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

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Township (Wood County), OH, 2020–2024
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20.5% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Township (Wood County), OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 972 renting households against 3,762 that own their home.

In Lake Township (Wood County), the share of households that rent went from 18.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.5% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 972 (±185)
Median renter income: $47,357 (±$10,038)

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

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Township (Wood County)	Wood County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.5% (±3.7 points)	35.6% (±1.4 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	972 (±185)	19,318 (±792)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,762 (±263)	34,939 (±777)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,357 (±$10,038)	$43,722 (±$3,113)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,255 (±$12,200)	$97,776 (±$3,896)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Lake Township (Wood County), the renter share is lower than in Wood County (35.6%).

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

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

In Wood County, Lake Township (Wood County) ranks 26 of 44 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1150 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Lake Township (Wood 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	18.6% (±3.0 points)	20.5% (±3.7 points)	+1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$737 (±$58)	$1,014 (±$131)	+37.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,653 (±$8,390)	$72,222 (±$3,367)	+19.1%	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 (Wood County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Township (Wood County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Township (Wood County)	—	20.5% (±3.7 points)	—
Millbury	2.4 mi	24.6% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Walbridge	2.6 mi	25.7% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Northwood	4.1 mi	16.4% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Troy Township (Wood County)	5.2 mi	29.3% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Clay Center	5.6 mi	23.0% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rossford	5.7 mi	35.7% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Genoa	5.8 mi	26.4% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Perrysburg Township	5.9 mi	39.2% (±4.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Troy Township (Wood County), OH (29.3%), Rossford, OH (35.7%), Perrysburg Township, OH (39.2%).

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

Households that rent across Wood County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20	Bloom Township (Wood County)	22.7% (±6.8 points)
21	Bradner	22.5% (±11.1 points)
22	Freedom Township (Wood County)	22.3% (±6.3 points)
23	Tontogany	22.2% (±11.5 points)
24	North Baltimore	21.2% (±8.2 points)
25	Weston Township	21.1% (±9.1 points)
26	Lake Township (Wood County)	20.5% (±3.7 points)
27	Henry Township	20.1% (±7.3 points)
28	Webster Township	18.6% (±14.9 points)
29	Montgomery Township (Wood County)	18.2% (±4.6 points)
30	Liberty Township (Wood County)	16.9% (±7.2 points)
31	Northwood	16.4% (±9.4 points)
32	West Millgrove	15.6% (±16.7 points)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Wood 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 (Wood County)

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

Lake Township (Wood County) has an estimated 972 (±185) renting households, 20.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Township (Wood County)?

In Lake Township (Wood County), the share of households that rent went from 18.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

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

A renting household in Lake Township (Wood County) has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

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

The median renting household in Lake Township (Wood County), OH has an income of $47,357 (±$10,038) a year, against $77,255 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, Wood County, Ohio (county subdivision:41328, in state:39 county:173).

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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