What percentage of people rent in Orwell Township, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Orwell Township, OH, 2020–2024
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31.2% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Orwell Township, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 396 renting households against 875 that own their home.

In Orwell Township, the share of households that rent went from 38.1% in 2015–2019 to 31.2% in 2020–2024 (−6.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.2% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 396 (±98)
Median renter income: $26,597 (±$8,977)

Who rents and who owns in Orwell Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orwell Township	Ashtabula County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.2% (±6.4 points)	24.3% (±1.4 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	396 (±98)	9,556 (±577)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	875 (±97)	29,689 (±645)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,597 (±$8,977)	$32,419 (±$2,382)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$53,949 (±$8,675)	$70,580 (±$3,892)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Orwell Township, the renter share is higher than in Ashtabula County (24.3%).

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

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

In Ashtabula County, Orwell Township ranks 7 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 555 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Orwell Township 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	38.1% (±8.6 points)	31.2% (±6.4 points)	−6.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$712 (±$72)	$816 (±$123)	+14.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,083 (±$7,150)	$46,069 (±$5,509)	−6.1%	Down 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 Orwell Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orwell Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Orwell Township	—	31.2% (±6.4 points)	—
Orwell	0.1 mi	51.1% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Windsor Township (Ashtabula County)	4.9 mi	3.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Bloomfield Township (Trumbull County)	5.1 mi	13.4% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Rome Township (Ashtabula County)	5.2 mi	6.5% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Colebrook Township	5.9 mi	14.2% (±14.5 points)	Lower
Mesopotamia Township	7.1 mi	10.3% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Greene Township	7.2 mi	15.2% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Roaming Shores	7.2 mi	3.3% (±2.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Windsor Township (Ashtabula County), OH (3.2%), Bloomfield Township (Trumbull County), OH (13.4%), Rome Township (Ashtabula County), OH (6.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Orwell, OH (51.1%).

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

Households that rent across Ashtabula County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Orwell	51.1% (±8.0 points)
2	Rock Creek	48.3% (±10.2 points)
3	Andover	42.6% (±13.5 points)
4	Ashtabula	41.9% (±3.5 points)
5	Ashtabula Township	41.3% (±3.2 points)
6	Geneva-on-the-Lake	33.0% (±9.9 points)
7	Orwell Township	31.2% (±6.4 points)
8	Geneva	30.5% (±7.3 points)
9	Geneva Township	29.1% (±4.8 points)
10	Conneaut	29.0% (±4.1 points)
11	Jefferson Township (Ashtabula County)	28.3% (±8.6 points)
12	Jefferson	23.3% (±9.7 points)
13	Edgewood	22.0% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Ashtabula 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 Orwell Township

How many renters are there in Orwell Township?

Orwell Township has an estimated 396 (±98) renting households, 31.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Orwell Township?

In Orwell Township, the share of households that rent went from 38.1% in 2015–2019 to 31.2% in 2020–2024 (−6.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Orwell Township?

A renting household in Orwell Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Orwell Township?

The median renting household in Orwell Township, OH has an income of $26,597 (±$8,977) a year, against $53,949 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 Orwell township, Ashtabula County, Ohio (county subdivision:58870, in state:39 county:007).

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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