What percentage of people rent in Mount Gilead, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Gilead, OH, 2020–2024
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48.7% (±10.9 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Gilead, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 757 renting households against 797 that own their home.

In Mount Gilead, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 48.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.7% (±10.9 points)
Renting households: 757 (±207)
Median renter income: $32,390 (±$10,838)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Gilead

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Gilead	Morrow County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.7% (±10.9 points)	18.8% (±2.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	757 (±207)	2,529 (±393)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	797 (±198)	10,934 (±409)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,390 (±$10,838)	$42,276 (±$8,364)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,109 (±$31,115)	$83,911 (±$3,934)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Mount Gilead, the renter share is higher than in Morrow County (18.8%).

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

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

In Morrow County, Mount Gilead ranks 2 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 98 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Mount Gilead 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	41.7% (±10.7 points)	48.7% (±10.9 points)	+7.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$591 (±$100)	$799 (±$101)	+35.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,660 (±$17,532)	$44,643 (±$13,024)	+25.2%	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 Mount Gilead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Gilead
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Gilead	—	48.7% (±10.9 points)	—
Gilead Township	0.2 mi	37.0% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Edison	1.9 mi	37.8% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cardington Township	5.1 mi	26.0% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Cardington	5.2 mi	30.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Candlewood Lake	5.4 mi	0.0% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Congress Township (Morrow County)	5.5 mi	15.3% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Canaan Township (Morrow County)	5.7 mi	0.0% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Fulton	6.3 mi	19.4% (±13.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cardington Township, OH (26.0%), Cardington, OH (30.9%), Candlewood Lake, OH (0.0%).

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

Households that rent across Morrow County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Marengo	50.0% (±15.6 points)
2	Mount Gilead	48.7% (±10.9 points)
3	Edison	37.8% (±14.1 points)
4	Gilead Township	37.0% (±7.9 points)
5	Perry Township (Morrow County)	31.0% (±13.0 points)
6	Cardington	30.9% (±8.7 points)
7	Cardington Township	26.0% (±8.8 points)
8	Chesterville	23.9% (±17.1 points)

Showing 8 of 24 places in Morrow 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 Mount Gilead

How many renters are there in Mount Gilead?

Mount Gilead has an estimated 757 (±207) renting households, 48.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Gilead?

In Mount Gilead, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 48.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Gilead?

A renting household in Mount Gilead has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Gilead?

The median renting household in Mount Gilead, OH has an income of $32,390 (±$10,838) a year, against $57,109 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 Mount Gilead village, Ohio (place:52738, in state:39).

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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