What percentage of people rent in Barnesville, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Barnesville, OH, 2020–2024
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43.8% (±11.5 points) of the occupied homes in Barnesville, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 696 renting households against 893 that own their home.

In Barnesville, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.8% in 2020–2024 (+22.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.8% (±11.5 points)
Renting households: 696 (±191)
Median renter income: $20,469 (±$16,798)

Who rents and who owns in Barnesville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Barnesville	Belmont County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.8% (±11.5 points)	26.4% (±1.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	696 (±191)	7,176 (±567)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	893 (±227)	20,019 (±556)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$20,469 (±$16,798)	$29,878 (±$3,462)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,508 (±$14,577)	$70,854 (±$2,961)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Barnesville, the renter share is higher than in Belmont County (26.4%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (32.8%).

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

In Belmont County, Barnesville ranks 5 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 173 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Barnesville 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	21.6% (±7.1 points)	43.8% (±11.5 points)	+22.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$562 (±$97)	$767 (±$354)	+36.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,506 (±$9,942)	$42,443 (±$12,003)	−2.4%	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 Barnesville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Barnesville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Barnesville	—	43.8% (±11.5 points)	—
Warren Township (Belmont County)	0.4 mi	32.6% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bethesda	5.6 mi	36.6% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Goshen Township (Belmont County)	5.6 mi	23.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Fairview	5.7 mi	40.0% (±42.6 points)	Not measurably different
Millwood Township	6.0 mi	14.5% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Somerset Township	6.1 mi	4.1% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Oxford Township (Guernsey County)	6.7 mi	12.2% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Quaker City	6.8 mi	22.7% (±12.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Goshen Township (Belmont County), OH (23.6%), Millwood Township, OH (14.5%), Somerset Township, OH (4.1%).

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

Households that rent across Belmont County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wolfhurst	51.7% (±15.1 points)
2	Wayne Township (Belmont County)	47.7% (±40.6 points)
3	Bellaire	46.8% (±7.8 points)
4	Martins Ferry	46.1% (±6.3 points)
5	Barnesville	43.8% (±11.5 points)
6	Bethesda	36.6% (±8.8 points)
7	Powhatan Point	36.3% (±9.7 points)
8	Pease Township	35.7% (±3.8 points)
9	Morristown	33.3% (±16.2 points)
10	Warren Township (Belmont County)	32.6% (±8.5 points)
11	Flushing Township	32.5% (±8.9 points)

Showing 11 of 31 places in Belmont 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 Barnesville

How many renters are there in Barnesville?

Barnesville has an estimated 696 (±191) renting households, 43.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Barnesville?

In Barnesville, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.8% in 2020–2024 (+22.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Barnesville?

A renting household in Barnesville has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Barnesville?

The median renting household in Barnesville, OH has an income of $20,469 (±$16,798) a year, against $63,508 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 Barnesville village, Ohio (place:03926, in state:39).

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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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.