What percentage of people rent in South Union Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in South Union Township, PA, 2020–2024
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22.3% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in South Union Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,024 renting households against 3,564 that own their home.

In South Union Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.3% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 1,024 (±284)
Median renter income: $38,750 (±$19,839)

Who rents and who owns in South Union Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Union Township	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.3% (±5.8 points)	27.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,024 (±284)	15,235 (±696)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,564 (±292)	39,947 (±866)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,750 (±$19,839)	$32,516 (±$2,355)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,056 (±$12,099)	$69,724 (±$2,909)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In South Union Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Fayette County (27.6%).

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

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

In Fayette County, South Union Township ranks 22 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 996 of 2,557.

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

How renting in South Union 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	19.7% (±3.7 points)	22.3% (±5.8 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$725 (±$40)	$920 (±$143)	+26.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,515 (±$6,892)	$77,708 (±$7,317)	+24.3%	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 Union Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Union Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Union Township	—	22.3% (±5.8 points)	—
Uniontown	2.0 mi	54.0% (±5.5 points)	Higher
East Uniontown	2.1 mi	35.7% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oliver	3.1 mi	45.5% (±11.1 points)	Higher
North Union Township (Fayette County)	3.4 mi	25.6% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fairchance	3.6 mi	44.8% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Georges Township	4.1 mi	23.5% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Menallen Township (Fayette County)	6.0 mi	17.5% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Smithfield	6.6 mi	27.5% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Uniontown, PA (54.0%), Oliver, PA (45.5%), 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
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)
20	Wharton Township (Fayette County)	22.8% (±8.2 points)
21	Perryopolis	22.6% (±7.4 points)
22	South Union Township	22.3% (±5.8 points)
23	Stewart Township	22.1% (±8.5 points)
24 (tie)	Newell	22.0% (±14.0 points)
24 (tie)	Saltlick Township	22.0% (±17.1 points)
26	Brownsville Township	21.7% (±11.5 points)
27	Dunbar	20.6% (±10.1 points)
28	Dunbar Township	20.2% (±5.9 points)

Showing 13 of 42 places in Fayette County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for South Union Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Hopwood, Leith-Hatfield, South Uniontown.

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 Union Township

How many renters are there in South Union Township?

South Union Township has an estimated 1,024 (±284) renting households, 22.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Union Township?

In South Union Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Union Township?

A renting household in South Union Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Union Township?

The median renting household in South Union Township, PA has an income of $38,750 (±$19,839) a year, against $88,056 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 South Union township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:72544, in state:42 county:051).

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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