What percentage of people rent in Powhatan Point, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Powhatan Point, OH, 2020–2024
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36.3% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Powhatan Point, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 237 renting households against 416 that own their home.

In Powhatan Point, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.3% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 237 (±82)
Median renter income: $25,184 (±$11,972)

Who rents and who owns in Powhatan Point

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Powhatan Point	Belmont County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.3% (±9.7 points)	26.4% (±1.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	237 (±82)	7,176 (±567)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	416 (±74)	20,019 (±556)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,184 (±$11,972)	$29,878 (±$3,462)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,613 (±$9,652)	$70,854 (±$2,961)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Powhatan Point, the renter share is higher than in Belmont County (26.4%).

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

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

In Belmont County, Powhatan Point ranks 7 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 362 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Powhatan Point 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	32.6% (±6.8 points)	36.3% (±9.7 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$41,929 (±$9,743)	$48,750 (±$17,191)	+16.3%	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 Powhatan Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Powhatan Point
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Powhatan Point	—	36.3% (±9.7 points)	—
York Township (Belmont County)	2.8 mi	31.2% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Switzerland Township	5.2 mi	6.3% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Moundsville	5.5 mi	28.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mead Township	5.6 mi	21.6% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Clarington	6.4 mi	19.4% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Glen Dale	6.5 mi	14.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Salem Township (Monroe County)	8.1 mi	15.5% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Shadyside	8.2 mi	27.0% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Switzerland Township, OH (6.3%), Mead Township, OH (21.6%), Clarington, OH (19.4%).

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

Households that rent across Belmont County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wolfhurst	51.7% (±15.1 points)
2	Wayne Township (Belmont County)	47.7% (±40.6 points)
3	Bellaire	46.8% (±7.8 points)
4	Martins Ferry	46.1% (±6.3 points)
5	Barnesville	43.8% (±11.5 points)
6	Bethesda	36.6% (±8.8 points)
7	Powhatan Point	36.3% (±9.7 points)
8	Pease Township	35.7% (±3.8 points)
9	Morristown	33.3% (±16.2 points)
10	Warren Township (Belmont County)	32.6% (±8.5 points)
11	Flushing Township	32.5% (±8.9 points)
12	Wheeling Township (Belmont County)	32.2% (±13.7 points)
13	St. Clairsville	32.0% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Belmont 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 Powhatan Point

How many renters are there in Powhatan Point?

Powhatan Point has an estimated 237 (±82) renting households, 36.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Powhatan Point?

In Powhatan Point, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Powhatan Point?

A renting household in Powhatan Point has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Powhatan Point?

The median renting household in Powhatan Point, OH has an income of $25,184 (±$11,972) a year, against $66,613 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 Powhatan Point village, Ohio (place:64542, in state:39).

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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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