Housing data for Monroe Township (Bedford County), PA

Monroe Township (Bedford County), PA has an estimated 1,299 residents and 681 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Bedford County.

18.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $683 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,299 (±226)
Housing units
681 (±83)
Households that rent
18.6%
Median gross rent
$683
Residents since 2015–2019
−9.7%

What stands out in Monroe Township (Bedford County)

Average commute: 37.2 minutes (±4.4) in Monroe Township (Bedford County), higher than in Bedford County (26.5 minutes).

Households without a vehicle: 1.8% (±2.1 points) in Monroe Township (Bedford County), lower than in Bedford County (5.7%).

Median gross rent: $683 (±$46) in Monroe Township (Bedford County), lower than in Bedford County ($784).

Housing in Monroe Township (Bedford County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $683 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 44.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 18.6% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $58,056 median household income
  • Home values: $208,900 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,328 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,743 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 78.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 58.6% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 47.5% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
  • Commute and cars: 37.2 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −9.7% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 15.8% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Monroe Township (Bedford County) against Bedford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Monroe Township (Bedford County)Bedford CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Residents1,299 (±226)47,513 (exact)13,018,639 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units681 (±83)23,567 (±119)5,806,452 (±672)143,775,355
Households that rent18.6% (±7.4 points)22.5% (±1.6 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$683 (±$46)$784 (±$33)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$58,056 (±$9,175)$59,992 (±$3,266)$77,971 (±$342)$80,734
Median home value$208,900 (±$43,199)$179,000 (±$9,160)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,743 (±$462)$1,444 (±$52)$3,311 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198058.6% (±10.8 points)62.0% (±2.7 points)67.3% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute37.2 minutes (±4.4)26.5 minutes (±1.0)26.3 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband78.3% (±6.7 points)83.1% (±1.5 points)89.7% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents38.9 years (±4.5)47.5 years (±0.3)40.9 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Monroe Township (Bedford County) covers 87.3 square miles of land, about 15 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Monroe Township (Bedford County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,439 (±181)1,299 (±226)−9.7%Not a measurable change
Housing units740 (±68)681 (±83)−8.0%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$703 (±$200)$683 (±$46)−2.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$164,800 (±$10,162)$208,900 (±$43,199)+26.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$45,000 (±$6,581)$58,056 (±$9,175)+29.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,082 (±$115)$1,328 (±$201)+22.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,549 (±$204)$1,743 (±$462)+12.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent19.1% (±6.0 points)18.6% (±7.4 points)−0.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate2.7% (±3.7 points)0.0% (±29.2 points)−2.7 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 Bedford County

Monroe Township (Bedford County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Bedford County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Bedford County recorded 145 violent and 511 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.

ZIP codes in Monroe Township (Bedford County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
1553545%1,994$797$205,200$57,212
1553715%8,083$835$197,000$62,538

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Monroe Township (Bedford County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Rainsburg7.2 mi$975$121,90040.5%
Colerain Township (Bedford County)7.2 mi$783$225,00014.2%
Mann Township7.7 mi$669$183,70021.8%
West Providence Township7.7 mi$835$179,60017.6%
Earlston8.6 mi$884$167,20028.6%
Union Township (Fulton County)8.9 mi$900$264,80010.9%
Everett9.1 mi$822$120,00051.4%
Brush Creek Township10 mi$662$183,00016.4%

Places in Pennsylvania most like Monroe Township (Bedford County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Addison Township$747$190,900$64,75017.2%
Snow Shoe Township$731$168,700$66,16116.5%
East Providence Township$649$203,200$52,55420.9%
Portage Township (Potter County)$808$181,300$63,75015.5%
Perry Township (Armstrong County)$800$207,100$59,37510.7%
Perry Township (Greene County)$691$209,400$69,60924.0%

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 Monroe Township (Bedford County), fiscal year 2027

Bedford County, PA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$737$780$1,014$1,286$1,526

HUD income limits for Monroe Township (Bedford County), fiscal year 2026

Bedford County, PA, 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 Bedford County, PA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $84,900.

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

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 Monroe Township (Bedford County)

How many renters are there in Monroe Township (Bedford County)?

Monroe Township (Bedford County) has an estimated 91 (±39) renting households, 18.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Monroe Township (Bedford County)?

The median household income in Monroe Township (Bedford County) is $58,056 (±$9,175) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Monroe Township (Bedford County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $208,900 (±$43,199) for owner-occupied homes in Monroe Township (Bedford County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Monroe Township (Bedford County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Monroe Township (Bedford County), PA is $1,328 (±$201) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Monroe Township (Bedford County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Monroe Township (Bedford County), PA is $1,743 (±$462) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Monroe Township (Bedford County)?

Monroe Township (Bedford County), PA has an estimated 681 (±83) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Monroe Township (Bedford County) growing?

In Monroe Township (Bedford County), the number of residents went from 1,439 in 2015–2019 to 1,299 in 2020–2024 (−9.7%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Monroe Township (Bedford County)?

The ZIP codes that cover Monroe Township (Bedford County) are 15535, 15537.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 15535?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 15535 is $797 (±$97) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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 Monroe township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:50424, in state:42 county:009).

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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