $67,031 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 Kimmel township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:39658, in state:42 county:009).

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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