What percentage of people rent in Lake Township (Stark County), OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Township (Stark County), OH, 2020–2024
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17.2% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Township (Stark County), OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,985 renting households against 9,558 that own their home.

In Lake Township (Stark County), the share of households that rent went from 15.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.2% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 1,985 (±301)
Median renter income: $42,549 (±$6,708)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Township (Stark County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Township (Stark County)	Stark County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.2% (±2.4 points)	30.8% (±0.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,985 (±301)	47,991 (±1,380)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,558 (±410)	107,964 (±1,420)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,549 (±$6,708)	$39,074 (±$1,984)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,926 (±$6,157)	$83,810 (±$1,811)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Lake Township (Stark County), the renter share is lower than in Stark County (30.8%).

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

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

In Stark County, Lake Township (Stark County) ranks 31 of 41 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1377 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Lake Township (Stark 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	15.8% (±2.3 points)	17.2% (±2.4 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$774 (±$29)	$959 (±$30)	+23.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$79,984 (±$5,553)	$101,402 (±$6,905)	+26.8%	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 Lake Township (Stark County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Township (Stark County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Township (Stark County)	—	17.2% (±2.4 points)	—
Hartville	1.6 mi	35.8% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Uniontown	2.7 mi	18.1% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Greentown	2.7 mi	9.9% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Middlebranch	3.5 mi	17.5% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Suffield	4.9 mi	29.9% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Plain Township (Stark County)	5.2 mi	26.4% (±2.6 points)	Higher
North Canton	5.3 mi	30.7% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Suffield Township	5.6 mi	17.9% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greentown, OH (9.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hartville, OH (35.8%), Plain Township (Stark County), OH (26.4%), North Canton, OH (30.7%).

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

Households that rent across Stark County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
25	Lawrence Township (Stark County)	20.2% (±4.4 points)
26	Bethlehem Township (Stark County)	19.9% (±4.2 points)
27	Reedurban	19.4% (±8.8 points)
28	Magnolia	18.9% (±8.3 points)
29	Uniontown	18.1% (±5.2 points)
30	Middlebranch	17.5% (±12.9 points)
31	Lake Township (Stark County)	17.2% (±2.4 points)
32	Osnaburg Township	16.9% (±5.8 points)
33	East Sparta	14.2% (±7.8 points)
34	Pike Township (Stark County)	14.1% (±5.4 points)
35	Washington Township (Stark County)	13.4% (±7.2 points)
36	Meyers Lake	12.6% (±5.9 points)
37	Richville	11.6% (±5.2 points)

Showing 13 of 41 places in Stark 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 Lake Township (Stark County)

How many renters are there in Lake Township (Stark County)?

Lake Township (Stark County) has an estimated 1,985 (±301) renting households, 17.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Township (Stark County)?

In Lake Township (Stark County), the share of households that rent went from 15.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Township (Stark County)?

A renting household in Lake Township (Stark County) has 1.9 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Township (Stark County)?

The median renting household in Lake Township (Stark County), OH has an income of $42,549 (±$6,708) a year, against $113,926 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 Lake township, Stark County, Ohio (county subdivision:41314, in state:39 county:151).

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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