How many renters in Richland Township (Belmont County), OH pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Richland Township (Belmont County), OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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46.5% (±13.2 points) of renting households in Richland Township (Belmont County), OH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 46.5% (±13.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.6% (±9.6 points)
Median share of income: 27.0% (±7.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Richland Township (Belmont County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Richland Township (Belmont County)	Belmont County	Ohio	United States
Less than 15%	21.0% (±9.2 points)	15.7%	15.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.7% (±8.2 points)	10.6%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.0% (±6.2 points)	10.2%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.8% (±4.2 points)	16.7%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.9% (±9.0 points)	8.3%	8.6%	9.2%
35% or more	34.6% (±9.6 points)	38.5%	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.

Richland Township (Belmont County) against Belmont County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Richland Township (Belmont County)	Belmont County	Ohio	United States
Paying 30% or more	46.5% (±13.2 points)	46.8% (±5.6 points)	45.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.6% (±9.6 points)	38.5% (±4.5 points)	37.3% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.0% (±7.0 points)	29.0% (±1.1 points)	28.3% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$40,828 (±$6,021)	$29,878 (±$3,462)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$929 (±$73)	$793 (±$34)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413

In Richland Township (Belmont County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Belmont County (46.8%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (45.9%).

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

In Belmont County, Richland Township (Belmont County) ranks 12 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 803 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 Richland Township (Belmont County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Richland Township (Belmont County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Richland Township (Belmont County)	—	46.5% (±13.2 points)	—
St. Clairsville	1.1 mi	48.9% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Colerain Township (Belmont County)	5.3 mi	32.9% (±33.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wheeling Township (Belmont County)	5.4 mi	18.3% (±18.5 points)	Lower
Wolfhurst	6.9 mi	30.0% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Belmont	7.3 mi	0.0% (±96.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pultney Township	7.6 mi	52.5% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brookside	7.9 mi	72.0% (±40.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pease Township	8.1 mi	48.1% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wheeling Township (Belmont County), OH (18.3%).

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 Belmont County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
6	Pultney Township	52.5% (±12.7 points)
7	Bridgeport	49.5% (±20.7 points)
8	Bellaire	49.3% (±13.8 points)
9	St. Clairsville	48.9% (±18.1 points)
10	Pease Township	48.1% (±10.6 points)
11	Morristown	47.1% (±83.4 points)
12	Richland Township (Belmont County)	46.5% (±13.2 points)
13	Flushing Township	42.6% (±27.6 points)
14	Bethesda	42.0% (±28.4 points)
15	Mead Township	38.9% (±17.9 points)
16	Goshen Township (Belmont County)	37.5% (±24.5 points)
17 (tie)	Powhatan Point	33.9% (±18.2 points)
17 (tie)	York Township (Belmont County)	33.9% (±18.2 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Belmont 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 Richland Township (Belmont County)

Are renters in Richland Township (Belmont County) rent-burdened?

46.5% of renting households in Richland Township (Belmont County) 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 Richland Township (Belmont County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Richland Township (Belmont County), OH spends 27.0% (±7.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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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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