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

Name: Renters and owners in West Salem Township, PA, 2020–2024
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18.7% (±7.1 points) of the occupied homes in West Salem Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 226 renting households against 984 that own their home.

In West Salem Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.7% (±7.1 points)
Renting households: 226 (±91)
Median renter income: $43,833 (±$12,124)

Who rents and who owns in West Salem Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Salem Township	Mercer County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.7% (±7.1 points)	27.6% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	226 (±91)	12,845 (±625)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	984 (±95)	33,679 (±697)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,833 (±$12,124)	$34,301 (±$3,562)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,182 (±$29,801)	$74,426 (±$2,020)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In West Salem Township, the renter share is lower than in Mercer County (27.6%).

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

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

In Mercer County, West Salem Township ranks 22 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1230 of 2,557.

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

How renting in West Salem 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	17.9% (±7.6 points)	18.7% (±7.1 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$931 (±$148)	$1,203 (±$190)	+29.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,792 (±$9,217)	$54,688 (±$9,849)	+9.8%	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 Salem Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Salem Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Salem Township	—	18.7% (±7.1 points)	—
Greenville	3.7 mi	36.5% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Greene Township (Mercer County)	4.2 mi	7.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Reynolds Heights	4.9 mi	31.5% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hempfield Township (Mercer County)	5.0 mi	28.2% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Orangeville	5.4 mi	43.1% (±20.3 points)	Higher
Pymatuning Township	5.5 mi	20.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Jamestown	5.8 mi	42.5% (±11.0 points)	Higher
South Pymatuning Township	6.2 mi	15.3% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greene Township (Mercer County), PA (7.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Greenville, PA (36.5%), Orangeville, OH (43.1%), Jamestown, PA (42.5%).

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

Households that rent across Mercer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15 (tie)	Wilmington Township (Mercer County)	20.0% (±7.8 points)
17 (tie)	Mill Creek Township (Mercer County)	19.7% (±7.3 points)
17 (tie)	Springfield Township (Mercer County)	19.7% (±5.5 points)
19	Shenango Township (Mercer County)	19.4% (±6.2 points)
20	Fairview Township (Mercer County)	19.1% (±7.0 points)
21	New Lebanon	19.0% (±13.9 points)
22	West Salem Township	18.7% (±7.1 points)
23	Salem Township (Mercer County)	17.2% (±7.9 points)
24	Sugar Grove Township (Mercer County)	16.4% (±7.8 points)
25 (tie)	New Vernon Township	15.9% (±7.3 points)
25 (tie)	Perry Township (Mercer County)	15.9% (±7.3 points)
27	South Pymatuning Township	15.3% (±7.0 points)
28	Delaware Township (Mercer County)	15.1% (±12.2 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Mercer 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 Salem Township

How many renters are there in West Salem Township?

West Salem Township has an estimated 226 (±91) renting households, 18.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Salem Township?

In West Salem Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Salem Township?

A renting household in West Salem Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Salem Township?

The median renting household in West Salem Township, PA has an income of $43,833 (±$12,124) a year, against $57,182 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 Salem township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:83976, in state:42 county:085).

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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