What percentage of people rent in Plain City, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Plain City, OH, 2020–2024
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18.0% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Plain City, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 279 renting households against 1,268 that own their home.

In Plain City, the share of households that rent went from 26.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.0% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 279 (±101)
Median renter income: $48,317 (±$31,470)

Who rents and who owns in Plain City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plain City	Madison County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.0% (±6.2 points)	22.5% (±2.3 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	279 (±101)	3,524 (±368)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,268 (±168)	12,162 (±392)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,317 (±$31,470)	$45,398 (±$2,957)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$129,779 (±$10,056)	$106,946 (±$4,663)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Madison County, Plain City ranks 12 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1315 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Plain City 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	26.7% (±6.4 points)	18.0% (±6.2 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$921 (±$74)	$985 (±$327)	+6.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$78,774 (±$10,540)	$117,972 (±$27,248)	+49.8%	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 Plain City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plain City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plain City	—	18.0% (±6.2 points)	—
Darby Township (Madison County)	1.3 mi	14.7% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
New California	3.5 mi	6.8% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Jerome Township	3.5 mi	14.7% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Canaan Township (Madison County)	3.9 mi	5.6% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Unionville Center	4.1 mi	15.6% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Darby Township (Union County)	4.8 mi	12.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Union County, township, 81242)	5.7 mi	1.4% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Washington Township (Franklin County)	6.7 mi	28.4% (±3.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New California, OH (6.8%), Canaan Township (Madison County), OH (5.6%), Washington Township (Union County, township, 81242), OH (1.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Washington Township (Franklin County), OH (28.4%).

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
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)
14	Union Township (Madison County)	17.1% (±11.9 points)
15	Fairfield Township (Madison County)	16.0% (±8.7 points)
16	Darby Township (Madison County)	14.7% (±5.5 points)
17	Monroe Township (Madison County)	14.6% (±8.8 points)
18	Choctaw Lake	8.8% (±7.9 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 Plain City

How many renters are there in Plain City?

Plain City has an estimated 279 (±101) renting households, 18.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plain City?

In Plain City, the share of households that rent went from 26.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plain City?

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

How much do renters earn in Plain City?

The median renting household in Plain City, OH has an income of $48,317 (±$31,470) a year, against $129,779 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 Plain City village, Ohio (place:63030, 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.