Housing data for Townsend Township (Huron County), OH

Townsend Township (Huron County), OH has an estimated 1,233 residents and 564 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Huron County.

16.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $963 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,233 (±331)
Housing units
564 (±144)
Households that rent
16.7%
Median gross rent
$963
Residents since 2015–2019
−9.7%

What stands out in Townsend Township (Huron County)

Working from home: 12.9% (±7.3 points) in Townsend Township (Huron County), higher than in Huron County (5.4%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 7.1% (±10.5 points) in Townsend Township (Huron County), lower than in Huron County (18.3%).

Housing in Townsend Township (Huron County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $963 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 16.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $72,424 median household income
  • Home values: $210,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,337 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,769 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 89.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 74.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 56.4% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 27.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −9.7% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 7.1% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Townsend Township (Huron County) against Huron County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Townsend Township (Huron County)Huron CountyOhioUnited States
Residents1,233 (±331)58,319 (exact)11,810,293 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units564 (±144)25,597 (±57)5,292,391 (±464)143,775,355
Households that rent16.7% (±10.2 points)26.0% (±2.0 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$963 (±$871)$848 (±$26)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$72,424 (±$16,877)$67,878 (±$3,144)$71,389 (±$321)$80,734
Median home value$210,500 (±$56,804)$166,000 (±$4,347)$214,800 (±$742)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,769 (±$334)$1,751 (±$59)$2,822 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198074.4% (±23.9 points)66.8% (±3.4 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute27.7 minutes (±7.1)22.4 minutes (±1.0)23.4 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband87.4% (±12.9 points)88.4% (±1.4 points)90.1% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents48.5 years (±20.2)40.1 years (±0.7)39.7 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Townsend Township (Huron County) covers 25.8 square miles of land, about 48 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Townsend Township (Huron County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,365 (±276)1,233 (±331)−9.7%Not a measurable change
Housing units742 (±137)564 (±144)−24.0%Not a measurable change
Median home value$126,700 (±$19,518)$210,500 (±$56,804)+66.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$67,933 (±$11,370)$72,424 (±$16,877)+6.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,040 (±$240)$1,337 (±$195)+28.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,521 (±$268)$1,769 (±$334)+16.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent6.6% (±4.7 points)16.7% (±10.2 points)+10.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±44.5 points)0.0% (±31.7 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.

ZIP codes in Townsend Township (Huron County)

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
4482666%1,052$1,265$200,000$70,076

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 Townsend Township (Huron County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Norwalk Township4.0 mi$678$216,30015.4%
Hartland Township4.8 mi—$186,3003.8%
Berlin Heights4.9 mi$964$177,90026.7%
Wakeman5.0 mi$816$196,30022.7%
Berlin Township (Erie County)5.5 mi$922$245,9008.1%
Norwalk5.7 mi$836$163,30034.9%
Milan5.9 mi$973$193,10020.7%
Wakeman Township6.1 mi$818$234,90024.4%

Places in Ohio most like Townsend Township (Huron County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Suffield Township$988$217,300$81,25017.9%
Union Township (Miami County)$949$186,200$69,26321.4%
York Township (Fulton County)$953$189,000$75,26319.7%
Silvercreek Township$913$175,100$68,91919.2%
Austinburg Township$902$231,100$80,75010.6%
Stoutsville$1,000$200,800$74,50012.8%

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 Townsend Township (Huron County), fiscal year 2027

Huron County, OH, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$784$789$1,003$1,258$1,535

HUD income limits for Townsend Township (Huron County), fiscal year 2026

Huron 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 Huron County, OH, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $87,400.

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 Townsend Township (Huron County)

What is the median household income in Townsend Township (Huron County)?

The median household income in Townsend Township (Huron County) is $72,424 (±$16,877) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Townsend Township (Huron County), OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $210,500 (±$56,804) for owner-occupied homes in Townsend Township (Huron County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Townsend Township (Huron County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Townsend Township (Huron County), OH is $1,337 (±$195) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Townsend Township (Huron County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Townsend Township (Huron County), OH is $1,769 (±$334) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Townsend Township (Huron County)?

Townsend Township (Huron County), OH has an estimated 564 (±144) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Townsend Township (Huron County)?

74.4% of homes in Townsend Township (Huron County), OH were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Townsend Township (Huron County) growing?

In Townsend Township (Huron County), the number of residents went from 1,365 in 2015–2019 to 1,233 in 2020–2024 (−9.7%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Townsend Township (Huron County)?

The ZIP code that covers Townsend Township (Huron County) is 44826.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 44826?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 44826 is $1,265 (±$976) 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 Townsend township, Huron County, Ohio (county subdivision:77158, in state:39 county:077).

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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