What kinds of homes are in Unity Township, PA?

Name: Types of homes in Unity Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Unity Township, PA has 9,389 (±329) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 139 homes per square mile of land.

80.0% are detached single-family houses.

3.6% are in buildings of two to four units.

4.9% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 9,389 (±329)
Detached houses: 80.0%
2–4 unit buildings: 3.6%
5+ unit buildings: 4.9%

Homes in Unity Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Unity Township	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Single-family, detached	80.0% (±2.8 points)	76.9%	56.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	7.4% (±1.7 points)	5.3%	18.8%	6.2%
2 units	0.6% (±0.5 points)	3.1%	4.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.0% (±1.4 points)	2.8%	4.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.5% (±1.3 points)	1.8%	3.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.7% (±0.8 points)	1.5%	2.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.7% (±0.6 points)	3.4%	7.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	4.0% (±1.3 points)	5.1%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Unity Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Westmoreland County (6.7%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (12.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Unity Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Unity Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Unity Township	—	4.9% (±1.6 points)	—
Latrobe	3.2 mi	11.1% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Youngstown	3.2 mi	0.0% (±41.0 points)	Not measurably different
Loyalhanna	4.4 mi	3.1% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Calumet	5.4 mi	0.0% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
South Greensburg	6.4 mi	4.7% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Southwest Greensburg	6.5 mi	11.0% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Greensburg	6.6 mi	23.1% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County)	7.4 mi	2.0% (±1.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County), PA (2.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Latrobe, PA (11.1%), Greensburg, PA (23.1%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Westmoreland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
23	Loyalhanna Township	6.1% (±7.1 points)
24	Jeannette	5.9% (±2.9 points)
25	Seward	5.8% (±20.0 points)
26	Export	5.5% (±4.7 points)
27	Ligonier	5.1% (±5.0 points)
28	Washington Township (Westmoreland County)	5.0% (±3.2 points)
29	Unity Township	4.9% (±1.6 points)
30	South Greensburg	4.7% (±2.7 points)
31	New Alexandria	4.6% (±19.4 points)
32	Upper Burrell Township	4.5% (±4.9 points)
33	Murrysville	4.2% (±1.6 points)
34	Rostraver Township	3.9% (±2.2 points)
35 (tie)	Oklahoma	3.3% (±7.7 points)

Showing 13 of 65 places in Westmoreland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Unity Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lawson Heights, St. Vincent College.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Unity Township

How many homes are in Unity Township?

Unity Township, PA has an estimated 9,389 (±329) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Unity Township houses or apartments?

80.0% are detached houses and 7.4% attached houses, while 8.5% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Unity Township?

3.6% of homes in Unity Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Unity township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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