What percentage of people rent in Cleveland, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Cleveland, OH, 2020–2024
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58.3% (±1.0 points) of the occupied homes in Cleveland, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 98,879 renting households against 70,804 that own their home.

In Cleveland, the share of households that rent went from 58.4% in 2015–2019 to 58.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 58.3% (±1.0 points)
Renting households: 98,879 (±2,093)
Median renter income: $30,921 (±$1,023)

Who rents and who owns in Cleveland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cleveland	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	58.3% (±1.0 points)	40.6% (±0.5 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	98,879 (±2,093)	225,378 (±2,877)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	70,804 (±1,843)	329,173 (±2,737)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.0)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,921 (±$1,023)	$40,410 (±$888)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,242 (±$1,874)	$88,703 (±$992)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Cleveland, the renter share is higher than in Cuyahoga County (40.6%).

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

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

In Cuyahoga County, Cleveland ranks 5 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 32 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Cleveland 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	58.4% (±0.7 points)	58.3% (±1.0 points)	−0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$719 (±$6)	$945 (±$16)	+31.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$30,907 (±$513)	$40,801 (±$1,054)	+32.0%	Up 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 Cleveland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cleveland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cleveland	—	58.3% (±1.0 points)	—
Newburgh Heights	2.1 mi	49.6% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cuyahoga Heights	3.2 mi	31.3% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Brooklyn Heights	4.1 mi	10.1% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Brooklyn	4.7 mi	40.5% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Linndale	5.1 mi	57.4% (±30.3 points)	Not measurably different
Garfield Heights	5.6 mi	41.5% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Lakewood	6.3 mi	55.6% (±1.7 points)	Lower
East Cleveland	6.3 mi	62.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cuyahoga Heights, OH (31.3%), Brooklyn Heights, OH (10.1%), Brooklyn, OH (40.5%).

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

Households that rent across Cuyahoga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	North Randall	72.2% (±11.6 points)
2	Highland Hills	67.8% (±15.5 points)
3	East Cleveland	62.9% (±5.8 points)
4	Woodmere	60.5% (±11.3 points)
5	Cleveland	58.3% (±1.0 points)
6	Linndale	57.4% (±30.3 points)
7	Warrensville Heights	57.1% (±5.1 points)
8 (tie)	Bedford Heights	55.6% (±6.0 points)
8 (tie)	Lakewood	55.6% (±1.7 points)
10	Euclid	53.6% (±2.5 points)
11	Mayfield Heights	51.0% (±3.7 points)

Showing 11 of 59 places in Cuyahoga 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 Cleveland

How many renters are there in Cleveland?

Cleveland has an estimated 98,879 (±2,093) renting households, 58.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cleveland?

In Cleveland, the share of households that rent went from 58.4% in 2015–2019 to 58.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cleveland?

A renting household in Cleveland has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cleveland?

The median renting household in Cleveland, OH has an income of $30,921 (±$1,023) a year, against $57,242 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 Cleveland city, Ohio (place:16000, 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.