What percentage of people rent in Buckeye Lake, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Buckeye Lake, OH, 2020–2024
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26.4% (±8.8 points) of the occupied homes in Buckeye Lake, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 283 renting households against 789 that own their home.

In Buckeye Lake, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.4% in 2020–2024 (−15.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.4% (±8.8 points)
Renting households: 283 (±86)

Who rents and who owns in Buckeye Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buckeye Lake	Licking County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.4% (±8.8 points)	26.3% (±1.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	283 (±86)	18,017 (±926)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	789 (±154)	50,603 (±1,013)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$47,498 (±$3,500)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,964 (±$35,796)	$101,818 (±$3,111)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Buckeye Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Licking County (26.3%).

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

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

In Licking County, Buckeye Lake ranks 12 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 799 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Buckeye Lake 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	41.8% (±8.3 points)	26.4% (±8.8 points)	−15.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$688 (±$68)	$863 (±$230)	+25.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,545 (±$6,206)	$79,286 (±$31,642)	+82.1%	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 Buckeye Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buckeye Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buckeye Lake	—	26.4% (±8.8 points)	—
Fairfield Beach	1.3 mi	14.0% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hebron	2.0 mi	47.6% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Harbor Hills	2.6 mi	11.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Union Township (Licking County)	4.1 mi	24.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Millersport	4.2 mi	20.3% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Thornville	4.3 mi	15.0% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Licking Township (Licking County)	4.4 mi	6.4% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Walnut Township (Fairfield County)	4.7 mi	18.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Harbor Hills, OH (11.5%), Licking Township (Licking County), OH (6.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hebron, OH (47.6%).

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

Households that rent across Licking County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Etna	32.2% (±14.5 points)
7	Mary Ann Township	29.6% (±16.8 points)
8	Monroe Township (Licking County)	28.2% (±5.8 points)
9 (tie)	Heath	27.9% (±4.4 points)
9 (tie)	Pataskala	27.9% (±4.6 points)
11	Gratiot	27.4% (±18.4 points)
12	Buckeye Lake	26.4% (±8.8 points)
13	Hartford (Croton)	25.5% (±14.4 points)
14	Granville South	24.8% (±8.9 points)
15	Union Township (Licking County)	24.0% (±5.2 points)
16	Hanover	22.6% (±8.5 points)
17	Etna Township	20.5% (±3.6 points)
18	Kirkersville	19.0% (±11.0 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Licking 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 Buckeye Lake

How many renters are there in Buckeye Lake?

Buckeye Lake has an estimated 283 (±86) renting households, 26.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buckeye Lake?

In Buckeye Lake, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.4% in 2020–2024 (−15.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Buckeye Lake?

A renting household in Buckeye Lake has 2.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned 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 Buckeye Lake village, Ohio (place:09890, 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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