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

Name: Rent burden in Mount Orab, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.7% (±22.4 points) of renting households in Mount Orab, OH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.7% (±22.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.8% (±15.3 points)
Median share of income: 32.7% (±3.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Orab

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Orab	Brown County	Ohio	United States
Less than 15%	20.9% (±15.7 points)	20.9%	15.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.5% (±5.5 points)	15.6%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.5% (±6.5 points)	9.5%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.4% (±5.6 points)	5.2%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	24.9% (±16.4 points)	11.5%	8.6%	9.2%
35% or more	38.8% (±15.3 points)	37.2%	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 Orab against Brown County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Orab	Brown County	Ohio	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.7% (±22.4 points)	48.7% (±8.8 points)	45.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.8% (±15.3 points)	37.2% (±7.1 points)	37.3% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.7% (±3.8 points)	28.8% (±6.3 points)	28.3% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,478 (±$9,329)	$33,219 (±$6,538)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$805 (±$99)	$817 (±$45)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413

In Mount Orab, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Brown County (48.7%).

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

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

In Brown County, Mount Orab ranks 5 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 298 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 Orab

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Orab
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Orab	—	63.7% (±22.4 points)	—
Pike Township (Brown County)	2.2 mi	36.1% (±26.8 points)	Not measurably different
Green Township (Brown County)	3.4 mi	64.8% (±28.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling Township	4.5 mi	45.4% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
Scott Township (Brown County)	5.6 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Clay Township (Highland County)	5.7 mi	16.7% (±52.9 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Brown County)	6.4 mi	45.9% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
Williamsburg	6.8 mi	56.0% (±20.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sardinia	6.9 mi	52.1% (±26.1 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 Brown County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Scott Township (Brown County)	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Franklin Township (Brown County)	75.6% (±65.1 points)
3	Russellville	69.8% (±35.0 points)
4	Green Township (Brown County)	64.8% (±28.9 points)
5	Mount Orab	63.7% (±22.4 points)
6 (tie)	Georgetown	60.9% (±24.6 points)
6 (tie)	Pleasant Township (Brown County)	60.9% (±24.6 points)
8	Jefferson Township (Brown County)	52.4% (±32.0 points)
9	Sardinia	52.1% (±26.1 points)
10	Eagle Township (Brown County)	51.7% (±52.8 points)
11	Ripley	48.2% (±15.1 points)

Showing 11 of 27 places in Brown 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 Orab

Are renters in Mount Orab rent-burdened?

63.7% of renting households in Mount Orab 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 Orab spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Orab, OH spends 32.7% (±3.8 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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