What percentage of people rent in Cardington Township, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Cardington Township, OH, 2020–2024
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26.0% (±8.8 points) of the occupied homes in Cardington Township, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 333 renting households against 948 that own their home.

In Cardington Township, the share of households that rent went from 40.6% in 2015–2019 to 26.0% in 2020–2024 (−14.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.0% (±8.8 points)
Renting households: 333 (±112)
Median renter income: $42,044 (±$39,951)

Who rents and who owns in Cardington Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cardington Township	Morrow County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.0% (±8.8 points)	18.8% (±2.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	333 (±112)	2,529 (±393)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	948 (±157)	10,934 (±409)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,044 (±$39,951)	$42,276 (±$8,364)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,918 (±$14,670)	$83,911 (±$3,934)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Cardington Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Morrow County (18.8%).

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

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

In Morrow County, Cardington Township ranks 7 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 822 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Cardington 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	40.6% (±7.6 points)	26.0% (±8.8 points)	−14.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$772 (±$56)	$904 (±$164)	+17.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,803 (±$12,739)	$67,391 (±$12,647)	+35.3%	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 Cardington Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cardington Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cardington Township	—	26.0% (±8.8 points)	—
Cardington	1.8 mi	30.9% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Edison	3.8 mi	37.8% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Gilead Township	4.9 mi	37.0% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Gilead	5.1 mi	48.7% (±10.9 points)	Higher
Lincoln Township	5.4 mi	18.3% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Richland Township (Marion County)	5.5 mi	4.8% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Westfield Township (Morrow County)	5.7 mi	0.0% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Canaan Township (Morrow County)	5.8 mi	0.0% (±8.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Richland Township (Marion County), OH (4.8%), Westfield Township (Morrow County), OH (0.0%), Canaan Township (Morrow County), OH (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mount Gilead, OH (48.7%).

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

Households that rent across Morrow County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Marengo	50.0% (±15.6 points)
2	Mount Gilead	48.7% (±10.9 points)
3	Edison	37.8% (±14.1 points)
4	Gilead Township	37.0% (±7.9 points)
5	Perry Township (Morrow County)	31.0% (±13.0 points)
6	Cardington	30.9% (±8.7 points)
7	Cardington Township	26.0% (±8.8 points)
8	Chesterville	23.9% (±17.1 points)
9	Troy Township (Morrow County)	22.5% (±14.0 points)
10	Sparta	20.8% (±23.3 points)
11	Fulton	19.4% (±13.0 points)
12	Chester Township (Morrow County)	18.9% (±10.6 points)
13 (tie)	Bennington Township (Morrow County)	18.3% (±7.6 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Morrow 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 Cardington Township

How many renters are there in Cardington Township?

Cardington Township has an estimated 333 (±112) renting households, 26.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cardington Township?

In Cardington Township, the share of households that rent went from 40.6% in 2015–2019 to 26.0% in 2020–2024 (−14.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Cardington Township?

A renting household in Cardington Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cardington Township?

The median renting household in Cardington Township, OH has an income of $42,044 (±$39,951) a year, against $70,918 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 Cardington township, Morrow County, Ohio (county subdivision:12098, in state:39 county:117).

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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