What percentage of people rent in Parker Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Parker Township, PA, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Parker Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 36 renting households against 179 that own their home.

In Parker Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 36 (±19)
Median renter income: $59,091 (±$25,196)

Who rents and who owns in Parker Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Parker Township	Butler County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±7.7 points)	23.1% (±1.0 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	36 (±19)	18,640 (±870)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	179 (±36)	62,184 (±820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±1.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,091 (±$25,196)	$48,617 (±$3,897)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,250 (±$10,254)	$105,450 (±$2,166)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Parker Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Butler County (23.1%).

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

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

In Butler County, Parker Township ranks 32 of 57 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1402 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Parker 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	16.9% (±7.2 points)	16.7% (±7.7 points)	−0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$742 (±$366)	$950 (±$62)	+28.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,667 (±$7,921)	$59,861 (±$9,949)	+37.1%	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 Parker Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Parker Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Parker Township	—	16.7% (±7.7 points)	—
Bruin	1.0 mi	21.9% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Parker	3.3 mi	30.1% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Petrolia	3.3 mi	31.8% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fairview	3.5 mi	14.3% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Karns City	4.9 mi	36.3% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Perry Township (Armstrong County)	4.9 mi	10.7% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Allegheny Township (Butler County)	4.9 mi	14.1% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Butler County)	5.1 mi	21.4% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Parker, PA (30.1%).

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

Households that rent across Butler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
26	Winfield Township	19.4% (±5.7 points)
27	Connoquenessing Township	19.1% (±8.7 points)
28	Center Township (Butler County)	18.8% (±4.9 points)
29	Harmony	18.0% (±8.4 points)
30	Mercer Township	17.7% (±8.0 points)
31	Jefferson Township (Butler County)	17.5% (±6.2 points)
32	Parker Township	16.7% (±7.7 points)
33	Concord Township (Butler County)	16.4% (±5.8 points)
34	Connoquenessing	15.7% (±10.6 points)
35	East Butler	15.3% (±11.1 points)
36	Forward Township (Butler County)	15.2% (±8.7 points)
37	Marion Township (Butler County)	14.8% (±5.5 points)
38	Fairview	14.3% (±12.7 points)

Showing 13 of 57 places in Butler 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 Parker Township

How many renters are there in Parker Township?

Parker Township has an estimated 36 (±19) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Parker Township?

In Parker Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Parker Township?

A renting household in Parker Township has 3.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Parker Township?

The median renting household in Parker Township, PA has an income of $59,091 (±$25,196) a year, against $61,250 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 Parker township, Butler County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:57984, in state:42 county:019).

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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