What percentage of people rent in Unity Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Unity Township, PA, 2020–2024
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18.0% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Unity Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,576 renting households against 7,184 that own their home.

In Unity Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 18.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.0% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 1,576 (±291)
Median renter income: $45,560 (±$6,061)

Who rents and who owns in Unity Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Unity Township	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.0% (±3.2 points)	21.6% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,576 (±291)	33,451 (±1,256)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,184 (±350)	121,528 (±1,288)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	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	$45,560 (±$6,061)	$37,625 (±$1,561)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,284 (±$16,071)	$88,014 (±$1,908)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Unity Township, the renter share is lower than in Westmoreland County (21.6%).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, Unity Township ranks 40 of 65 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1282 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Unity 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	19.0% (±2.6 points)	18.0% (±3.2 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$847 (±$84)	$986 (±$74)	+16.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,722 (±$4,865)	$75,448 (±$6,023)	+11.4%	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 Unity Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Unity Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Unity Township	—	18.0% (±3.2 points)	—
Latrobe	3.2 mi	30.5% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Youngstown	3.2 mi	25.7% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Loyalhanna	4.4 mi	18.4% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Calumet	5.4 mi	19.6% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Greensburg	6.4 mi	27.4% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Southwest Greensburg	6.5 mi	47.4% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Greensburg	6.6 mi	45.0% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County)	7.4 mi	18.0% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Latrobe, PA (30.5%), South Greensburg, PA (27.4%), Southwest Greensburg, PA (47.4%).

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
34	Loyalhanna Township	21.8% (±9.0 points)
35	St. Clair Township	21.4% (±8.2 points)
36	Seward	20.9% (±11.0 points)
37	New Florence	19.9% (±7.6 points)
38	Rostraver Township	19.6% (±4.1 points)
39 (tie)	Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County)	18.0% (±4.0 points)
39 (tie)	Unity Township	18.0% (±3.2 points)
41	South Huntingdon Township	17.7% (±5.4 points)
42	Donegal Township (Westmoreland County)	17.5% (±8.5 points)
43 (tie)	Lower Burrell	15.5% (±3.5 points)
43 (tie)	New Alexandria	15.5% (±8.5 points)
43 (tie)	West Leechburg	15.5% (±6.9 points)
46	Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County)	15.3% (±2.0 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Unity Township

How many renters are there in Unity Township?

Unity Township has an estimated 1,576 (±291) renting households, 18.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Unity Township?

In Unity Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 18.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Unity Township?

A renting household in Unity Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Unity Township?

The median renting household in Unity Township, PA has an income of $45,560 (±$6,061) a year, against $86,284 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 Unity township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:78656, in state:42 county:129).

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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