What percentage of people rent in Upper Tyrone Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Upper Tyrone Township, PA, 2020–2024
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16.0% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Upper Tyrone Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 118 renting households against 618 that own their home.

In Upper Tyrone Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.0% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 118 (±38)
Median renter income: $31,250 (±$20,412)

Who rents and who owns in Upper Tyrone Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Tyrone Township	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.0% (±5.5 points)	27.6% (±1.2 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	118 (±38)	15,235 (±696)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	618 (±118)	39,947 (±866)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.8)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,250 (±$20,412)	$32,516 (±$2,355)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,423 (±$17,108)	$69,724 (±$2,909)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Upper Tyrone Township, the renter share is lower than in 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, Upper Tyrone Township ranks 35 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1458 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Upper Tyrone 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	18.4% (±7.0 points)	16.0% (±5.5 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$689 (±$68)	$798 (±$96)	+15.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,932 (±$8,072)	$67,875 (±$13,414)	+19.2%	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 Upper Tyrone Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Tyrone Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Upper Tyrone Township	—	16.0% (±5.5 points)	—
Everson	1.0 mi	33.0% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Scottdale	1.8 mi	35.5% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Lower Tyrone Township	3.6 mi	19.8% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Dawson	3.9 mi	30.5% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Connellsville	4.3 mi	45.7% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Bullskin Township	4.4 mi	15.5% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
East Huntingdon Township	4.5 mi	23.5% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Vanderbilt	4.7 mi	6.6% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Vanderbilt, PA (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Everson, PA (33.0%), Scottdale, PA (35.5%), Connellsville, PA (45.7%).

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
29	Lower Tyrone Township	19.8% (±8.4 points)
30 (tie)	Perry Township (Fayette County)	19.4% (±5.6 points)
30 (tie)	Springhill Township (Fayette County)	19.4% (±7.2 points)
32	Nicholson Township (Fayette County)	18.8% (±9.7 points)
33	Menallen Township (Fayette County)	17.5% (±9.3 points)
34	Springfield Township (Fayette County)	16.6% (±8.3 points)
35	Upper Tyrone Township	16.0% (±5.5 points)
36 (tie)	Bullskin Township	15.5% (±5.4 points)
36 (tie)	Franklin Township (Fayette County)	15.5% (±6.9 points)
38	Connellsville Township	14.4% (±8.2 points)
39	Luzerne Township	13.8% (±7.6 points)
40	Ohiopyle	12.5% (±22.3 points)
41	Jefferson Township (Fayette County)	7.2% (±4.3 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 Upper Tyrone Township

How many renters are there in Upper Tyrone Township?

Upper Tyrone Township has an estimated 118 (±38) renting households, 16.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Upper Tyrone Township?

In Upper Tyrone Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Upper Tyrone Township?

A renting household in Upper Tyrone Township has 2.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Upper Tyrone Township?

The median renting household in Upper Tyrone Township, PA has an income of $31,250 (±$20,412) a year, against $74,423 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 Upper Tyrone township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:79344, 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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