What percentage of people rent in Coal Township (Jackson County), OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Coal Township (Jackson County), OH, 2020–2024
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28.7% (±10.6 points) of the occupied homes in Coal Township (Jackson County), OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 271 renting households against 673 that own their home.

In Coal Township (Jackson County), the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.7% (±10.6 points)
Renting households: 271 (±123)
Median renter income: $24,120 (±$5,252)

Who rents and who owns in Coal Township (Jackson County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Coal Township (Jackson County)	Jackson County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.7% (±10.6 points)	26.1% (±2.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	271 (±123)	3,372 (±381)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	673 (±181)	9,561 (±453)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,120 (±$5,252)	$26,419 (±$2,509)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,199 (±$7,899)	$64,860 (±$3,855)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Coal Township (Jackson County), the renter share is not measurably different from Jackson County (26.1%).

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

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

In Jackson County, Coal Township (Jackson County) ranks 6 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 671 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Coal Township (Jackson 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	24.0% (±8.8 points)	28.7% (±10.6 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$613 (±$165)	$732 (±$178)	+19.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,187 (±$2,252)	$55,647 (±$11,489)	+25.9%	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 Coal Township (Jackson County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Coal Township (Jackson County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Coal Township (Jackson County)	—	28.7% (±10.6 points)	—
Coalton	0.2 mi	43.9% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Jackson County)	3.6 mi	3.4% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Lick Township	3.6 mi	26.7% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wellston	4.0 mi	29.3% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson	4.8 mi	42.2% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Hamden	5.7 mi	28.1% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Milton Township (Jackson County)	6.4 mi	45.4% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Jackson County)	6.5 mi	20.2% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Washington Township (Jackson County), OH (3.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jackson, OH (42.2%).

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

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Milton Township (Jackson County)	45.4% (±24.8 points)
2	Coalton	43.9% (±17.8 points)
3	Jackson	42.2% (±7.0 points)
4	Oak Hill	33.2% (±9.3 points)
5	Wellston	29.3% (±11.4 points)
6	Coal Township (Jackson County)	28.7% (±10.6 points)
7	Lick Township	26.7% (±10.7 points)
8	Jefferson Township (Jackson County)	25.1% (±9.2 points)
9	Bloomfield Township (Jackson County)	20.4% (±20.0 points)
10	Jackson Township (Jackson County)	20.2% (±18.0 points)
11	Madison Township (Jackson County)	19.2% (±8.7 points)
12	Franklin Township (Jackson County)	18.8% (±11.7 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Jackson 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 Coal Township (Jackson County)

How many renters are there in Coal Township (Jackson County)?

Coal Township (Jackson County) has an estimated 271 (±123) renting households, 28.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Coal Township (Jackson County)?

In Coal Township (Jackson County), the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Coal Township (Jackson County)?

A renting household in Coal Township (Jackson County) has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Coal Township (Jackson County)?

The median renting household in Coal Township (Jackson County), OH has an income of $24,120 (±$5,252) a year, against $57,199 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 Coal township, Jackson County, Ohio (county subdivision:16336, in state:39 county:079).

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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