What percentage of people rent in Etna Township, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Etna Township, OH, 2020–2024
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20.5% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Etna Township, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,474 renting households against 5,732 that own their home.

In Etna Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.5% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 1,474 (±276)
Median renter income: $60,273 (±$17,506)

Who rents and who owns in Etna Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Etna Township	Licking County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.5% (±3.6 points)	26.3% (±1.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,474 (±276)	18,017 (±926)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,732 (±353)	50,603 (±1,013)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,273 (±$17,506)	$47,498 (±$3,500)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,964 (±$5,799)	$101,818 (±$3,111)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Etna Township, the renter share is lower than in Licking County (26.3%).

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

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

In Licking County, Etna Township ranks 17 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1146 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Etna 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	18.3% (±2.8 points)	20.5% (±3.6 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,215 (±$64)	$1,461 (±$87)	+20.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$91,635 (±$4,842)	$102,813 (±$7,627)	+12.2%	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 Etna Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Etna Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Etna Township	—	20.5% (±3.6 points)	—
Etna	0.4 mi	32.2% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pataskala	4.9 mi	27.9% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Harrison Township (Licking County)	5.1 mi	5.0% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Reynoldsburg	5.2 mi	38.4% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Kirkersville	5.3 mi	19.0% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Beechwood Trails	5.7 mi	1.7% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Pickerington	5.9 mi	23.2% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Violet Township	5.9 mi	17.4% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Harrison Township (Licking County), OH (5.0%), Beechwood Trails, OH (1.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pataskala, OH (27.9%), Reynoldsburg, OH (38.4%).

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
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)
19	Madison Township (Licking County)	18.9% (±9.0 points)
20	Granville	18.4% (±5.8 points)
21	Hopewell Township (Licking County)	18.3% (±12.7 points)
22	Alexandria	16.8% (±10.6 points)
23	Granville Township (Licking County)	16.2% (±3.8 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 Etna Township

How many renters are there in Etna Township?

Etna Township has an estimated 1,474 (±276) renting households, 20.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Etna Township?

In Etna Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Etna Township?

A renting household in Etna Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Etna Township?

The median renting household in Etna Township, OH has an income of $60,273 (±$17,506) a year, against $111,964 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 Etna township, Licking County, Ohio (county subdivision:25690, in state:39 county:089).

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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