What percentage of people rent in Monessen, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Monessen, PA, 2020–2024
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27.0% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Monessen, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 846 renting households against 2,283 that own their home.

In Monessen, the share of households that rent went from 26.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.0% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 846 (±187)
Median renter income: $27,619 (±$10,680)

Who rents and who owns in Monessen

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Monessen	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.0% (±5.6 points)	21.6% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	846 (±187)	33,451 (±1,256)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,283 (±205)	121,528 (±1,288)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,619 (±$10,680)	$37,625 (±$1,561)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,377 (±$10,079)	$88,014 (±$1,908)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Monessen, the renter share is not measurably different from Westmoreland County (21.6%).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, Monessen ranks 25 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 760 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Monessen 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	26.8% (±4.2 points)	27.0% (±5.6 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$674 (±$118)	$733 (±$179)	+8.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,823 (±$3,949)	$52,889 (±$10,061)	+20.7%	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 Monessen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Monessen
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Monessen	—	27.0% (±5.6 points)	—
Charleroi	1.3 mi	51.4% (±7.8 points)	Higher
North Charleroi	1.3 mi	42.1% (±12.3 points)	Higher
North Belle Vernon	1.7 mi	33.9% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Speers	2.0 mi	7.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Wickerham Manor-Fisher	2.2 mi	0.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Donora	2.2 mi	46.8% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Lynnwood-Pricedale	2.2 mi	28.5% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Belle Vernon	2.3 mi	64.2% (±8.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Speers, PA (7.0%), Wickerham Manor-Fisher, PA (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Charleroi, PA (51.4%), North Charleroi, PA (42.1%), Donora, PA (46.8%).

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

Households that rent across Westmoreland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
19	Latrobe	30.5% (±5.5 points)
20	Derry	29.6% (±6.2 points)
21	Ligonier	28.8% (±6.9 points)
22	Oklahoma	28.3% (±12.4 points)
23	South Greensburg	27.4% (±8.3 points)
24	Donegal	27.3% (±21.4 points)
25	Monessen	27.0% (±5.6 points)
26	Penn	26.0% (±12.1 points)
27	Youngstown	25.7% (±12.6 points)
28	Adamsburg	25.5% (±22.4 points)
29	Trafford	24.8% (±11.3 points)
30	West Newton	24.2% (±8.3 points)
31	East Huntingdon Township	23.5% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 65 places in Westmoreland 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 Monessen

How many renters are there in Monessen?

Monessen has an estimated 846 (±187) renting households, 27.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Monessen?

In Monessen, the share of households that rent went from 26.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Monessen?

A renting household in Monessen has 2.2 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Monessen?

The median renting household in Monessen, PA has an income of $27,619 (±$10,680) a year, against $66,377 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 Monessen city, Pennsylvania (place:50344, 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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