What percentage of people rent in Perryopolis, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Perryopolis, PA, 2020–2024
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22.6% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in Perryopolis, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 158 renting households against 542 that own their home.

In Perryopolis, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.6% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 158 (±63)
Median renter income: $23,966 (±$3,693)

Who rents and who owns in Perryopolis

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Perryopolis	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.6% (±7.4 points)	27.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	158 (±63)	15,235 (±696)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	542 (±65)	39,947 (±866)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,966 (±$3,693)	$32,516 (±$2,355)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,750 (±$14,815)	$69,724 (±$2,909)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Perryopolis, the renter share is not measurably different from Fayette County (27.6%).

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

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

In Fayette County, Perryopolis ranks 21 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 975 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Perryopolis 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	17.2% (±6.2 points)	22.6% (±7.4 points)	+5.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$634 (±$66)	$772 (±$80)	+21.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,234 (±$15,078)	$61,319 (±$5,733)	+1.8%	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 Perryopolis

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Perryopolis
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Perryopolis	—	22.6% (±7.4 points)	—
Perry Township (Fayette County)	1.4 mi	19.4% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Fayette County)	3.7 mi	30.9% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Township (Fayette County)	4.3 mi	7.2% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Fayette City	4.6 mi	43.3% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Smithton	4.7 mi	39.6% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Tyrone Township	4.8 mi	19.8% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fairhope	5.0 mi	15.7% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Stockdale	5.2 mi	25.9% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jefferson Township (Fayette County), PA (7.2%).

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

Households that rent across Fayette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15	South Connellsville	25.5% (±8.1 points)
16	Henry Clay Township	25.0% (±9.9 points)
17	German Township	24.3% (±10.0 points)
18	Masontown	24.0% (±9.0 points)
19	Georges Township	23.5% (±7.5 points)
20	Wharton Township (Fayette County)	22.8% (±8.2 points)
21	Perryopolis	22.6% (±7.4 points)
22	South Union Township	22.3% (±5.8 points)
23	Stewart Township	22.1% (±8.5 points)
24 (tie)	Newell	22.0% (±14.0 points)
24 (tie)	Saltlick Township	22.0% (±17.1 points)
26	Brownsville Township	21.7% (±11.5 points)
27	Dunbar	20.6% (±10.1 points)

Showing 13 of 42 places in Fayette 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 Perryopolis

How many renters are there in Perryopolis?

Perryopolis has an estimated 158 (±63) renting households, 22.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Perryopolis?

In Perryopolis, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Perryopolis?

A renting household in Perryopolis has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Perryopolis?

The median renting household in Perryopolis, PA has an income of $23,966 (±$3,693) a year, against $78,750 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 Perryopolis borough, Pennsylvania (place:59520, 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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