What percentage of people rent in Kenton, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Kenton, OH, 2020–2024
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27.5% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Kenton, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 921 renting households against 2,426 that own their home.

In Kenton, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−14.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.5% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 921 (±270)
Median renter income: $23,017 (±$7,308)

Who rents and who owns in Kenton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kenton	Hardin County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.5% (±7.6 points)	25.3% (±2.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	921 (±270)	2,968 (±362)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,426 (±296)	8,756 (±359)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,017 (±$7,308)	$40,974 (±$6,105)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,500 (±$17,865)	$74,626 (±$5,983)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Kenton, the renter share is not measurably different from Hardin County (25.3%).

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

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

In Hardin County, Kenton ranks 7 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 735 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Kenton 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	41.8% (±5.4 points)	27.5% (±7.6 points)	−14.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$608 (±$55)	$625 (±$141)	+2.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,613 (±$3,641)	$56,033 (±$5,643)	+38.0%	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 Kenton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kenton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kenton	—	27.5% (±7.6 points)	—
Buck Township	2.4 mi	34.9% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Township (Hardin County)	3.0 mi	22.3% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lynn Township	4.9 mi	3.5% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Cessna Township	6.4 mi	28.7% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Goshen Township (Hardin County)	6.9 mi	57.1% (±24.6 points)	Higher
Taylor Creek Township	7.3 mi	16.3% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Dudley Township	7.6 mi	21.0% (±15.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Victory	9.0 mi	26.0% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lynn Township, OH (3.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Goshen Township (Hardin County), OH (57.1%).

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

Households that rent across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Goshen Township (Hardin County)	57.1% (±24.6 points)
2	Ada	55.7% (±8.7 points)
3	Liberty Township (Hardin County)	43.7% (±7.4 points)
4	Patterson	41.8% (±28.4 points)
5	Buck Township	34.9% (±14.0 points)
6	Cessna Township	28.7% (±19.8 points)
7	Kenton	27.5% (±7.6 points)
8	Alger	26.9% (±11.4 points)
9	Mount Victory	26.0% (±12.3 points)
10	Forest	25.6% (±7.1 points)
11	Dunkirk	25.1% (±9.4 points)
12	Jackson Township (Hardin County)	24.9% (±8.9 points)
13	Pleasant Township (Hardin County)	22.3% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Hardin 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 Kenton

How many renters are there in Kenton?

Kenton has an estimated 921 (±270) renting households, 27.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kenton?

In Kenton, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.5% in 2020–2024 (−14.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Kenton?

A renting household in Kenton has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kenton?

The median renting household in Kenton, OH has an income of $23,017 (±$7,308) a year, against $70,500 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 Kenton city, Ohio (place:39886, 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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