What percentage of people rent in Sewickley, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sewickley, PA, 2020–2024
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32.0% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Sewickley, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 525 renting households against 1,117 that own their home.

In Sewickley, the share of households that rent went from 38.4% in 2015–2019 to 32.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.0% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 525 (±125)
Median renter income: $38,668 (±$4,242)

Who rents and who owns in Sewickley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sewickley	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.0% (±6.7 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	525 (±125)	190,128 (±2,721)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,117 (±121)	355,674 (±2,959)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,668 (±$4,242)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$156,458 (±$67,867)	$101,709 (±$1,030)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Sewickley, the renter share is not measurably different from Allegheny County (34.8%).

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

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

In Allegheny County, Sewickley ranks 57 of 128 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 569 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Sewickley 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	38.4% (±6.6 points)	32.0% (±6.7 points)	−6.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$865 (±$55)	$955 (±$38)	+10.4%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$63,475 (±$12,258)	$101,053 (±$7,209)	+59.2%	Up 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 Sewickley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sewickley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sewickley	—	32.0% (±6.7 points)	—
Glen Osborne	0.9 mi	4.1% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Edgeworth	1.2 mi	10.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Haysville	1.6 mi	2.4% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Aleppo Township (Allegheny County)	1.9 mi	52.2% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Sewickley Heights	1.9 mi	11.4% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Coraopolis	2.0 mi	44.5% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Glenfield	2.3 mi	16.3% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Carnot-Moon	2.5 mi	36.6% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Glen Osborne, PA (4.1%), Edgeworth, PA (10.4%), Haysville, PA (2.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Aleppo Township (Allegheny County), PA (52.2%), Coraopolis, PA (44.5%).

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

Households that rent across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
51	Robinson Township (Allegheny County)	33.9% (±4.5 points)
52	White Oak	33.8% (±7.2 points)
53	Munhall	33.3% (±5.3 points)
54	Brackenridge	33.1% (±9.2 points)
55	North Versailles Township	32.7% (±5.8 points)
56	West View	32.2% (±6.3 points)
57	Sewickley	32.0% (±6.7 points)
58	Monroeville	31.3% (±3.0 points)
59	Heidelberg	31.1% (±7.0 points)
60	Ben Avon	31.0% (±5.7 points)
61	Springdale	30.8% (±5.4 points)
62	Pennsbury Village	28.9% (±10.4 points)
63 (tie)	East Deer Township	28.2% (±7.3 points)

Showing 13 of 128 places in Allegheny 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 Sewickley

How many renters are there in Sewickley?

Sewickley has an estimated 525 (±125) renting households, 32.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sewickley?

In Sewickley, the share of households that rent went from 38.4% in 2015–2019 to 32.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sewickley?

A renting household in Sewickley has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sewickley?

The median renting household in Sewickley, PA has an income of $38,668 (±$4,242) a year, against $156,458 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 Sewickley borough, Pennsylvania (place:69376, 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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