What percentage of people rent in Shade Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Shade Township, PA, 2020–2024
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10.5% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Shade Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 99 renting households against 845 that own their home.

In Shade Township, the share of households that rent went from 8.1% in 2015–2019 to 10.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.5% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 99 (±41)
Median renter income: $31,250 (±$20,072)

Who rents and who owns in Shade Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shade Township	Somerset County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.5% (±4.1 points)	19.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	99 (±41)	5,750 (±374)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	845 (±110)	23,594 (±462)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,250 (±$20,072)	$37,836 (±$2,073)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,063 (±$10,973)	$69,351 (±$2,474)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Shade Township, the renter share is lower than in Somerset County (19.6%).

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

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

In Somerset County, Shade Township ranks 33 of 50 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2009 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Shade 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	8.1% (±2.8 points)	10.5% (±4.1 points)	+2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$734 (±$179)	$639 (±$95)	−12.9%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$51,410 (±$4,539)	$66,774 (±$11,412)	+29.9%	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 Shade Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shade Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shade Township	—	10.5% (±4.1 points)	—
Central City	1.4 mi	10.5% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hooversville	5.1 mi	23.6% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Indian Lake	5.4 mi	8.9% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ogle Township	6.5 mi	11.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Paint Township (Somerset County)	6.6 mi	8.9% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Stoystown	6.6 mi	31.4% (±11.1 points)	Higher
Quemahoning Township	6.6 mi	13.0% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stonycreek Township (Somerset County)	7.5 mi	8.2% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hooversville, PA (23.6%), Stoystown, PA (31.4%).

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

Households that rent across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
27	Quemahoning Township	13.0% (±5.4 points)
28	Jennerstown	12.8% (±13.4 points)
29	Benson	12.7% (±15.5 points)
30	Ogle Township	11.9% (±7.7 points)
31 (tie)	Central City	10.5% (±6.0 points)
31 (tie)	New Centerville	10.5% (±12.1 points)
31 (tie)	Shade Township	10.5% (±4.1 points)
34	Addison	10.1% (±7.4 points)
35	Jefferson Township (Somerset County)	9.9% (±4.3 points)
36	Upper Turkeyfoot Township	9.5% (±4.2 points)
37 (tie)	Fairhope Township	9.3% (±9.3 points)
37 (tie)	Middlecreek Township (Somerset County)	9.3% (±6.3 points)
39 (tie)	Shanksville	9.1% (±7.8 points)

Showing 13 of 50 places in Somerset 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 Shade Township

How many renters are there in Shade Township?

Shade Township has an estimated 99 (±41) renting households, 10.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shade Township?

In Shade Township, the share of households that rent went from 8.1% in 2015–2019 to 10.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shade Township?

A renting household in Shade Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shade Township?

The median renting household in Shade Township, PA has an income of $31,250 (±$20,072) a year, against $69,063 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 Shade township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:69448, in state:42 county:111).

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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