What percentage of people rent in Rostraver Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Rostraver Township, PA, 2020–2024
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19.6% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Rostraver Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 968 renting households against 3,978 that own their home.

In Rostraver Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.6% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 968 (±232)
Median renter income: $41,500 (±$16,335)

Who rents and who owns in Rostraver Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rostraver Township	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.6% (±4.1 points)	21.6% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	968 (±232)	33,451 (±1,256)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,978 (±211)	121,528 (±1,288)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,500 (±$16,335)	$37,625 (±$1,561)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,056 (±$13,324)	$88,014 (±$1,908)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Rostraver Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Westmoreland County (21.6%).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, Rostraver Township ranks 38 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1177 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Rostraver 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	14.1% (±3.3 points)	19.6% (±4.1 points)	+5.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$826 (±$96)	$939 (±$159)	+13.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,386 (±$5,179)	$73,300 (±$9,535)	−1.5%	Down 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 Rostraver Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rostraver Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rostraver Township	—	19.6% (±4.1 points)	—
West Newton	3.1 mi	24.2% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Donora	3.2 mi	46.8% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Smithton	3.5 mi	39.6% (±15.9 points)	Higher
North Belle Vernon	4.1 mi	33.9% (±8.2 points)	Higher
Fairhope	4.2 mi	15.7% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Monessen	4.4 mi	27.0% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Belle Vernon	4.5 mi	64.2% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Sutersville	4.5 mi	14.8% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Donora, PA (46.8%), Smithton, PA (39.6%), North Belle Vernon, PA (33.9%).

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

Households that rent across Westmoreland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
32	Derry Township (Westmoreland County)	23.2% (±4.0 points)
33	East Vandergrift	22.4% (±9.6 points)
34	Loyalhanna Township	21.8% (±9.0 points)
35	St. Clair Township	21.4% (±8.2 points)
36	Seward	20.9% (±11.0 points)
37	New Florence	19.9% (±7.6 points)
38	Rostraver Township	19.6% (±4.1 points)
39 (tie)	Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County)	18.0% (±4.0 points)
39 (tie)	Unity Township	18.0% (±3.2 points)
41	South Huntingdon Township	17.7% (±5.4 points)
42	Donegal Township (Westmoreland County)	17.5% (±8.5 points)
43 (tie)	Lower Burrell	15.5% (±3.5 points)
43 (tie)	New Alexandria	15.5% (±8.5 points)

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

The figures for Rostraver Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Collinsburg, Lynnwood-Pricedale.

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 Rostraver Township

How many renters are there in Rostraver Township?

Rostraver Township has an estimated 968 (±232) renting households, 19.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rostraver Township?

In Rostraver Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Rostraver Township?

A renting household in Rostraver Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rostraver Township?

The median renting household in Rostraver Township, PA has an income of $41,500 (±$16,335) a year, against $83,056 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 Rostraver township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:66376, in state:42 county:129).

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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