What percentage of people rent in Norton, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Norton, OH, 2020–2024
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12.6% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Norton, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 622 renting households against 4,320 that own their home.

In Norton, the share of households that rent went from 16.2% in 2015–2019 to 12.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.6% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 622 (±178)
Median renter income: $69,183 (±$13,480)

Who rents and who owns in Norton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Norton	Summit County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.6% (±3.5 points)	32.5% (±0.7 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	622 (±178)	75,130 (±1,691)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,320 (±238)	156,137 (±1,656)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$69,183 (±$13,480)	$41,345 (±$1,452)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,873 (±$6,418)	$91,848 (±$1,541)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Norton, the renter share is lower than in Summit County (32.5%).

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

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

In Summit County, Norton ranks 23 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1714 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Norton 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	16.2% (±3.2 points)	12.6% (±3.5 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$973 (±$38)	$1,059 (±$136)	+8.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,457 (±$4,192)	$90,464 (±$4,810)	+32.1%	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 Norton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Norton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Norton	—	12.6% (±3.5 points)	—
Barberton	2.6 mi	37.7% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Copley Township	3.9 mi	25.9% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Wadsworth	4.5 mi	32.1% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Doylestown	4.8 mi	23.6% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Portage Lakes	5.7 mi	38.6% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Wadsworth Township	6.0 mi	6.1% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Coventry Township	6.0 mi	32.9% (±6.5 points)	Higher
New Franklin	6.1 mi	11.7% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wadsworth Township, OH (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Barberton, OH (37.7%), Copley Township, OH (25.9%), Wadsworth, OH (32.1%).

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

Households that rent across Summit County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	Richfield	15.5% (±5.8 points)
18	Peninsula	15.2% (±6.3 points)
19 (tie)	Reminderville	14.7% (±7.1 points)
19 (tie)	Springfield Township (Summit County)	14.7% (±3.0 points)
21	Sagamore Hills Township	14.6% (±3.8 points)
22	Twinsburg Township	13.7% (±4.7 points)
23	Norton	12.6% (±3.5 points)
24	Mogadore	12.2% (±4.7 points)
25	New Franklin	11.7% (±2.7 points)
26	Hudson	11.6% (±2.4 points)
27	Clinton	11.2% (±6.8 points)
28	Richfield Township (Summit County)	9.8% (±3.5 points)
29	Macedonia	9.6% (±4.2 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Summit 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 Norton

How many renters are there in Norton?

Norton has an estimated 622 (±178) renting households, 12.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Norton?

In Norton, the share of households that rent went from 16.2% in 2015–2019 to 12.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Norton?

A renting household in Norton has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Norton?

The median renting household in Norton, OH has an income of $69,183 (±$13,480) a year, against $94,873 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 Norton city, Ohio (place:57260, 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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