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

Name: Renters and owners in West Mead Township, PA, 2020–2024
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21.0% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in West Mead Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 456 renting households against 1,719 that own their home.

In West Mead Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.0% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.0% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 456 (±184)
Median renter income: $42,500 (±$24,697)

Who rents and who owns in West Mead Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Mead Township	Crawford County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.0% (±7.6 points)	25.3% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	456 (±184)	8,562 (±485)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,719 (±155)	25,276 (±551)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,500 (±$24,697)	$33,296 (±$2,664)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,205 (±$12,268)	$71,388 (±$1,547)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In West Mead Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Crawford County (25.3%).

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

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

In Crawford County, West Mead Township ranks 17 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1082 of 2,557.

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

How renting in West Mead 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	28.0% (±7.0 points)	21.0% (±7.6 points)	−7.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$838 (±$164)	$766 (±$167)	−8.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$58,233 (±$8,701)	$64,837 (±$19,555)	+11.3%	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 Mead Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Mead Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Mead Township	—	21.0% (±7.6 points)	—
Meadville	1.7 mi	66.0% (±4.6 points)	Higher
East Mead Township	3.5 mi	11.3% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Union Township (Crawford County)	4.5 mi	21.4% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon Township	4.5 mi	14.6% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Woodcock Township	5.9 mi	12.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
East Fairfield Township	6.0 mi	12.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Saegertown	6.0 mi	30.5% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Blooming Valley	6.0 mi	11.2% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Mead Township, PA (11.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Meadville, PA (66.0%).

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

Households that rent across Crawford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Woodcock	25.0% (±16.0 points)
12	Springboro	24.5% (±12.4 points)
13	Centerville (Crawford County)	22.0% (±14.6 points)
14	Union Township (Crawford County)	21.4% (±10.7 points)
15	Sadsbury Township (Crawford County)	21.3% (±7.9 points)
16	Spring Township (Crawford County)	21.1% (±5.4 points)
17	West Mead Township	21.0% (±7.6 points)
18	Hydetown	20.4% (±8.3 points)
19	Spartansburg	18.8% (±8.5 points)
20	West Shenango Township	17.3% (±9.6 points)
21	Bloomfield Township (Crawford County)	17.2% (±5.3 points)
22	Summit Township (Crawford County)	17.1% (±6.5 points)
23	Athens Township (Crawford County)	16.6% (±7.7 points)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Crawford 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 Mead Township

How many renters are there in West Mead Township?

West Mead Township has an estimated 456 (±184) renting households, 21.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Mead Township?

In West Mead Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.0% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Mead Township?

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

How much do renters earn in West Mead Township?

The median renting household in West Mead Township, PA has an income of $42,500 (±$24,697) a year, against $77,205 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 Mead township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:83480, in state:42 county:039).

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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