How many renters in Johnstown, OH pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

35.2% (±16.7 points) of renting households in Johnstown, OH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
35.2% (±16.7 points)
Paying 35% or more
30.7% (±16.2 points)
Median share of income
25.6% (±4.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Johnstown

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentJohnstownLicking CountyOhioUnited States
Less than 15%24.4% (±14.3 points)18.2%15.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%8.9% (±6.7 points)14.6%13.5%12.2%
20% to 24.9%14.4% (±7.9 points)12.5%12.9%12.6%
25% to 29.9%17.0% (±11.7 points)13.2%12.1%11.5%
30% to 34.9%4.5% (±3.9 points)6.9%8.6%9.2%
35% or more30.7% (±16.2 points)34.5%37.3%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Johnstown against Licking County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
JohnstownLicking CountyOhioUnited States
Paying 30% or more35.2% (±16.7 points)41.4% (±3.6 points)45.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more30.7% (±16.2 points)34.5% (±3.2 points)37.3% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income25.6% (±4.6 points)26.7% (±1.1 points)28.3% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$66,473 (±$17,321)$47,498 (±$3,500)$42,829 (±$325)$52,966
Median gross rent$886 (±$261)$1,078 (±$34)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413

In Johnstown, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Licking County (41.4%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (45.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Licking County, Johnstown ranks 26 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1316 of 2,271.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Johnstown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Johnstown
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Johnstown—35.2% (±16.7 points)—
Monroe Township (Licking County)1.8 mi36.8% (±15.6 points)Not measurably different
Jersey Township4.6 mi48.5% (±39.1 points)Not measurably different
Alexandria5.7 mi30.0% (±72.8 points)Not measurably different
Hartford Township (Licking County)6.0 mi64.9% (±66.3 points)Not measurably different
St. Albans Township6.0 mi50.8% (±32.3 points)Not measurably different
Harlem Township6.2 mi16.7% (±33.1 points)Not measurably different
New Albany6.2 mi35.6% (±18.8 points)Not measurably different
Hartford (Croton)6.3 mi64.9% (±66.3 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Licking County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
20Buckeye Lake38.1% (±18.6 points)
21 (tie)Granville38.0% (±20.4 points)
21 (tie)Hanover Township (Licking County)38.0% (±23.6 points)
23Heath37.6% (±10.8 points)
24Pataskala36.9% (±14.4 points)
25Monroe Township (Licking County)36.8% (±15.6 points)
26Johnstown35.2% (±16.7 points)
27Hanover32.4% (±24.8 points)
28Alexandria30.0% (±72.8 points)
29Washington Township (Licking County)27.8% (±16.8 points)
30Utica19.5% (±13.2 points)
31Hopewell Township (Licking County)14.6% (±23.6 points)
32Harbor Hills10.7% (±45.5 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Licking County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Johnstown

Are renters in Johnstown rent-burdened?

35.2% of renting households in Johnstown pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Johnstown spend on rent?

The median renting household in Johnstown, OH spends 25.6% (±4.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Johnstown city, Ohio (place:39340, in state:39).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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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.

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