What percentage of people rent in Clay Township (Ottawa County), OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Clay Township (Ottawa County), OH, 2020–2024
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12.3% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Clay Township (Ottawa County), OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 240 renting households against 1,707 that own their home.

In Clay Township (Ottawa County), the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 12.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.3% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 240 (±106)
Median renter income: $53,464 (±$4,680)

Who rents and who owns in Clay Township (Ottawa County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clay Township (Ottawa County)	Ottawa County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.3% (±5.1 points)	16.4% (±1.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	240 (±106)	3,042 (±371)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,707 (±155)	15,462 (±479)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,464 (±$4,680)	$39,265 (±$8,571)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,332 (±$10,843)	$86,655 (±$4,762)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Clay Township (Ottawa County), the renter share is not measurably different from Ottawa County (16.4%).

It is also lower than in Ohio (32.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Ottawa County, Clay Township (Ottawa County) ranks 13 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1743 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Clay Township (Ottawa 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
Households that rent	19.3% (±4.9 points)	12.3% (±5.1 points)	−7.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$692 (±$81)	$929 (±$37)	+34.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,770 (±$7,251)	$86,250 (±$16,839)	+23.6%	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 Clay Township (Ottawa County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clay Township (Ottawa County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Clay Township (Ottawa County)	—	12.3% (±5.1 points)	—
Genoa	0.8 mi	26.4% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Clay Center	3.2 mi	23.0% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Allen Township (Ottawa County)	4.3 mi	10.6% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Millbury	4.4 mi	24.6% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Elmore	5.1 mi	16.5% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Woodville	5.3 mi	22.4% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Woodville Township	5.5 mi	16.5% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Harris Township	6.0 mi	8.8% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Genoa, OH (26.4%), Millbury, OH (24.6%), Woodville, OH (22.4%).

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

Households that rent across Ottawa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Rocky Ridge	22.3% (±13.4 points)
8	Salem Township (Ottawa County)	19.7% (±5.6 points)
9	Bay Township	19.1% (±18.8 points)
10	Elmore	16.5% (±6.9 points)
11	Portage Township (Ottawa County)	14.0% (±10.3 points)
12	Carroll Township	13.4% (±8.4 points)
13	Clay Township (Ottawa County)	12.3% (±5.1 points)
14	Put-in-Bay Township	11.9% (±4.9 points)
15	Catawba Island Township	11.4% (±4.1 points)
16	Danbury Township	10.7% (±3.8 points)
17	Allen Township (Ottawa County)	10.6% (±5.4 points)
18	Curtice	10.0% (±9.2 points)
19 (tie)	Marblehead	8.8% (±4.1 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Ottawa 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 Clay Township (Ottawa County)

How many renters are there in Clay Township (Ottawa County)?

Clay Township (Ottawa County) has an estimated 240 (±106) renting households, 12.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Clay Township (Ottawa County)?

In Clay Township (Ottawa County), the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 12.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Clay Township (Ottawa County)?

A renting household in Clay Township (Ottawa County) has 1.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Clay Township (Ottawa County)?

The median renting household in Clay Township (Ottawa County), OH has an income of $53,464 (±$4,680) a year, against $92,332 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 Clay township, Ottawa County, Ohio (county subdivision:15546, in state:39 county:123).

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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