Housing data for Sunfish Township, OH

Sunfish Township, OH has an estimated 1,828 residents and 606 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Pike County.

21.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,113 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,828 (±550)
Housing units
606 (±168)
Households that rent
21.6%
Median gross rent
$1,113
Residents since 2015–2019
+51.8%

What stands out in Sunfish Township

Average commute: 49.7 minutes (±18.1) in Sunfish Township, higher than in Pike County (29.7 minutes).

Median gross rent: $1,113 (±$39) in Sunfish Township, higher than in Pike County ($907).

Housing in Sunfish Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,113 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 22.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 21.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $56,653 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $138,700 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $966 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,261 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 77.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 39.0% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 63.0% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 49.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +51.8% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 11.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 3.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Sunfish Township against Pike County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Sunfish TownshipPike CountyOhioUnited States
Residents1,828 (±550)27,044 (exact)11,810,293 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units606 (±168)12,107 (±28)5,292,391 (±464)143,775,355
Households that rent21.6% (±15.0 points)31.5% (±3.2 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,113 (±$39)$907 (±$73)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$56,653 (±$39,539)$52,736 (±$4,871)$71,389 (±$321)$80,734
Median home value$138,700 (±$38,235)$163,800 (±$5,667)$214,800 (±$742)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,261 (±$253)$1,355 (±$90)$2,822 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198039.0% (±17.3 points)50.6% (±4.9 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute49.7 minutes (±18.1)29.7 minutes (±2.3)23.4 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.7% (±10.0 points)82.3% (±3.1 points)90.1% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents37.6 years (±8.5)41.7 years (±0.8)39.7 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Sunfish Township covers 32.7 square miles of land, about 56 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Sunfish Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,204 (±341)1,828 (±550)+51.8%Not a measurable change
Housing units539 (±127)606 (±168)+12.4%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$701 (±$251)$1,113 (±$39)+58.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$97,800 (±$34,991)$138,700 (±$38,235)+41.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$48,750 (±$23,624)$56,653 (±$39,539)+16.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,025 (±$490)$966 (±$304)−5.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,222 (±$502)$1,261 (±$253)+3.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent27.5% (±17.2 points)21.6% (±15.0 points)−5.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±20.6 points)0.0% (±25.1 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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.

Crime reported to police in Pike County

Sunfish Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Pike County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Pike County recorded 221 violent and 1,082 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Sunfish Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
4566129%6,823$863$155,100$52,633

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Sunfish Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Camp Creek Township6.1 mi$1,058$195,80035.9%
Rarden Township6.1 mi$842$46,60013.6%
Mifflin Township (Pike County)7.0 mi$762$122,40019.6%
Franklin Township (Adams County)7.0 mi$918$166,80021.1%
Newton Township (Pike County)7.2 mi—$163,90036.8%
Rarden7.6 mi—$67,8008.2%
Benton Township (Pike County)8.0 mi$842$150,80022.2%
Sinking Spring9.2 mi—$151,6005.9%

Places in Ohio most like Sunfish Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Rush Township (Scioto County)$1,001$160,800$55,92521.0%
Washington Township (Clermont County)$1,241$232,000$56,72618.1%
Brush Creek Township (Adams County)$763$173,900$67,30821.4%
Windsor Township (Morgan County)$941$140,300$55,71427.5%
Brush Creek Township (Scioto County)$806$137,700$75,31320.0%
Perry Township (Gallia County)$831$112,200$60,22115.0%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Ohio.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Sunfish Township, fiscal year 2027

Pike County, OH, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$815$825$1,079$1,300$1,418

HUD income limits for Sunfish Township, fiscal year 2026

Pike County, OH, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,450$30,700$49,150
2 people$21,640$35,100$56,150
3 people$27,320$39,500$63,150
4 people$33,000$43,850$70,150
5 people$38,680$47,400$75,800
6 people$44,360$50,900$81,400
7 people$50,040$54,400$87,000
8 people$55,720$57,900$92,600

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Pike County, OH, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $71,600.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

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 Sunfish Township

What is the average home value in Sunfish Township, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $138,700 (±$38,235) for owner-occupied homes in Sunfish Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Sunfish Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Sunfish Township, OH is $966 (±$304) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Sunfish Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Sunfish Township, OH is $1,261 (±$253) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Sunfish Township?

Sunfish Township, OH has an estimated 606 (±168) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Sunfish Township?

39.0% of homes in Sunfish Township, OH were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common way to heat a home in Sunfish Township?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Sunfish Township, used by 63.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Sunfish Township growing?

In Sunfish Township, the number of residents went from 1,204 in 2015–2019 to 1,828 in 2020–2024 (+51.8%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Sunfish Township?

The ZIP code that covers Sunfish Township is 45661.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 45661?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 45661 is $863 (±$63) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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) for Sunfish township, Pike County, Ohio (county subdivision:75637, in state:39 county:131).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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