What percentage of people rent in North Braddock, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in North Braddock, PA, 2020–2024
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52.7% (±8.5 points) of the occupied homes in North Braddock, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,129 renting households against 1,013 that own their home.

In North Braddock, the share of households that rent went from 48.0% in 2015–2019 to 52.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 52.7% (±8.5 points)
Renting households: 1,129 (±218)
Median renter income: $28,688 (±$4,993)

Who rents and who owns in North Braddock

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Braddock	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	52.7% (±8.5 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,129 (±218)	190,128 (±2,721)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,013 (±203)	355,674 (±2,959)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,688 (±$4,993)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$55,456 (±$11,832)	$101,709 (±$1,030)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In North Braddock, the renter share is higher than in Allegheny County (34.8%).

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

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

In Allegheny County, North Braddock ranks 17 of 128 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 103 of 2,557.

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

How renting in North Braddock 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	48.0% (±6.0 points)	52.7% (±8.5 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$569 (±$87)	$695 (±$123)	+22.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,272 (±$4,294)	$34,564 (±$12,549)	+7.1%	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 North Braddock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Braddock
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North Braddock	—	52.7% (±8.5 points)	—
Braddock	0.8 mi	65.1% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
East Pittsburgh	0.9 mi	58.7% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Braddock Hills	1.0 mi	47.9% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Chalfant	1.0 mi	49.2% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Hills	1.6 mi	24.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Whitaker	1.7 mi	43.0% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Turtle Creek	1.8 mi	72.0% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Rankin	1.8 mi	59.2% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forest Hills, PA (24.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Turtle Creek, PA (72.0%).

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
11 (tie)	Avalon	58.6% (±7.4 points)
11 (tie)	McKees Rocks	58.6% (±9.6 points)
13	Millvale	58.2% (±9.1 points)
14	Bellevue	54.8% (±4.8 points)
15	Verona	54.4% (±8.9 points)
16	Duquesne	53.1% (±6.1 points)
17	North Braddock	52.7% (±8.5 points)
18	Sharpsburg	52.4% (±9.7 points)
19 (tie)	Etna	52.3% (±8.2 points)
19 (tie)	Pittsburgh	52.3% (±0.8 points)
21	Aleppo Township (Allegheny County)	52.2% (±7.6 points)
22	Swissvale	51.1% (±4.4 points)
23	Chalfant	49.2% (±14.8 points)

Showing 13 of 128 places in Allegheny 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 Braddock

How many renters are there in North Braddock?

North Braddock has an estimated 1,129 (±218) renting households, 52.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in North Braddock?

In North Braddock, the share of households that rent went from 48.0% in 2015–2019 to 52.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in North Braddock?

A renting household in North Braddock has 1.9 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in North Braddock?

The median renting household in North Braddock, PA has an income of $28,688 (±$4,993) a year, against $55,456 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 Braddock borough, Pennsylvania (place:54816, 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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