What percentage of people rent in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, PA, 2020–2024
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16.2% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 36 renting households against 186 that own their home.

In Lower Turkeyfoot Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.3% in 2015–2019 to 16.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.2% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 36 (±17)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Turkeyfoot Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Turkeyfoot Township	Somerset County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.2% (±7.2 points)	19.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	36 (±17)	5,750 (±374)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	186 (±38)	23,594 (±462)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.8)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$37,836 (±$2,073)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,000 (±$13,945)	$69,351 (±$2,474)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Turkeyfoot Township, 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, Lower Turkeyfoot Township ranks 21 of 50 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1445 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Turkeyfoot 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	13.3% (±6.9 points)	16.2% (±7.2 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$688 (±$120)	$592 (±$147)	−14.0%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$36,250 (±$3,095)	$56,786 (±$14,972)	+56.7%	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 Lower Turkeyfoot Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Turkeyfoot Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Turkeyfoot Township	—	16.2% (±7.2 points)	—
Upper Turkeyfoot Township	3.9 mi	9.5% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ursina	4.1 mi	24.0% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Confluence	4.2 mi	38.7% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Stewart Township	6.7 mi	22.1% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Addison Township	7.3 mi	17.2% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ohiopyle	7.4 mi	12.5% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
Casselman	7.8 mi	0.0% (±50.9 points)	Not measurably different
Middlecreek Township (Somerset County)	8.0 mi	9.3% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Confluence, PA (38.7%).

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
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)
21	Lower Turkeyfoot Township	16.2% (±7.2 points)
22	New Baltimore	15.9% (±12.2 points)
23	Summit Township (Somerset County)	14.6% (±7.8 points)
24	Jenner Township	13.8% (±5.2 points)
25	Conemaugh Township (Somerset County)	13.7% (±4.5 points)
26	Brothersvalley Township	13.3% (±5.3 points)
27	Quemahoning Township	13.0% (±5.4 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 Lower Turkeyfoot Township

How many renters are there in Lower Turkeyfoot Township?

Lower Turkeyfoot Township has an estimated 36 (±17) renting households, 16.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Turkeyfoot Township?

In Lower Turkeyfoot Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.3% in 2015–2019 to 16.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lower Turkeyfoot Township?

A renting household in Lower Turkeyfoot Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.0 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 Lower Turkeyfoot township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:45136, in state:42 county:111).

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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