Housing data for Xenia, OH

Xenia, OH has an estimated 25,689 residents and 11,820 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Greene County.

39.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $931 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−3.2%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
25,689 (±50)
Housing units
11,820 (±415)
Households that rent
39.1%
Median gross rent
$931
Residents since 2015–2019
−3.2%

What stands out in Xenia

Median real estate taxes: $2,057 (±$167) in Xenia, lower than in Greene County ($4,071).

Median home value: $162,400 (±$7,008) in Xenia, lower than in Greene County ($252,200).

Working from home: 6.2% (±1.4 points) in Xenia, lower than in Greene County (12.9%).

Median household income: $56,029 (±$3,580) in Xenia, lower than in Greene County ($87,309).

Housing in Xenia at a glance

Xenia against Greene County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
XeniaGreene CountyOhioUnited States
Residents25,689 (±50)169,688 (exact)11,810,293 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units11,820 (±415)72,391 (±131)5,292,391 (±464)143,775,355
Households that rent39.1% (±3.1 points)32.0% (±1.1 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$931 (±$66)$1,135 (±$30)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$56,029 (±$3,580)$87,309 (±$2,511)$71,389 (±$321)$80,734
Median home value$162,400 (±$7,008)$252,200 (±$6,254)$214,800 (±$742)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,057 (±$167)$4,071 (±$121)$2,822 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198071.3% (±5.2 points)56.7% (±2.1 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute24.6 minutes (±2.0)22.0 minutes (±0.6)23.4 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband88.7% (±2.6 points)92.8% (±0.7 points)90.1% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents40.2 years (±2.7)38.7 years (±0.3)39.7 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Xenia covers 13.1 square miles of land, about 1,967 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Xenia has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents26,534 (±43)25,689 (±50)−3.2%Measurable decrease
Housing units11,848 (±380)11,820 (±415)−0.2%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$757 (±$33)$931 (±$66)+23.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$100,500 (±$5,092)$162,400 (±$7,008)+61.6%Up after inflation
Median household income$45,812 (±$3,856)$56,029 (±$3,580)+22.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,028 (±$34)$1,210 (±$57)+17.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,572 (±$77)$2,057 (±$167)+30.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent41.3% (±2.2 points)39.1% (±3.1 points)−2.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate1.9% (±1.7 points)2.9% (±1.9 points)+1.0 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 Xenia

In 2025, the Xenia Police Department reported 179 violent and 1,201 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Places near Xenia

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Wilberforce3.7 mi—$145,90032.7%
Xenia Township4.3 mi$1,250$247,2009.4%
Spring Valley Township5.4 mi$1,125$295,00010.6%
Beavercreek Township5.8 mi$1,466$300,70025.6%
Spring Valley6.1 mi$1,125$157,10016.5%
New Jasper Township6.5 mi$1,133$231,3008.7%
Sugarcreek Township (Greene County)6.9 mi$1,793$475,00020.2%
Beavercreek7.2 mi$1,457$279,60028.2%

Places in Ohio most like Xenia

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Elyria$906$156,100$54,94540.0%
Middletown$1,007$164,400$57,10246.0%
Scioto Township (Ross County)$883$162,300$54,65240.1%
Newark$973$192,300$61,67044.2%
Hamilton$1,007$165,200$55,16645.7%
Lodi$902$158,600$51,91433.1%

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 Xenia, fiscal year 2027

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$909$1,008$1,248$1,623$1,774

HUD income limits for Xenia, fiscal year 2026

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,650$36,050$57,700
2 people$24,750$41,200$65,950
3 people$27,850$46,350$74,200
4 people$33,000$51,500$82,400
5 people$38,680$55,650$89,000
6 people$44,360$59,750$95,600
7 people$50,040$63,900$102,200
8 people$55,720$68,000$108,800

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $103,000.

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 Xenia

What is the average rent in Xenia, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Xenia is $931 (±$66) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Xenia?

The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Xenia, OH is $617 (±$214) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are renters in Xenia rent-burdened?

51.6% of renting households in Xenia pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in Xenia?

Xenia has an estimated 4,212 (±365) renting households, 39.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Xenia?

The median household income in Xenia is $56,029 (±$3,580) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Xenia, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $162,400 (±$7,008) for owner-occupied homes in Xenia (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Xenia growing?

In Xenia, the number of residents went from 26,534 in 2015–2019 to 25,689 in 2020–2024 (−3.2%), a measurable decrease.

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 Xenia city, Ohio (place:86772, in state:39).

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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