What percentage of people rent in Wilkins Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wilkins Township, PA, 2020–2024
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37.4% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wilkins Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,178 renting households against 1,971 that own their home.

In Wilkins Township, the share of households that rent went from 35.3% in 2015–2019 to 37.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.4% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 1,178 (±230)
Median renter income: $46,094 (±$16,020)

Who rents and who owns in Wilkins Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wilkins Township	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.4% (±5.6 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,178 (±230)	190,128 (±2,721)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,971 (±150)	355,674 (±2,959)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	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	$46,094 (±$16,020)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,039 (±$17,778)	$101,709 (±$1,030)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Wilkins Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Allegheny County (34.8%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Allegheny County, Wilkins Township ranks 46 of 128 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 419 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Wilkins 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	35.3% (±4.7 points)	37.4% (±5.6 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$964 (±$34)	$1,097 (±$41)	+13.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$55,906 (±$4,257)	$65,625 (±$9,566)	+17.4%	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 Wilkins Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilkins Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wilkins Township	—	37.4% (±5.6 points)	—
Turtle Creek	1.2 mi	72.0% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Churchill	1.3 mi	1.3% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Chalfant	1.4 mi	49.2% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Hills	1.7 mi	24.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Braddock Hills	2.2 mi	47.9% (±7.5 points)	Higher
East Pittsburgh	2.2 mi	58.7% (±15.9 points)	Higher
Wilmerding	2.3 mi	66.0% (±8.4 points)	Higher
North Braddock	2.4 mi	52.7% (±8.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Churchill, PA (1.3%), Forest Hills, PA (24.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Turtle Creek, PA (72.0%), Braddock Hills, PA (47.9%), East Pittsburgh, PA (58.7%).

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

Households that rent across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
39 (tie)	Wall	39.7% (±12.2 points)
41	Ingram	39.6% (±10.0 points)
42	Clairton	38.9% (±7.4 points)
43	Dormont	38.5% (±4.4 points)
44	Aspinwall	37.8% (±9.1 points)
45	Edgewood	37.6% (±7.4 points)
46	Wilkins Township	37.4% (±5.6 points)
47	Glassport	36.4% (±7.6 points)
48	Emsworth	35.8% (±5.6 points)
49	Scott Township (Allegheny County)	35.4% (±4.2 points)
50	East McKeesport	34.2% (±7.2 points)
51	Robinson Township (Allegheny County)	33.9% (±4.5 points)
52	White Oak	33.8% (±7.2 points)

Showing 13 of 128 places in Allegheny 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 Wilkins Township

How many renters are there in Wilkins Township?

Wilkins Township has an estimated 1,178 (±230) renting households, 37.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wilkins Township?

In Wilkins Township, the share of households that rent went from 35.3% in 2015–2019 to 37.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wilkins Township?

A renting household in Wilkins Township has 1.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wilkins Township?

The median renting household in Wilkins Township, PA has an income of $46,094 (±$16,020) a year, against $82,039 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 Wilkins township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:85184, in state:42 county:003).

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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