What percentage of people rent in Wakeman Township, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Wakeman Township, OH, 2020–2024
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24.4% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Wakeman Township, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 237 renting households against 734 that own their home.

In Wakeman Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.4% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 237 (±75)
Median renter income: $41,985 (±$13,834)

Who rents and who owns in Wakeman Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wakeman Township	Huron County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.4% (±7.7 points)	26.0% (±2.0 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	237 (±75)	6,107 (±487)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	734 (±120)	17,383 (±543)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.8)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,985 (±$13,834)	$40,953 (±$2,474)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,056 (±$20,757)	$80,656 (±$2,759)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Wakeman Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Huron County (26.0%).

It is also lower than in Ohio (32.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Huron County, Wakeman Township ranks 9 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 904 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Wakeman Township 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	19.7% (±8.4 points)	24.4% (±7.7 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$552 (±$153)	$818 (±$175)	+48.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,181 (±$8,619)	$81,875 (±$17,512)	+38.3%	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 Wakeman Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wakeman Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wakeman Township	—	24.4% (±7.7 points)	—
Wakeman	1.2 mi	22.7% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Camden Township	3.8 mi	10.2% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Kipton	4.3 mi	30.3% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Clarksfield Township	4.7 mi	15.0% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Florence Township (Erie County)	5.3 mi	10.8% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Townsend Township (Huron County)	6.1 mi	16.7% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hartland Township	6.6 mi	3.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Henrietta Township	6.8 mi	16.0% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Camden Township, OH (10.2%), Florence Township (Erie County), OH (10.8%), Hartland Township, OH (3.8%).

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

Households that rent across Huron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Norwalk	34.9% (±4.3 points)
4	Willard	32.6% (±6.3 points)
5	Ridgefield Township	32.4% (±7.0 points)
6	Bellevue	32.3% (±5.5 points)
7	New London	32.1% (±7.2 points)
8	New London Township	27.0% (±6.3 points)
9	Wakeman Township	24.4% (±7.7 points)
10	Greenwich	24.0% (±8.5 points)
11	Wakeman	22.7% (±8.0 points)
12	New Haven Township	19.6% (±6.1 points)
13	North Fairfield	17.6% (±9.7 points)
14	Fairfield Township (Huron County)	17.5% (±12.2 points)
15	Ripley Township (Huron County)	17.0% (±9.9 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Huron 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 Wakeman Township

How many renters are there in Wakeman Township?

Wakeman Township has an estimated 237 (±75) renting households, 24.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wakeman Township?

In Wakeman Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wakeman Township?

A renting household in Wakeman Township has 3.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wakeman Township?

The median renting household in Wakeman Township, OH has an income of $41,985 (±$13,834) a year, against $103,056 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 Wakeman township, Huron County, Ohio (county subdivision:80472, 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 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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