What is the median rent in Ohio Township (Spencer County), IN?

Name: Median rent in Ohio Township (Spencer County), IN, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Ohio Township (Spencer County), IN is $699 (±$207) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 575 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Ohio Township (Spencer County), the median gross rent went from $735 in 2015–2019 to $699 in 2020–2024 (−4.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $699 (±$207)
Rented homes: 575 (±121)
$2,000 or more: 0.7%
Since 2015–2019: −4.9%

How much rent costs in Ohio Township (Spencer County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Ohio Township (Spencer County)	Spencer County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	33.0% (±10.1 points)	21.3%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	42.8% (±12.7 points)	52.8%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.1% (±12.2 points)	19.8%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.3% (±4.4 points)	5.8%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±6.3 points)	0.0%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.3 points)	0.0%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.7% (±1.0 points)	0.3%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 42.8% of renting households.

0.7% of rented homes in Ohio Township (Spencer County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Ohio Township (Spencer County) against Spencer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ohio Township (Spencer County)	Spencer County	Indiana	United States
Median gross rent	$699 (±$207)	$751 (±$136)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	575 (±121)	1,283 (±185)	758,146 (±6,704)	42,849,984

In Ohio Township (Spencer County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Spencer County ($751).

It is also lower than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Spencer County, Ohio Township (Spencer County) ranks 11 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1054 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Ohio Township (Spencer County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$735 (±$99)	$699 (±$207)	−4.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	25.1% (±4.6 points)	28.4% (±5.6 points)	+3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	13.7% (±7.7 points)	2.4% (±2.6 points)	−11.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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.

Median gross rent in places near Ohio Township (Spencer County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ohio Township (Spencer County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Ohio Township (Spencer County)	—	$699 (±$207)	—
Rockport	2.6 mi	$678 (±$252)	Not measurably different
Richland	5.8 mi	$850 (±$70)	Not measurably different
Luce Township	5.8 mi	$688 (±$151)	Not measurably different
Grandview	7.4 mi	$861 (±$215)	Not measurably different
Thruston	7.6 mi	$810 (±$732)	Not measurably different
Grass Township	8.0 mi	$788 (±$471)	Not measurably different
Owensboro	8.8 mi	$905 (±$45)	Not measurably different
Chrisney	9.6 mi	$625 (±$473)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Spencer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
5	Richland	$850 (±$70)
6	Dale	$848 (±$173)
7	Carter Township	$817 (±$223)
8	Grass Township	$788 (±$471)
9	Gentryville	$769 (±$157)
10	Jackson Township (Spencer County)	$717 (±$157)
11	Ohio Township (Spencer County)	$699 (±$207)
12	Luce Township	$688 (±$151)
13	Rockport	$678 (±$252)
14	Harrison Township (Spencer County)	$629 (±$145)
15	Chrisney	$625 (±$473)

Showing 11 of 15 places in Spencer 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 Ohio Township (Spencer County)

What is the average rent in Ohio Township (Spencer County), IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Ohio Township (Spencer County) is $699 (±$207) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Ohio Township (Spencer County)?

In Ohio Township (Spencer County), the median gross rent went from $735 in 2015–2019 to $699 in 2020–2024 (−4.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Ohio Township (Spencer County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.7% of rented homes in Ohio Township (Spencer County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 33.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Ohio Township (Spencer County) higher than in Spencer County?

In Ohio Township (Spencer County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Spencer County ($751).

It is also lower than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Ohio township, Spencer County, Indiana (county subdivision:56160, in state:18 county:147).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.