What percentage of people rent in Malta Township, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Malta Township, OH, 2020–2024
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15.7% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Malta Township, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 100 renting households against 536 that own their home.

In Malta Township, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 15.7% in 2020–2024 (−14.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.7% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 100 (±47)
Median renter income: $47,083 (±$30,681)

Who rents and who owns in Malta Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Malta Township	Morgan County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.7% (±7.5 points)	21.1% (±2.7 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	100 (±47)	1,206 (±166)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	536 (±132)	4,507 (±229)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,083 (±$30,681)	$30,405 (±$6,125)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,184 (±$11,156)	$65,669 (±$5,198)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Malta Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Morgan County (21.1%).

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

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

In Morgan County, Malta Township ranks 12 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1487 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Malta 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	29.9% (±10.9 points)	15.7% (±7.5 points)	−14.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$710 (±$87)	$880 (±$125)	+23.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,270 (±$10,727)	$54,306 (±$7,452)	+20.0%	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 Malta Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Malta Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Malta Township	—	15.7% (±7.5 points)	—
Malta	1.8 mi	29.0% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
McConnelsville	3.2 mi	45.4% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Morgan Township (Morgan County)	3.2 mi	40.8% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Penn Township (Morgan County)	4.4 mi	19.0% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Morgan County)	5.3 mi	14.0% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bloom Township (Morgan County)	5.7 mi	20.8% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township (Morgan County)	5.7 mi	3.9% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Meigsville Township	7.1 mi	3.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Deerfield Township (Morgan County), OH (3.9%), Meigsville Township, OH (3.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: McConnelsville, OH (45.4%), Morgan Township (Morgan County), OH (40.8%).

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

Households that rent across Morgan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Windsor Township (Morgan County)	27.5% (±9.6 points)
7	Chesterhill	24.3% (±14.0 points)
8	Bloom Township (Morgan County)	20.8% (±12.8 points)
9	Penn Township (Morgan County)	19.0% (±14.7 points)
10	York Township (Morgan County)	16.9% (±14.4 points)
11	Marion Township (Morgan County)	16.5% (±9.5 points)
12	Malta Township	15.7% (±7.5 points)
13	Union Township (Morgan County)	14.0% (±14.3 points)
14	Homer Township (Morgan County)	13.3% (±10.7 points)
15	Center Township (Morgan County)	8.9% (±12.0 points)
16	Deerfield Township (Morgan County)	3.9% (±6.6 points)
17	Meigsville Township	3.2% (±4.4 points)
18	Bristol Township (Morgan County)	0.0% (±34.2 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Morgan 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 Malta Township

How many renters are there in Malta Township?

Malta Township has an estimated 100 (±47) renting households, 15.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Malta Township?

In Malta Township, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 15.7% in 2020–2024 (−14.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Malta Township?

A renting household in Malta Township has 3.2 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Malta Township?

The median renting household in Malta Township, OH has an income of $47,083 (±$30,681) a year, against $56,184 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 Malta township, Morgan County, Ohio (county subdivision:46984, in state:39 county:115).

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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