What percentage of people rent in Point Marion, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Point Marion, PA, 2020–2024
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35.8% (±9.3 points) of the occupied homes in Point Marion, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 165 renting households against 296 that own their home.

In Point Marion, the share of households that rent went from 32.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.8% (±9.3 points)
Renting households: 165 (±60)
Median renter income: $46,250 (±$36,580)

Who rents and who owns in Point Marion

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Point Marion	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.8% (±9.3 points)	27.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	165 (±60)	15,235 (±696)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	296 (±61)	39,947 (±866)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.7)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,250 (±$36,580)	$32,516 (±$2,355)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,393 (±$8,504)	$69,724 (±$2,909)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Fayette County, Point Marion ranks 8 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 466 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Point Marion 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	32.9% (±7.8 points)	35.8% (±9.3 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$850 (±$37)	$946 (±$85)	+11.3%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$53,313 (±$7,509)	$60,298 (±$19,666)	+13.1%	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 Point Marion

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Point Marion
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Point Marion	—	35.8% (±9.3 points)	—
Springhill Township (Fayette County)	3.4 mi	19.4% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Greensboro	4.0 mi	17.1% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Bobtown	4.8 mi	14.6% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Dunkard Township	5.1 mi	16.3% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Nicholson Township (Fayette County)	5.7 mi	18.8% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Cheat Lake	5.7 mi	16.8% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Monongahela Township	6.0 mi	19.4% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Smithfield	6.7 mi	27.5% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Springhill Township (Fayette County), PA (19.4%), Greensboro, PA (17.1%), Bobtown, PA (14.6%).

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
2	Uniontown	54.0% (±5.5 points)
3	Brownsville	52.4% (±9.5 points)
4	Connellsville	45.7% (±7.6 points)
5	Fairchance	44.8% (±8.8 points)
6	Fayette City	43.3% (±19.6 points)
7	Markleysburg	42.5% (±21.2 points)
8	Point Marion	35.8% (±9.3 points)
9	Everson	33.0% (±9.7 points)
10	Washington Township (Fayette County)	30.9% (±10.3 points)
11	Dawson	30.5% (±14.9 points)
12	Redstone Township	27.8% (±8.6 points)
13	Smithfield	27.5% (±9.9 points)
14	North Union Township (Fayette County)	25.6% (±3.6 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 Point Marion

How many renters are there in Point Marion?

Point Marion has an estimated 165 (±60) renting households, 35.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Point Marion?

In Point Marion, the share of households that rent went from 32.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Point Marion?

A renting household in Point Marion has 2.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Point Marion?

The median renting household in Point Marion, PA has an income of $46,250 (±$36,580) a year, against $63,393 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 Point Marion borough, Pennsylvania (place:61864, 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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