What percentage of people rent in Murrysville, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Murrysville, PA, 2020–2024
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8.5% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Murrysville, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 712 renting households against 7,655 that own their home.

In Murrysville, the share of households that rent went from 12.1% in 2015–2019 to 8.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.5% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 712 (±182)
Median renter income: $69,375 (±$18,840)

Who rents and who owns in Murrysville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Murrysville	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.5% (±2.1 points)	21.6% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	712 (±182)	33,451 (±1,256)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,655 (±335)	121,528 (±1,288)	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	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$69,375 (±$18,840)	$37,625 (±$1,561)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$128,376 (±$9,840)	$88,014 (±$1,908)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Murrysville, the renter share is lower than in Westmoreland County (21.6%).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, Murrysville ranks 60 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2209 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Murrysville 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	12.1% (±2.2 points)	8.5% (±2.1 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,256 (±$243)	$1,587 (±$160)	+26.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$102,081 (±$5,389)	$121,823 (±$6,743)	+19.3%	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 Murrysville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Murrysville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Murrysville	—	8.5% (±2.1 points)	—
Export	2.6 mi	38.8% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Penn Township (Westmoreland County)	4.8 mi	9.5% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Delmont	4.9 mi	45.1% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Level Green	4.9 mi	1.3% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Monroeville	5.5 mi	31.3% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Washington Township (Westmoreland County)	5.8 mi	12.2% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Plum	6.2 mi	19.3% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Trafford	6.6 mi	24.8% (±11.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Level Green, PA (1.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Export, PA (38.8%), Delmont, PA (45.1%), Monroeville, PA (31.3%).

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
54	Upper Burrell Township	10.7% (±5.8 points)
55 (tie)	Arona	9.9% (±9.7 points)
55 (tie)	North Huntingdon Township	9.9% (±1.7 points)
57	Laurel Mountain	9.7% (±14.0 points)
58	Penn Township (Westmoreland County)	9.5% (±2.3 points)
59	Bell Township (Westmoreland County)	8.7% (±3.3 points)
60	Murrysville	8.5% (±2.1 points)
61	Fairfield Township (Westmoreland County)	7.8% (±4.1 points)
62	Cook Township	7.7% (±5.4 points)
63	Hunker	7.0% (±6.9 points)
64	Manor	5.1% (±5.8 points)
65	Madison	3.5% (±3.9 points)

Showing 12 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 Murrysville

How many renters are there in Murrysville?

Murrysville has an estimated 712 (±182) renting households, 8.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Murrysville?

In Murrysville, the share of households that rent went from 12.1% in 2015–2019 to 8.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Murrysville?

A renting household in Murrysville has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Murrysville?

The median renting household in Murrysville, PA has an income of $69,375 (±$18,840) a year, against $128,376 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 Murrysville municipality, Pennsylvania (place:52432, 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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