What percentage of people rent in West Lafayette, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in West Lafayette, OH, 2020–2024
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25.8% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in West Lafayette, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 292 renting households against 838 that own their home.

In West Lafayette, the share of households that rent went from 29.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.8% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 292 (±90)
Median renter income: $27,083 (±$7,965)

Who rents and who owns in West Lafayette

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Lafayette	Coshocton County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.8% (±6.9 points)	27.1% (±2.8 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	292 (±90)	4,006 (±424)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	838 (±126)	10,780 (±452)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,083 (±$7,965)	$28,283 (±$5,291)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,000 (±$16,416)	$65,465 (±$4,145)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In West Lafayette, the renter share is not measurably different from Coshocton County (27.1%).

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

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

In Coshocton County, West Lafayette ranks 7 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 830 of 2,382.

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

How renting in West Lafayette 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	29.2% (±6.1 points)	25.8% (±6.9 points)	−3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$635 (±$122)	$719 (±$100)	+13.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,827 (±$8,672)	$49,261 (±$12,189)	+33.8%	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 West Lafayette

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Lafayette
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Lafayette	—	25.8% (±6.9 points)	—
Lafayette Township (Coshocton County)	1.6 mi	22.0% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
White Eyes Township	3.9 mi	16.6% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tuscarawas Township (Coshocton County)	4.0 mi	45.3% (±14.4 points)	Higher
Coshocton	5.1 mi	42.7% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Plainfield	5.2 mi	16.7% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Oxford Township (Coshocton County)	5.3 mi	17.7% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Adams Township (Coshocton County)	6.0 mi	15.3% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Linton Township	6.3 mi	4.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Linton Township, OH (4.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tuscarawas Township (Coshocton County), OH (45.3%), Coshocton, OH (42.7%).

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

Households that rent across Coshocton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Tuscarawas Township (Coshocton County)	45.3% (±14.4 points)
2	Coshocton	42.7% (±5.6 points)
3	Washington Township (Coshocton County)	41.5% (±22.9 points)
4	Warsaw	32.9% (±14.8 points)
5	Virginia Township	32.5% (±19.2 points)
6	Pike Township (Coshocton County)	26.3% (±19.1 points)
7	West Lafayette	25.8% (±6.9 points)
8	Keene Township	24.5% (±16.0 points)
9	Conesville	23.2% (±11.5 points)
10	Jefferson Township (Coshocton County)	22.7% (±9.0 points)
11	Lafayette Township (Coshocton County)	22.0% (±6.2 points)
12	Bethlehem Township (Coshocton County)	20.7% (±13.3 points)
13	Oxford Township (Coshocton County)	17.7% (±12.1 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Coshocton 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 West Lafayette

How many renters are there in West Lafayette?

West Lafayette has an estimated 292 (±90) renting households, 25.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Lafayette?

In West Lafayette, the share of households that rent went from 29.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Lafayette?

A renting household in West Lafayette has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Lafayette?

The median renting household in West Lafayette, OH has an income of $27,083 (±$7,965) a year, against $61,000 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 West Lafayette village, Ohio (place:83608, in state:39).

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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