What percentage of people rent in Middlefield Township, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Middlefield Township, OH, 2020–2024
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13.9% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Middlefield Township, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 162 renting households against 1,004 that own their home.

In Middlefield Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.9% in 2020–2024 (−5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.9% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 162 (±81)
Median renter income: $59,474 (±$17,154)

Who rents and who owns in Middlefield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Middlefield Township	Geauga County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.9% (±6.4 points)	12.8% (±1.4 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	162 (±81)	4,590 (±489)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,004 (±132)	31,217 (±607)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.8)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.1 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,474 (±$17,154)	$57,433 (±$3,650)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,458 (±$21,696)	$119,254 (±$4,475)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Middlefield Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Geauga County (12.8%).

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

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

In Geauga County, Middlefield Township ranks 9 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1632 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Middlefield 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	19.4% (±6.6 points)	13.9% (±6.4 points)	−5.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$729 (±$251)	$641 (±$305)	−12.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,472 (±$10,356)	$74,342 (±$23,178)	+27.1%	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 Middlefield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Middlefield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Middlefield Township	—	13.9% (±6.4 points)	—
Middlefield	1.7 mi	37.0% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Mesopotamia Township	4.4 mi	10.3% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Huntsburg Township	5.1 mi	12.9% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Burton Township	5.4 mi	22.6% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Burton	5.7 mi	42.8% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Parkman Township	5.9 mi	8.3% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
West Farmington	6.3 mi	23.1% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Windsor Township (Ashtabula County)	6.7 mi	3.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Windsor Township (Ashtabula County), OH (3.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Middlefield, OH (37.0%), Burton Township, OH (22.6%), Burton, OH (42.8%).

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

Households that rent across Geauga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Chardon	33.5% (±8.1 points)
4	Burton Township	22.6% (±4.9 points)
5	Claridon Township (Geauga County)	17.0% (±7.2 points)
6	Russell Township	14.5% (±10.9 points)
7	Aquilla	14.3% (±10.4 points)
8	Bainbridge Township	14.0% (±3.9 points)
9	Middlefield Township	13.9% (±6.4 points)
10	Chesterland	13.1% (±5.2 points)
11	Huntsburg Township	12.9% (±7.2 points)
12	Chester Township (Geauga County)	12.2% (±4.3 points)
13	Troy Township (Geauga County)	10.7% (±5.3 points)
14	Montville Township (Geauga County)	9.5% (±4.4 points)
15	Hambden Township	8.4% (±5.6 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Geauga 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 Middlefield Township

How many renters are there in Middlefield Township?

Middlefield Township has an estimated 162 (±81) renting households, 13.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Middlefield Township?

In Middlefield Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.9% in 2020–2024 (−5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Middlefield Township?

A renting household in Middlefield Township has 2.5 people on average, against 4.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Middlefield Township?

The median renting household in Middlefield Township, OH has an income of $59,474 (±$17,154) a year, against $91,458 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 Middlefield township, Geauga County, Ohio (county subdivision:49714, in state:39 county:055).

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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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.