Housing data for Lenape Heights, PA

Lenape Heights, PA has an estimated 1,042 residents and 610 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County.

15.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $695 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,042 (±293)
Housing units
610 (±145)
Households that rent
15.0%
Median gross rent
$695
Residents since 2015–2019
−5.9%

What stands out in Lenape Heights

Households without a vehicle: 0.0% (±5.7 points) in Lenape Heights, lower than in Armstrong County (7.8%).

Homes heated by fuel oil: 0.0% (±5.7 points) in Lenape Heights, lower than in Armstrong County (6.0%).

Housing in Lenape Heights at a glance

  • Median rent: $695 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 15.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $76,250 median household income
  • Home values: $161,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,125 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,736 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 9.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 49.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 96.5% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 39.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 84.9% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 27.0 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −5.9% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 26.3% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Lenape Heights against Armstrong County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Lenape HeightsArmstrong CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Residents1,042 (±293)64,622 (exact)13,018,639 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units610 (±145)32,128 (±90)5,806,452 (±672)143,775,355
Households that rent15.0% (±12.3 points)21.2% (±1.3 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$695 (±$556)$785 (±$40)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$76,250 (±$21,332)$65,008 (±$1,881)$77,971 (±$342)$80,734
Median home value$161,500 (±$33,697)$157,300 (±$4,753)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,736 (±$464)$2,161 (±$87)$3,311 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198096.5% (±29.1 points)73.0% (±2.6 points)67.3% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute27.0 minutes (±7.1)28.6 minutes (±0.9)26.3 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband93.9% (±5.3 points)86.8% (±1.1 points)89.7% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents49.0 years (±3.7)47.2 years (±0.3)40.9 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Lenape Heights covers 0.8 square miles of land, about 1,364 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Lenape Heights has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,107 (±270)1,042 (±293)−5.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units584 (±108)610 (±145)+4.5%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$833 (±$212)$695 (±$556)−16.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$114,000 (±$39,711)$161,500 (±$33,697)+41.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$53,286 (±$8,437)$76,250 (±$21,332)+43.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$794 (±$167)$1,125 (±$910)+41.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,920 (±$652)$1,736 (±$464)−9.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent22.7% (±10.8 points)15.0% (±12.3 points)−7.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±18.8 points)39.9% (±50.5 points)+39.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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.

Crime reported to police in Armstrong County

Lenape Heights has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Armstrong County as a whole.

In 2024, the police departments that report for Armstrong County recorded 144 violent and 496 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Lenape Heights

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Ford City0.7 mi$906$84,40034.7%
Ford Cliff0.8 mi$1,250$107,3008.3%
Manorville1.7 mi$673$147,90018.1%
Applewold3.1 mi$807$189,10044.4%
Cadogan Township3.3 mi$683$80,0006.0%
West Kittanning3.4 mi$924$122,40025.9%
Kittanning Township4.2 mi$756$230,70018.0%
Bethel Township (Armstrong County)4.3 mi$879$143,8007.6%

Places in Pennsylvania most like Lenape Heights

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
West Mifflin$780$151,600$76,56320.1%
Manorville$673$147,900$77,88518.1%
Nicholson$758$164,700$67,34421.3%
Middleport$638$117,600$74,37517.4%
Alexandria$855$155,000$71,87524.1%
New Alexandria$753$184,600$76,25015.5%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Lenape Heights, fiscal year 2027

Armstrong County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$726$816$1,043$1,366$1,430

HUD income limits for Lenape Heights, fiscal year 2026

Armstrong County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,100$30,200$48,300
2 people$21,640$34,500$55,200
3 people$27,320$38,800$62,100
4 people$33,000$43,100$68,950
5 people$38,680$46,550$74,500
6 people$44,360$50,000$80,000
7 people$50,040$53,450$85,500
8 people$55,720$56,900$91,050

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Armstrong County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $81,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Lenape Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Manor Township (Armstrong County), whose figures include it.

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 Lenape Heights

What is the median household income in Lenape Heights?

The median household income in Lenape Heights is $76,250 (±$21,332) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Lenape Heights, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $161,500 (±$33,697) for owner-occupied homes in Lenape Heights (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much are property taxes in Lenape Heights?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Lenape Heights, PA is $1,736 (±$464) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Lenape Heights?

Lenape Heights, PA has an estimated 610 (±145) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Lenape Heights?

The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 46.7% of homes in Lenape Heights, PA.

How old are most homes in Lenape Heights?

96.5% of homes in Lenape Heights, PA were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Lenape Heights growing?

In Lenape Heights, the number of residents went from 1,107 in 2015–2019 to 1,042 in 2020–2024 (−5.9%), not a measurable change.

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) for Lenape Heights CDP, Pennsylvania (place:42672, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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