What percentage of people rent in Martinsburg, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Martinsburg, PA, 2020–2024
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29.9% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Martinsburg, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 196 renting households against 459 that own their home.

In Martinsburg, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.9% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 196 (±57)
Median renter income: $38,462 (±$5,465)

Who rents and who owns in Martinsburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Martinsburg	Blair County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.9% (±7.3 points)	27.6% (±1.1 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	196 (±57)	13,979 (±614)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	459 (±87)	36,579 (±673)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,462 (±$5,465)	$37,129 (±$2,818)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,707 (±$6,259)	$78,562 (±$2,156)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Martinsburg, the renter share is not measurably different from Blair County (27.6%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Blair County, Martinsburg ranks 7 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 641 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Martinsburg 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	31.8% (±6.1 points)	29.9% (±7.3 points)	−1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$652 (±$150)	$860 (±$76)	+31.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,125 (±$15,989)	$71,307 (±$9,884)	+48.2%	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 Martinsburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Martinsburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Martinsburg	—	29.9% (±7.3 points)	—
North Woodbury Township	1.8 mi	24.9% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Taylor Township (Blair County)	3.3 mi	21.9% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Roaring Spring	4.1 mi	21.3% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Huston Township (Blair County)	4.6 mi	5.6% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Hopewell Township (Huntingdon County)	5.6 mi	10.8% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Woodbury Township (Bedford County)	5.8 mi	23.4% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbury	6.3 mi	17.1% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Bloomfield Township (Bedford County)	6.8 mi	8.7% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Huston Township (Blair County), PA (5.6%), Hopewell Township (Huntingdon County), PA (10.8%), Woodbury, PA (17.1%).

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

Households that rent across Blair County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Duncansville	51.7% (±8.1 points)
2	Tyrone	39.9% (±7.3 points)
3	Newry	39.5% (±20.0 points)
4	Altoona	36.1% (±2.3 points)
5	Hollidaysburg	33.2% (±6.6 points)
6	Williamsburg	30.4% (±7.2 points)
7	Martinsburg	29.9% (±7.3 points)
8	Greenfield Township (Blair County)	26.9% (±7.0 points)
9	North Woodbury Township	24.9% (±4.8 points)
10	Allegheny Township (Blair County)	24.1% (±6.6 points)
11	Blair Township	22.2% (±7.0 points)
12	Taylor Township (Blair County)	21.9% (±6.5 points)
13	Bellwood	21.7% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Blair 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 Martinsburg

How many renters are there in Martinsburg?

Martinsburg has an estimated 196 (±57) renting households, 29.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Martinsburg?

In Martinsburg, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Martinsburg?

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

How much do renters earn in Martinsburg?

The median renting household in Martinsburg, PA has an income of $38,462 (±$5,465) a year, against $80,707 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 Martinsburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:47872, 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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