What percentage of people rent in Nelsonville, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Nelsonville, OH, 2020–2024
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60.5% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Nelsonville, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 911 renting households against 596 that own their home.

In Nelsonville, the share of households that rent went from 57.7% in 2015–2019 to 60.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 60.5% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 911 (±192)
Median renter income: $29,821 (±$15,486)

Who rents and who owns in Nelsonville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nelsonville	Athens County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	60.5% (±8.0 points)	39.6% (±2.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	911 (±192)	9,115 (±600)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	596 (±135)	13,899 (±516)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,821 (±$15,486)	$27,204 (±$3,597)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,383 (±$12,840)	$77,750 (±$4,814)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Nelsonville, the renter share is higher than in Athens County (39.6%).

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

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

In Athens County, Nelsonville ranks 2 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 24 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Nelsonville 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	57.7% (±6.1 points)	60.5% (±8.0 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$750 (±$67)	$773 (±$33)	+3.1%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$28,886 (±$6,199)	$49,750 (±$16,007)	+72.2%	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 Nelsonville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nelsonville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Nelsonville	—	60.5% (±8.0 points)	—
Buchtel	2.2 mi	23.2% (±14.0 points)	Lower
York Township (Athens County)	2.2 mi	49.9% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Ward Township	3.3 mi	27.8% (±17.0 points)	Lower
Murray City	4.4 mi	10.2% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Dover Township (Athens County)	5.3 mi	31.5% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Chauncey	6.5 mi	47.4% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Starr Township	6.6 mi	22.6% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Trimble Township	6.9 mi	23.8% (±5.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buchtel, OH (23.2%), York Township (Athens County), OH (49.9%), Ward Township, OH (27.8%).

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

Households that rent across Athens County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Athens	67.4% (±3.7 points)
2	Nelsonville	60.5% (±8.0 points)
3	Athens Township (Athens County)	56.5% (±3.8 points)
4	York Township (Athens County)	49.9% (±6.4 points)
5	Chauncey	47.4% (±12.7 points)
6	The Plains	45.8% (±13.4 points)
7	Albany	43.0% (±13.7 points)
8	Canaan Township (Athens County)	33.3% (±9.2 points)

Showing 8 of 25 places in Athens 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 Nelsonville

How many renters are there in Nelsonville?

Nelsonville has an estimated 911 (±192) renting households, 60.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Nelsonville?

In Nelsonville, the share of households that rent went from 57.7% in 2015–2019 to 60.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Nelsonville?

A renting household in Nelsonville has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Nelsonville?

The median renting household in Nelsonville, OH has an income of $29,821 (±$15,486) a year, against $62,383 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 Nelsonville city, Ohio (place:53886, 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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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.