What percentage of people rent in Stewart Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Stewart Township, PA, 2020–2024
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22.1% (±8.5 points) of the occupied homes in Stewart Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 60 renting households against 211 that own their home.

In Stewart Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.1% (±8.5 points)
Renting households: 60 (±26)
Median renter income: $37,500 (±$9,628)

Who rents and who owns in Stewart Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stewart Township	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.1% (±8.5 points)	27.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	60 (±26)	15,235 (±696)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	211 (±36)	39,947 (±866)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,500 (±$9,628)	$32,516 (±$2,355)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,250 (±$13,034)	$69,724 (±$2,909)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Stewart 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, Stewart Township ranks 23 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1010 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Stewart 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	20.8% (±7.2 points)	22.1% (±8.5 points)	+1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$775 (±$163)	$625 (±$477)	−19.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,167 (±$8,420)	$58,750 (±$17,467)	+1.0%	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 Stewart Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stewart Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stewart Township	—	22.1% (±8.5 points)	—
Ohiopyle	1.1 mi	12.5% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Turkeyfoot Township	6.7 mi	16.2% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Henry Clay Township	7.3 mi	25.0% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Springfield Township (Fayette County)	7.5 mi	16.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Confluence	8.1 mi	38.7% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Dunbar Township	8.9 mi	20.2% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ursina	8.9 mi	24.0% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Connellsville Township	9.1 mi	14.4% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Confluence, PA (38.7%).

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
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)
29	Lower Tyrone Township	19.8% (±8.4 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 Stewart Township

How many renters are there in Stewart Township?

Stewart Township has an estimated 60 (±26) renting households, 22.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stewart Township?

In Stewart Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Stewart Township?

A renting household in Stewart Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Stewart Township?

The median renting household in Stewart Township, PA has an income of $37,500 (±$9,628) a year, against $71,250 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 Stewart township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:74080, 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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