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

Name: Renters and owners in West Providence Township, PA, 2020–2024
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17.6% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in West Providence Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 225 renting households against 1,052 that own their home.

In West Providence Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.6% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 225 (±105)

Who rents and who owns in West Providence Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Providence Township	Bedford County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.6% (±8.0 points)	22.5% (±1.6 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	225 (±105)	4,435 (±340)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,052 (±140)	15,315 (±353)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$30,483 (±$2,542)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,813 (±$26,451)	$70,625 (±$4,281)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In West Providence Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Bedford County (22.5%).

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

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

In Bedford County, West Providence Township ranks 22 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1316 of 2,557.

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

How renting in West Providence 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	21.4% (±9.2 points)	17.6% (±8.0 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$663 (±$486)	$835 (±$308)	+25.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,034 (±$17,931)	$79,844 (±$25,398)	+53.4%	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 West Providence Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Providence Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Providence Township	—	17.6% (±8.0 points)	—
Everett	1.5 mi	51.4% (±8.7 points)	Higher
East Providence Township	4.7 mi	20.9% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Snake Spring Township	4.9 mi	16.9% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe Township (Bedford County)	7.7 mi	18.6% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bedford	8.3 mi	52.3% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Brush Creek Township	8.4 mi	16.4% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hopewell Township (Bedford County)	9.0 mi	15.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Colerain Township (Bedford County)	9.3 mi	14.2% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Everett, PA (51.4%), Bedford, PA (52.3%).

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

Households that rent across Bedford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	King Township	22.5% (±7.4 points)
17	Mann Township	21.8% (±10.4 points)
18	East Providence Township	20.9% (±6.8 points)
19	Broad Top Township	20.4% (±5.7 points)
20	Manns Choice	19.4% (±10.8 points)
21	Monroe Township (Bedford County)	18.6% (±7.4 points)
22	West Providence Township	17.6% (±8.0 points)
23	Kimmel Township	17.3% (±6.8 points)
24	Woodbury	17.1% (±8.7 points)
25	Snake Spring Township	16.9% (±4.3 points)
26 (tie)	Napier Township	15.6% (±6.5 points)
26 (tie)	South Woodbury Township	15.6% (±4.7 points)
28	Hopewell Township (Bedford County)	15.1% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Bedford County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for West Providence Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Earlston.

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 Providence Township

How many renters are there in West Providence Township?

West Providence Township has an estimated 225 (±105) renting households, 17.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Providence Township?

In West Providence Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Providence Township?

A renting household in West Providence Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 Providence township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:83920, in state:42 county:009).

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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