What kinds of homes are in Penn Township (Westmoreland County), PA?

Name: Types of homes in Penn Township (Westmoreland County), PA, 2020–2024
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Penn Township (Westmoreland County), PA has 8,477 (±359) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 276 homes per square mile of land.

86.1% are detached single-family houses.

1.8% are in buildings of two to four units.

2.6% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 8,477 (±359)
Detached houses: 86.1%
2–4 unit buildings: 1.8%
5+ unit buildings: 2.6%

Homes in Penn Township (Westmoreland County) by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Penn Township (Westmoreland County)	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Single-family, detached	86.1% (±2.6 points)	76.9%	56.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	8.6% (±2.1 points)	5.3%	18.8%	6.2%
2 units	1.3% (±1.2 points)	3.1%	4.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.5% (±0.5 points)	2.8%	4.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.2% (±0.2 points)	1.8%	3.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.3% (±0.4 points)	1.5%	2.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.1% (±1.2 points)	3.4%	7.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.8% (±0.6 points)	5.1%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Penn Township (Westmoreland County), the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Westmoreland County (6.7%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (12.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Penn Township (Westmoreland County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Penn Township (Westmoreland County)
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Penn Township (Westmoreland County)	—	2.6% (±1.3 points)	—
Manor	2.1 mi	0.0% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Penn	3.1 mi	0.0% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Export	3.4 mi	5.5% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Jeannette	3.7 mi	5.9% (±2.9 points)	Higher
North Irwin	3.9 mi	8.2% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Irwin	4.1 mi	25.4% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Adamsburg	4.2 mi	28.2% (±38.4 points)	Not measurably different
Murrysville	4.8 mi	4.2% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jeannette, PA (5.9%), Irwin, PA (25.4%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Westmoreland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
32	Upper Burrell Township	4.5% (±4.9 points)
33	Murrysville	4.2% (±1.6 points)
34	Rostraver Township	3.9% (±2.2 points)
35 (tie)	Oklahoma	3.3% (±7.7 points)
35 (tie)	Smithton	3.3% (±23.4 points)
37	Vandergrift	2.9% (±1.5 points)
38	Penn Township (Westmoreland County)	2.6% (±1.3 points)
39	North Huntingdon Township	2.4% (±1.0 points)
40	Derry Township (Westmoreland County)	2.3% (±1.0 points)
41	Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County)	2.0% (±1.6 points)
42	Sewickley Township	1.4% (±1.9 points)
43 (tie)	West Leechburg	1.3% (±7.8 points)
43 (tie)	Ligonier Township	1.3% (±1.2 points)

Showing 13 of 65 places in Westmoreland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Penn Township (Westmoreland County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Level Green.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Penn Township (Westmoreland County)

How many homes are in Penn Township (Westmoreland County)?

Penn Township (Westmoreland County), PA has an estimated 8,477 (±359) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Penn Township (Westmoreland County) houses or apartments?

86.1% are detached houses and 8.6% attached houses, while 4.4% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Penn Township (Westmoreland County)?

1.8% of homes in Penn Township (Westmoreland County) are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Penn township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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