What percentage of people rent in South Greensburg, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in South Greensburg, PA, 2020–2024
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27.4% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in South Greensburg, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 340 renting households against 901 that own their home.

In South Greensburg, the share of households that rent went from 27.3% in 2015–2019 to 27.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.4% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 340 (±118)
Median renter income: $27,614 (±$17,577)

Who rents and who owns in South Greensburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Greensburg	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.4% (±8.3 points)	21.6% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	340 (±118)	33,451 (±1,256)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	901 (±136)	121,528 (±1,288)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,614 (±$17,577)	$37,625 (±$1,561)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,702 (±$4,509)	$88,014 (±$1,908)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Westmoreland County, South Greensburg ranks 23 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 740 of 2,557.

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

How renting in South Greensburg 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	27.3% (±5.4 points)	27.4% (±8.3 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$739 (±$74)	$756 (±$143)	+2.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,750 (±$8,115)	$64,097 (±$11,291)	+37.1%	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 South Greensburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Greensburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Greensburg	—	27.4% (±8.3 points)	—
Southwest Greensburg	0.9 mi	47.4% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County)	2.0 mi	15.3% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Greensburg	2.3 mi	45.0% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Youngwood	2.9 mi	33.6% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Jeannette	4.9 mi	32.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
New Stanton	5.0 mi	38.5% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Calumet	5.1 mi	19.6% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Arona	5.7 mi	9.9% (±9.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County), PA (15.3%), Arona, PA (9.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Southwest Greensburg, PA (47.4%), Greensburg, PA (45.0%), New Stanton, PA (38.5%).

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
17	Hyde Park	32.1% (±12.1 points)
18	Avonmore	30.6% (±8.3 points)
19	Latrobe	30.5% (±5.5 points)
20	Derry	29.6% (±6.2 points)
21	Ligonier	28.8% (±6.9 points)
22	Oklahoma	28.3% (±12.4 points)
23	South Greensburg	27.4% (±8.3 points)
24	Donegal	27.3% (±21.4 points)
25	Monessen	27.0% (±5.6 points)
26	Penn	26.0% (±12.1 points)
27	Youngstown	25.7% (±12.6 points)
28	Adamsburg	25.5% (±22.4 points)
29	Trafford	24.8% (±11.3 points)

Showing 13 of 65 places in Westmoreland 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 South Greensburg

How many renters are there in South Greensburg?

South Greensburg has an estimated 340 (±118) renting households, 27.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Greensburg?

In South Greensburg, the share of households that rent went from 27.3% in 2015–2019 to 27.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Greensburg?

A renting household in South Greensburg has 1.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Greensburg?

The median renting household in South Greensburg, PA has an income of $27,614 (±$17,577) a year, against $70,702 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 South Greensburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:72192, 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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