How many renters in Ravenna, OH pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

57.9% (±10.6 points) of renting households in Ravenna, OH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 40.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
57.9% (±10.6 points)
Paying 35% or more
51.3% (±9.7 points)
Median share of income
40.1% (±15.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ravenna

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentRavennaPortage CountyOhioUnited States
Less than 15%14.1% (±5.8 points)14.6%15.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%12.2% (±5.0 points)8.7%13.5%12.2%
20% to 24.9%8.3% (±4.3 points)12.6%12.9%12.6%
25% to 29.9%7.4% (±4.0 points)9.4%12.1%11.5%
30% to 34.9%6.6% (±4.2 points)8.1%8.6%9.2%
35% or more51.3% (±9.7 points)46.7%37.3%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Ravenna against Portage County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
RavennaPortage CountyOhioUnited States
Paying 30% or more57.9% (±10.6 points)54.8% (±4.0 points)45.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more51.3% (±9.7 points)46.7% (±3.5 points)37.3% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income40.1% (±15.0 points)33.0% (±2.0 points)28.3% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$26,846 (±$5,310)$38,590 (±$2,747)$42,829 (±$325)$52,966
Median gross rent$947 (±$78)$1,064 (±$33)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413

In Ravenna, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Portage County (54.8%).

It is also higher than in Ohio (45.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Portage County, Ravenna ranks 9 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 417 of 2,271.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Ravenna

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ravenna
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Ravenna—57.9% (±10.6 points)—
Ravenna Township0.5 mi39.2% (±16.7 points)Not measurably different
Rootstown Township4.7 mi44.4% (±20.6 points)Not measurably different
Shalersville Township5.2 mi52.7% (±28.4 points)Not measurably different
Franklin Township (Portage County)5.4 mi69.3% (±12.4 points)Not measurably different
Charlestown Township5.4 mi54.0% (±26.3 points)Not measurably different
Kent6.3 mi65.6% (±7.9 points)Not measurably different
Edinburg Township6.6 mi6.5% (±22.6 points)Lower
Brimfield Township7.0 mi40.8% (±14.5 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Edinburg Township, OH (6.5%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Portage County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
3Palmyra Township82.7% (±29.1 points)
4Windham71.6% (±21.7 points)
5Franklin Township (Portage County)69.3% (±12.4 points)
6Kent65.6% (±7.9 points)
7Mantua Township62.9% (±73.6 points)
8Randolph Township58.5% (±42.6 points)
9Ravenna57.9% (±10.6 points)
10Garrettsville55.8% (±26.5 points)
11Charlestown Township54.0% (±26.3 points)
12Shalersville Township52.7% (±28.4 points)
13Aurora51.6% (±18.8 points)
14Deerfield Township (Portage County)50.3% (±32.6 points)
15Hiram49.4% (±28.7 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Portage County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ravenna

Are renters in Ravenna rent-burdened?

57.9% of renting households in Ravenna pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Ravenna spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ravenna, OH spends 40.1% (±15.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Ravenna city, Ohio (place:65592, in state:39).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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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.

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