What percentage of people rent in West Beaver Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in West Beaver Township, PA, 2020–2024
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22.2% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in West Beaver Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 96 renting households against 336 that own their home.

In West Beaver Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (+8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.2% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 96 (±48)
Median renter income: $31,071 (±$3,725)

Who rents and who owns in West Beaver Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Beaver Township	Snyder County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.2% (±9.7 points)	24.4% (±1.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	96 (±48)	3,565 (±282)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	336 (±62)	11,035 (±297)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,071 (±$3,725)	$43,902 (±$4,364)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,000 (±$26,928)	$75,069 (±$3,993)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In West Beaver Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Snyder County (24.4%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

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

In Snyder County, West Beaver Township ranks 12 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1006 of 2,557.

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

How renting in West Beaver 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	14.0% (±7.1 points)	22.2% (±9.7 points)	+8.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,008 (±$532)	$735 (±$279)	−27.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,771 (±$13,562)	$49,886 (±$19,030)	+6.7%	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 West Beaver Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Beaver Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Beaver Township	—	22.2% (±9.7 points)	—
McClure	3.1 mi	22.6% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Township (Snyder County)	3.6 mi	27.3% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Decatur Township (Mifflin County)	6.6 mi	6.8% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Fayette Township	7.3 mi	25.9% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Beavertown	7.3 mi	21.0% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Adams Township (Snyder County)	8.1 mi	18.8% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Beaver Township (Snyder County)	8.3 mi	17.7% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Armagh Township	9.1 mi	18.1% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Decatur Township (Mifflin County), PA (6.8%).

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

Households that rent across Snyder County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	West Perry Township	25.7% (±9.5 points)
7	Freeburg	24.1% (±9.8 points)
8	Franklin Township (Snyder County)	23.7% (±6.5 points)
9	Jackson Township (Snyder County)	23.4% (±8.2 points)
10	McClure	22.6% (±6.3 points)
11 (tie)	Middlecreek Township (Snyder County)	22.2% (±8.6 points)
11 (tie)	West Beaver Township	22.2% (±9.7 points)
13	Beavertown	21.0% (±7.0 points)
14 (tie)	Adams Township (Snyder County)	18.8% (±9.1 points)
14 (tie)	Penn Township (Snyder County)	18.8% (±7.4 points)
16	Union Township (Snyder County)	18.2% (±6.0 points)
17	Beaver Township (Snyder County)	17.7% (±11.1 points)
18	Chapman Township (Snyder County)	17.5% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Snyder 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 West Beaver Township

How many renters are there in West Beaver Township?

West Beaver Township has an estimated 96 (±48) renting households, 22.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Beaver Township?

In West Beaver Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (+8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Beaver Township?

A renting household in West Beaver Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Beaver Township?

The median renting household in West Beaver Township, PA has an income of $31,071 (±$3,725) a year, against $65,000 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 West Beaver township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:82464, in state:42 county:109).

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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