What percentage of people rent in Powell, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Powell, OH, 2020–2024
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12.0% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Powell, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 618 renting households against 4,545 that own their home.

In Powell, the share of households that rent went from 2.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.0% in 2020–2024 (+10.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.0% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 618 (±189)
Median renter income: $92,609 (±$37,195)

Who rents and who owns in Powell

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Powell	Delaware County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.0% (±3.4 points)	21.5% (±1.4 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	618 (±189)	17,680 (±1,161)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,545 (±201)	64,607 (±1,081)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$92,609 (±$37,195)	$68,292 (±$7,463)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$212,299 (±$17,282)	$156,096 (±$3,181)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Powell, the renter share is lower than in Delaware County (21.5%).

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

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

In Delaware County, Powell ranks 11 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1758 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Powell 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	2.0% (±1.2 points)	12.0% (±3.4 points)	+10.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,677 (±$216)	$2,194 (±$379)	+30.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$157,149 (±$9,884)	$195,495 (±$11,041)	+24.4%	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 Powell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Powell
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Powell	—	12.0% (±3.4 points)	—
Liberty Township (Delaware County)	1.5 mi	15.0% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Shawnee Hills	2.9 mi	12.9% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Perry Township (Franklin County)	3.3 mi	2.8% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Washington Township (Delaware County)	3.6 mi	5.1% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Orange Township (Delaware County)	4.7 mi	26.3% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Concord Township (Delaware County)	5.0 mi	7.2% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dublin	5.1 mi	22.9% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Washington Township (Union County, township, 81242)	5.4 mi	1.4% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Perry Township (Franklin County), OH (2.8%), Washington Township (Delaware County), OH (5.1%), Washington Township (Union County, township, 81242), OH (1.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Orange Township (Delaware County), OH (26.3%), Dublin, OH (22.9%).

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

Households that rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Liberty Township (Delaware County)	15.0% (±3.0 points)
6	Berkshire Township	13.5% (±6.5 points)
7	Marlboro Township (Delaware County)	13.3% (±24.9 points)
8	Delaware Township (Delaware County)	13.2% (±6.3 points)
9	Shawnee Hills	12.9% (±8.1 points)
10	Harlem Township	12.2% (±8.2 points)
11	Powell	12.0% (±3.4 points)
12	Thompson Township (Delaware County)	10.9% (±11.1 points)
13	Galena	8.0% (±4.2 points)
14	Berlin Township (Delaware County)	7.5% (±3.8 points)
15	Concord Township (Delaware County)	7.2% (±3.7 points)
16	Oxford Township (Delaware County)	5.7% (±6.5 points)
17	Kingston Township	5.2% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Delaware 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 Powell

How many renters are there in Powell?

Powell has an estimated 618 (±189) renting households, 12.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Powell?

In Powell, the share of households that rent went from 2.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.0% in 2020–2024 (+10.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Powell?

A renting household in Powell has 1.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Powell?

The median renting household in Powell, OH has an income of $92,609 (±$37,195) a year, against $212,299 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 Powell city, Ohio (place:64486, 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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