What percentage of people rent in Moon Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Moon Township, PA, 2020–2024
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21.9% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Moon Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,226 renting households against 7,939 that own their home.

In Moon Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.9% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 2,226 (±334)
Median renter income: $56,235 (±$12,040)

Who rents and who owns in Moon Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Moon Township	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.9% (±2.9 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,226 (±334)	190,128 (±2,721)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,939 (±512)	355,674 (±2,959)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,235 (±$12,040)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$135,365 (±$11,629)	$101,709 (±$1,030)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Moon Township, the renter share is lower than in Allegheny County (34.8%).

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

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

In Allegheny County, Moon Township ranks 81 of 128 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1024 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Moon 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	23.7% (±2.4 points)	21.9% (±2.9 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$967 (±$43)	$1,215 (±$65)	+25.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$91,349 (±$6,078)	$113,170 (±$12,585)	+23.9%	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 Moon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Moon Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Moon Township	—	21.9% (±2.9 points)	—
Coraopolis	2.4 mi	44.5% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Glen Osborne	2.5 mi	4.1% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Sewickley	2.6 mi	32.0% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Haysville	3.0 mi	2.4% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Edgeworth	3.2 mi	10.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Crescent Township	3.3 mi	12.4% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Glenfield	3.6 mi	16.3% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Aleppo Township (Allegheny County)	3.7 mi	52.2% (±7.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Glen Osborne, PA (4.1%), Haysville, PA (2.4%), Edgeworth, PA (10.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Coraopolis, PA (44.5%), Sewickley, PA (32.0%), Aleppo Township (Allegheny County), PA (52.2%).

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

Households that rent across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
75	Harmar Township	24.5% (±5.5 points)
76	Bethel Park	23.6% (±2.7 points)
77	Leet Township	23.2% (±19.8 points)
78	Harrison Township (Allegheny County)	22.4% (±4.2 points)
79	Baldwin	22.2% (±3.1 points)
80	Port Vue	22.1% (±7.3 points)
81	Moon Township	21.9% (±2.9 points)
82	Oakdale	20.6% (±6.7 points)
83 (tie)	West Mifflin	20.1% (±3.1 points)
83 (tie)	Findlay Township	20.1% (±7.4 points)
85 (tie)	Cheswick	20.0% (±6.4 points)
85 (tie)	Liberty (Allegheny County)	20.0% (±10.8 points)
87	South Park Township	19.6% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 128 places in Allegheny County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Moon Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Carnot-Moon.

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 Moon Township

How many renters are there in Moon Township?

Moon Township has an estimated 2,226 (±334) renting households, 21.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Moon Township?

In Moon Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Moon Township?

A renting household in Moon Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Moon Township?

The median renting household in Moon Township, PA has an income of $56,235 (±$12,040) a year, against $135,365 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 Moon township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:50784, in state:42 county:003).

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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