What percentage of people rent in North Belle Vernon, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in North Belle Vernon, PA, 2020–2024
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33.9% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in North Belle Vernon, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 284 renting households against 554 that own their home.

In North Belle Vernon, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.9% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 284 (±86)
Median renter income: $24,583 (±$21,607)

Who rents and who owns in North Belle Vernon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Belle Vernon	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.9% (±8.2 points)	21.6% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	284 (±86)	33,451 (±1,256)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	554 (±99)	121,528 (±1,288)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,583 (±$21,607)	$37,625 (±$1,561)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,250 (±$16,141)	$88,014 (±$1,908)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In North Belle Vernon, the renter share is higher than in Westmoreland County (21.6%).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, North Belle Vernon ranks 14 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 506 of 2,557.

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

How renting in North Belle Vernon 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	35.4% (±5.7 points)	33.9% (±8.2 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$823 (±$41)	$957 (±$140)	+16.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,976 (±$10,261)	$50,588 (±$9,413)	−12.7%	Down 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 North Belle Vernon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Belle Vernon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North Belle Vernon	—	33.9% (±8.2 points)	—
Belle Vernon	0.6 mi	64.2% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Lynnwood-Pricedale	0.6 mi	28.5% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Speers	1.1 mi	7.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Dunlevy	1.6 mi	29.1% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Monessen	1.7 mi	27.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fairhope	1.8 mi	15.7% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Twilight	1.9 mi	3.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Charleroi	1.9 mi	51.4% (±7.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Speers, PA (7.0%), Fairhope, PA (15.7%), Twilight, PA (3.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Belle Vernon, PA (64.2%), Charleroi, PA (51.4%).

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
8	Smithton	39.6% (±15.9 points)
9	Export	38.8% (±9.1 points)
10	New Stanton	38.5% (±7.3 points)
11	North Irwin	38.2% (±11.1 points)
12	Scottdale	35.5% (±8.7 points)
13	Mount Pleasant	34.2% (±6.9 points)
14	North Belle Vernon	33.9% (±8.2 points)
15	Youngwood	33.6% (±8.5 points)
16	Jeannette	32.6% (±4.4 points)
17	Hyde Park	32.1% (±12.1 points)
18	Avonmore	30.6% (±8.3 points)
19	Latrobe	30.5% (±5.5 points)
20	Derry	29.6% (±6.2 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 North Belle Vernon

How many renters are there in North Belle Vernon?

North Belle Vernon has an estimated 284 (±86) renting households, 33.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in North Belle Vernon?

In North Belle Vernon, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in North Belle Vernon?

A renting household in North Belle Vernon has 1.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in North Belle Vernon?

The median renting household in North Belle Vernon, PA has an income of $24,583 (±$21,607) a year, against $67,250 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 North Belle Vernon borough, Pennsylvania (place:54776, 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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