What percentage of people rent in Mount Sterling, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Sterling, OH, 2020–2024
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27.7% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Sterling, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 184 renting households against 480 that own their home.

In Mount Sterling, the share of households that rent went from 48.6% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−20.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.7% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 184 (±63)
Median renter income: $44,464 (±$8,440)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Sterling

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Sterling	Madison County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.7% (±9.0 points)	22.5% (±2.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	184 (±63)	3,524 (±368)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	480 (±114)	12,162 (±392)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.8)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,464 (±$8,440)	$45,398 (±$2,957)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,208 (±$22,374)	$106,946 (±$4,663)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Mount Sterling, the renter share is not measurably different from Madison County (22.5%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (32.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Madison County, Mount Sterling ranks 7 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 725 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Mount Sterling 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	48.6% (±6.1 points)	27.7% (±9.0 points)	−20.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$741 (±$112)	$835 (±$94)	+12.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,591 (±$6,590)	$72,692 (±$16,301)	+63.0%	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 Mount Sterling

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Sterling
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Sterling	—	27.7% (±9.0 points)	—
Pleasant Township (Madison County)	2.1 mi	20.1% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Fayette County)	4.1 mi	9.1% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Darby Township (Pickaway County)	4.8 mi	15.5% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe Township (Pickaway County)	6.1 mi	2.5% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Range Township	7.8 mi	35.9% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Run Township	8.4 mi	21.0% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Muhlenberg Township	8.5 mi	4.3% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Darbyville	8.6 mi	32.2% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Madison Township (Fayette County), OH (9.1%), Monroe Township (Pickaway County), OH (2.5%), Muhlenberg Township, OH (4.3%).

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

Households that rent across Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Deer Creek Township	39.6% (±21.4 points)
2	Pike Township (Madison County)	38.7% (±26.9 points)
3	Midway	37.9% (±16.4 points)
4	London	36.3% (±5.7 points)
5	Range Township	35.9% (±12.2 points)
6	Stokes Township (Madison County)	34.1% (±14.5 points)
7	Mount Sterling	27.7% (±9.0 points)
8	South Solon	26.8% (±19.4 points)
9	West Jefferson	22.5% (±6.7 points)
10	Oak Run Township	21.0% (±21.1 points)
11	Pleasant Township (Madison County)	20.1% (±6.3 points)
12	Plain City	18.0% (±6.2 points)
13	Jefferson Township (Madison County)	17.5% (±4.5 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Madison 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 Sterling

How many renters are there in Mount Sterling?

Mount Sterling has an estimated 184 (±63) renting households, 27.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Sterling?

In Mount Sterling, the share of households that rent went from 48.6% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−20.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Mount Sterling?

A renting household in Mount Sterling has 2.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Sterling?

The median renting household in Mount Sterling, OH has an income of $44,464 (±$8,440) a year, against $100,208 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 Sterling village, Ohio (place:53046, 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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