Housing data for Alger, OH
Alger, OH has an estimated 718 residents and 370 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a village in Hardin County.
26.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $644 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 718 (±247)
- Housing units
- 370 (±86)
- Households that rent
- 26.9%
- Median gross rent
- $644
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −20.8%
What stands out in Alger
Median home value: $68,500 (±$32,669) in Alger, lower than in Hardin County ($151,200).
Median real estate taxes: $912 (±$245) in Alger, lower than in Hardin County ($1,590).
Median household income: $38,333 (±$7,334) in Alger, lower than in Hardin County ($62,484).
Working from home: 2.0% (±2.5 points) in Alger, lower than in Hardin County (4.8%).
- Home values in Alger
- Property taxes in Alger
- Income and affordability in Alger
- Commute and cars in Alger
Housing in Alger at a glance
- Median rent: $644 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 22.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 26.9% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $38,333 median household income
- Home values: $68,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $925 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $912 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 7.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 60.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 61.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 7.5% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 65.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −20.8% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 19.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 3.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Alger against Hardin County, its state and the nation
| Alger | Hardin County | Ohio | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 718 (±247) | 30,475 (exact) | 11,810,293 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 370 (±86) | 12,917 (±45) | 5,292,391 (±464) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 26.9% (±11.4 points) | 25.3% (±2.9 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $644 (±$619) | $793 (±$46) | $1,034 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $38,333 (±$7,334) | $62,484 (±$3,305) | $71,389 (±$321) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $68,500 (±$32,669) | $151,200 (±$9,357) | $214,800 (±$742) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $912 (±$245) | $1,590 (±$99) | $2,822 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 61.3% (±15.6 points) | 66.8% (±4.6 points) | 63.4% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.2 minutes (±5.1) | 23.6 minutes (±1.4) | 23.4 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 75.9% (±10.7 points) | 85.7% (±1.8 points) | 90.1% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 38.3 years (±13.0) | 35.2 years (±0.4) | 39.7 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Alger covers 0.3 square miles of land, about 2,426 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Alger has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 906 (±219) | 718 (±247) | −20.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 451 (±77) | 370 (±86) | −18.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $543 (±$81) | $644 (±$619) | +18.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $53,900 (±$5,661) | $68,500 (±$32,669) | +27.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $38,264 (±$6,073) | $38,333 (±$7,334) | +0.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $728 (±$122) | $925 (±$268) | +27.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $719 (±$115) | $912 (±$245) | +26.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 47.8% (±9.2 points) | 26.9% (±11.4 points) | −20.9 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±15.1 points) | 7.5% (±13.4 points) | +7.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Hardin County
Alger has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Hardin County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Hardin County recorded 124 violent and 611 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Alger
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township (Hardin County) | 1.4 mi | $742 | $112,700 | 18.2% |
| McGuffey | 3.3 mi | $775 | $77,900 | 15.4% |
| Harrod | 4.1 mi | $1,045 | $103,400 | 26.6% |
| Ada | 4.1 mi | $884 | $160,500 | 55.7% |
| Auglaize Township (Allen County) | 4.5 mi | $1,318 | $187,000 | 12.9% |
| Liberty Township (Hardin County) | 4.7 mi | $871 | $169,200 | 43.7% |
| Jackson Township (Allen County) | 6.3 mi | $677 | $186,100 | 10.8% |
| Lafayette | 6.5 mi | $647 | $121,300 | 22.4% |
Places in Ohio most like Alger
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Township | $641 | $86,500 | $42,833 | 34.9% |
| Salisbury Township | $710 | $89,800 | $38,832 | 33.7% |
| South Zanesville | $799 | $73,400 | $38,824 | 35.4% |
| New Paris | $733 | $86,800 | $38,527 | 31.0% |
| Oak Hill | $795 | $94,600 | $44,821 | 33.2% |
| Ohio Township (Gallia County) | $864 | $79,000 | $42,301 | 27.1% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Ohio.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Alger, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $873 | $878 | $1,003 | $1,288 | $1,448 |
HUD income limits for Alger, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,450 | $30,700 | $49,150 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $35,100 | $56,150 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $39,500 | $63,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,850 | $70,150 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $47,400 | $75,800 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $50,900 | $81,400 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $54,400 | $87,000 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $57,900 | $92,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Hardin County, OH, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $86,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Alger
How many renters are there in Alger?
Alger has an estimated 86 (±44) renting households, 26.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Alger?
The median household income in Alger is $38,333 (±$7,334) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Alger, OH?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $68,500 (±$32,669) for owner-occupied homes in Alger (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Alger?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Alger, OH is $925 (±$268) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Alger?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Alger, OH is $912 (±$245) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Alger?
Alger, OH has an estimated 370 (±86) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Alger growing?
In Alger, the number of residents went from 906 in 2015–2019 to 718 in 2020–2024 (−20.8%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alger village, Ohio
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alger village, Ohio
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alger village, Ohio
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alger village, Ohio
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alger village, Ohio
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Alger village, Ohio
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Alger village, Ohio
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Hardin County, OH
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Hardin County, OH
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Alger village, Ohio (place:01210, in state:39).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .