What percentage of people rent in Southwest Greensburg, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Southwest Greensburg, PA, 2020–2024
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47.4% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Southwest Greensburg, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 502 renting households against 556 that own their home.

In Southwest Greensburg, the share of households that rent went from 36.7% in 2015–2019 to 47.4% in 2020–2024 (+10.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.4% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 502 (±85)
Median renter income: $42,778 (±$15,198)

Who rents and who owns in Southwest Greensburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Southwest Greensburg	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.4% (±6.6 points)	21.6% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	502 (±85)	33,451 (±1,256)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	556 (±93)	121,528 (±1,288)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	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	$42,778 (±$15,198)	$37,625 (±$1,561)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,154 (±$14,242)	$88,014 (±$1,908)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Southwest Greensburg, the renter share is higher than in Westmoreland County (21.6%).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, Southwest Greensburg ranks 2 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 181 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Southwest 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	36.7% (±5.8 points)	47.4% (±6.6 points)	+10.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$697 (±$53)	$1,023 (±$66)	+46.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$52,784 (±$6,508)	$51,810 (±$13,108)	−1.8%	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 Southwest Greensburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southwest Greensburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Southwest Greensburg	—	47.4% (±6.6 points)	—
South Greensburg	0.9 mi	27.4% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Greensburg	1.3 mi	45.0% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County)	2.1 mi	15.3% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Youngwood	3.7 mi	33.6% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Jeannette	4.3 mi	32.6% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Penn	5.6 mi	26.0% (±12.1 points)	Lower
New Stanton	5.8 mi	38.5% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Adamsburg	5.8 mi	25.5% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Greensburg, PA (27.4%), Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County), PA (15.3%), Youngwood, PA (33.6%).

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
1	Irwin	56.9% (±8.2 points)
2	Southwest Greensburg	47.4% (±6.6 points)
3	Vandergrift	45.5% (±8.4 points)
4	Delmont	45.1% (±10.8 points)
5	Greensburg	45.0% (±4.0 points)
6	New Kensington	41.5% (±5.3 points)
7	Arnold	39.7% (±7.1 points)
8	Smithton	39.6% (±15.9 points)

Showing 8 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 Southwest Greensburg

How many renters are there in Southwest Greensburg?

Southwest Greensburg has an estimated 502 (±85) renting households, 47.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Southwest Greensburg?

In Southwest Greensburg, the share of households that rent went from 36.7% in 2015–2019 to 47.4% in 2020–2024 (+10.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Southwest Greensburg?

A renting household in Southwest Greensburg has 1.5 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Southwest Greensburg?

The median renting household in Southwest Greensburg, PA has an income of $42,778 (±$15,198) a year, against $71,154 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 Southwest Greensburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:72616, 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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