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

Name: Renters and owners in Lower Tyrone Township, PA, 2020–2024
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19.8% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Lower Tyrone Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 79 renting households against 320 that own their home.

In Lower Tyrone Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.8% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 79 (±35)
Median renter income: $41,607 (±$30,067)

Who rents and who owns in Lower Tyrone Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Tyrone Township	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.8% (±8.4 points)	27.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	79 (±35)	15,235 (±696)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	320 (±59)	39,947 (±866)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,607 (±$30,067)	$32,516 (±$2,355)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,625 (±$28,566)	$69,724 (±$2,909)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Lower Tyrone Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Fayette County (27.6%).

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

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

In Fayette County, Lower Tyrone Township ranks 29 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1154 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Lower Tyrone 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	17.1% (±5.2 points)	19.8% (±8.4 points)	+2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$692 (±$38)	$856 (±$90)	+23.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,688 (±$11,179)	$74,792 (±$39,989)	+15.6%	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 Tyrone Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Tyrone Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lower Tyrone Township	—	19.8% (±8.4 points)	—
Dawson	1.9 mi	30.5% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Vanderbilt	2.8 mi	6.6% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Upper Tyrone Township	3.6 mi	16.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Everson	4.1 mi	33.0% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Scottdale	4.3 mi	35.5% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Perryopolis	4.8 mi	22.6% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
East Huntingdon Township	5.6 mi	23.5% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Connellsville	5.6 mi	45.7% (±7.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Vanderbilt, PA (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Everson, PA (33.0%), Scottdale, PA (35.5%), Connellsville, PA (45.7%).

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

Households that rent across Fayette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
23	Stewart Township	22.1% (±8.5 points)
24 (tie)	Newell	22.0% (±14.0 points)
24 (tie)	Saltlick Township	22.0% (±17.1 points)
26	Brownsville Township	21.7% (±11.5 points)
27	Dunbar	20.6% (±10.1 points)
28	Dunbar Township	20.2% (±5.9 points)
29	Lower Tyrone Township	19.8% (±8.4 points)
30 (tie)	Perry Township (Fayette County)	19.4% (±5.6 points)
30 (tie)	Springhill Township (Fayette County)	19.4% (±7.2 points)
32	Nicholson Township (Fayette County)	18.8% (±9.7 points)
33	Menallen Township (Fayette County)	17.5% (±9.3 points)
34	Springfield Township (Fayette County)	16.6% (±8.3 points)
35	Upper Tyrone Township	16.0% (±5.5 points)

Showing 13 of 42 places in Fayette 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 Tyrone Township

How many renters are there in Lower Tyrone Township?

Lower Tyrone Township has an estimated 79 (±35) renting households, 19.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lower Tyrone Township?

In Lower Tyrone Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lower Tyrone Township?

A renting household in Lower Tyrone Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lower Tyrone Township?

The median renting household in Lower Tyrone Township, PA has an income of $41,607 (±$30,067) a year, against $95,625 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 Lower Tyrone township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:45144, in state:42 county:051).

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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