How many renters in Mount Gilead, OH pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Mount Gilead, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.6% (±21.1 points) of renting households in Mount Gilead, OH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.6% (±21.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.2% (±17.5 points)
Median share of income: 27.9% (±10.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Gilead

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Gilead	Morrow County	Ohio	United States
Less than 15%	16.0% (±10.7 points)	16.3%	15.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.7% (±10.7 points)	16.5%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	21.3% (±16.8 points)	16.8%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.5% (±4.0 points)	8.9%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.4% (±11.8 points)	12.6%	8.6%	9.2%
35% or more	35.2% (±17.5 points)	29.0%	37.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Mount Gilead against Morrow County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Gilead	Morrow County	Ohio	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.6% (±21.1 points)	41.6% (±9.5 points)	45.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.2% (±17.5 points)	29.0% (±8.0 points)	37.3% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.9% (±10.0 points)	25.3% (±3.4 points)	28.3% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,390 (±$10,838)	$42,276 (±$8,364)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$799 (±$101)	$937 (±$64)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413

In Mount Gilead, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Morrow County (41.6%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (45.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Morrow County, Mount Gilead ranks 4 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 706 of 2,271.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Mount Gilead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Gilead
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Gilead	—	48.6% (±21.1 points)	—
Gilead Township	0.2 mi	50.2% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Edison	1.9 mi	42.2% (±29.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cardington Township	5.1 mi	37.5% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cardington	5.2 mi	33.9% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Congress Township (Morrow County)	5.5 mi	20.7% (±23.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fulton	6.3 mi	50.0% (±92.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township	6.6 mi	18.7% (±23.6 points)	Not measurably different
Harmony Township (Morrow County)	6.7 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Morrow County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Chester Township (Morrow County)	55.1% (±39.1 points)
2	Gilead Township	50.2% (±18.6 points)
3	Fulton	50.0% (±92.2 points)
4	Mount Gilead	48.6% (±21.1 points)
5	Bennington Township (Morrow County)	48.2% (±28.5 points)
6	Troy Township (Morrow County)	46.7% (±56.0 points)
7	North Bloomfield Township	44.3% (±55.3 points)
8	Edison	42.2% (±29.2 points)
9	Cardington Township	37.5% (±22.2 points)
10	Cardington	33.9% (±20.7 points)

Showing 10 of 20 places in Morrow County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mount Gilead

Are renters in Mount Gilead rent-burdened?

48.6% of renting households in Mount Gilead pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Mount Gilead spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Gilead, OH spends 27.9% (±10.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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