What percentage of people rent in Willowick, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Willowick, OH, 2020–2024
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22.9% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Willowick, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,454 renting households against 4,900 that own their home.

In Willowick, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.9% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 1,454 (±253)
Median renter income: $63,125 (±$21,757)

Who rents and who owns in Willowick

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Willowick	Lake County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.9% (±4.0 points)	24.2% (±0.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,454 (±253)	24,518 (±870)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,900 (±334)	76,626 (±1,026)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,125 (±$21,757)	$47,440 (±$2,383)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,394 (±$10,266)	$94,073 (±$2,555)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Willowick, the renter share is not measurably different from Lake County (24.2%).

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

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

In Lake County, Willowick ranks 7 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 991 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Willowick 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	24.4% (±2.8 points)	22.9% (±4.0 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$860 (±$59)	$1,053 (±$105)	+22.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,016 (±$3,302)	$77,228 (±$4,939)	+24.5%	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 Willowick

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willowick
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Willowick	—	22.9% (±4.0 points)	—
Lakeline	1.9 mi	17.7% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wickliffe	1.9 mi	21.6% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Timberlake	2.5 mi	5.5% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Eastlake	2.5 mi	25.6% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Willoughby	2.9 mi	36.6% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Willoughby Hills	3.9 mi	57.8% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Euclid	4.0 mi	53.6% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Waite Hill	4.5 mi	9.2% (±5.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Timberlake, OH (5.5%), Waite Hill, OH (9.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Willoughby, OH (36.6%), Willoughby Hills, OH (57.8%), Euclid, OH (53.6%).

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

Households that rent across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Willoughby Hills	57.8% (±4.3 points)
2	Painesville	48.9% (±4.7 points)
3	Fairport Harbor	41.9% (±9.4 points)
4	Mentor-on-the-Lake	38.1% (±7.1 points)
5	Willoughby	36.6% (±3.0 points)
6	Eastlake	25.6% (±3.4 points)
7	Willowick	22.9% (±4.0 points)
8	Wickliffe	21.6% (±3.7 points)
9	Grand River	19.1% (±7.7 points)
10	North Madison	18.8% (±5.1 points)
11	Lakeline	17.7% (±15.8 points)
12	Painesville Township	17.4% (±3.4 points)
13	Mentor	15.3% (±2.1 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Lake 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 Willowick

How many renters are there in Willowick?

Willowick has an estimated 1,454 (±253) renting households, 22.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Willowick?

In Willowick, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Willowick?

A renting household in Willowick has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Willowick?

The median renting household in Willowick, OH has an income of $63,125 (±$21,757) a year, against $84,394 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 Willowick city, Ohio (place:85638, 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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