What percentage of people rent in Smithfield, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Smithfield, PA, 2020–2024
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27.5% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Smithfield, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 122 renting households against 322 that own their home.

In Smithfield, the share of households that rent went from 29.2% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.5% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 122 (±49)
Median renter income: $24,000 (±$23,593)

Who rents and who owns in Smithfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Smithfield	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.5% (±9.9 points)	27.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	122 (±49)	15,235 (±696)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	322 (±74)	39,947 (±866)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,000 (±$23,593)	$32,516 (±$2,355)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,000 (±$38,752)	$69,724 (±$2,909)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Smithfield, 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, Smithfield ranks 13 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 729 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Smithfield 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	29.2% (±6.9 points)	27.5% (±9.9 points)	−1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$710 (±$93)	$950 (±$325)	+33.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,286 (±$11,209)	$62,031 (±$15,631)	+57.9%	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 Smithfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Smithfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Smithfield	—	27.5% (±9.9 points)	—
Nicholson Township (Fayette County)	3.2 mi	18.8% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Georges Township	3.3 mi	23.5% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fairchance	3.3 mi	44.8% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Springhill Township (Fayette County)	3.7 mi	19.4% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Greensboro	5.6 mi	17.1% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
German Township	6.2 mi	24.3% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Masontown	6.2 mi	24.0% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Leith-Hatfield	6.6 mi	8.6% (±5.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leith-Hatfield, PA (8.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairchance, PA (44.8%).

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
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)
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)

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 Smithfield

How many renters are there in Smithfield?

Smithfield has an estimated 122 (±49) renting households, 27.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Smithfield?

In Smithfield, the share of households that rent went from 29.2% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Smithfield?

A renting household in Smithfield has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Smithfield?

The median renting household in Smithfield, PA has an income of $24,000 (±$23,593) a year, against $96,000 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 Smithfield borough, Pennsylvania (place:71320, 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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