What percentage of people rent in Sparta Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sparta Township, PA, 2020–2024
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15.8% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Sparta Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 90 renting households against 479 that own their home.

In Sparta Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.7% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.8% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 90 (±48)
Median renter income: $28,088 (±$2,879)

Who rents and who owns in Sparta Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sparta Township	Crawford County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.8% (±7.3 points)	25.3% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	90 (±48)	8,562 (±485)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	479 (±105)	25,276 (±551)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.9 (±0.8)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,088 (±$2,879)	$33,296 (±$2,664)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,911 (±$19,992)	$71,388 (±$1,547)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Sparta Township, the renter share is lower than in Crawford County (25.3%).

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

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

In Crawford County, Sparta Township ranks 26 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1485 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Sparta 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	16.7% (±5.9 points)	15.8% (±7.3 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$622 (±$170)	$948 (±$66)	+52.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,066 (±$4,835)	$57,596 (±$14,917)	+43.8%	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 Sparta Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sparta Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sparta Township	—	15.8% (±7.3 points)	—
Spartansburg	0.7 mi	18.8% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Concord Township (Erie County)	4.7 mi	14.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Rome Township (Crawford County)	5.4 mi	14.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Centerville (Crawford County)	6.4 mi	22.0% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Elgin	7.0 mi	8.2% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bloomfield Township (Crawford County)	7.5 mi	17.2% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Creek Township (Warren County)	8.0 mi	11.3% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Corry	8.4 mi	33.7% (±9.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Corry, PA (33.7%).

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

Households that rent across Crawford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20	West Shenango Township	17.3% (±9.6 points)
21	Bloomfield Township (Crawford County)	17.2% (±5.3 points)
22	Summit Township (Crawford County)	17.1% (±6.5 points)
23	Athens Township (Crawford County)	16.6% (±7.7 points)
24	Conneaut Township (Crawford County)	16.2% (±4.8 points)
25	Oil Creek Township (Crawford County)	15.9% (±7.9 points)
26	Sparta Township	15.8% (±7.3 points)
27	Venango Township (Crawford County)	15.6% (±5.9 points)
28	East Fallowfield Township (Crawford County)	14.7% (±5.9 points)
29	Vernon Township	14.6% (±5.3 points)
30	Rome Township (Crawford County)	14.1% (±6.6 points)
31	West Fallowfield Township (Crawford County)	13.6% (±6.5 points)
32	Greenwood Township (Crawford County)	12.8% (±6.3 points)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Crawford 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 Sparta Township

How many renters are there in Sparta Township?

Sparta Township has an estimated 90 (±48) renting households, 15.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sparta Township?

In Sparta Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.7% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sparta Township?

A renting household in Sparta Township has 2.4 people on average, against 3.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sparta Township?

The median renting household in Sparta Township, PA has an income of $28,088 (±$2,879) a year, against $64,911 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 Sparta township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:72688, in state:42 county:039).

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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