What percentage of people rent in Yellow Springs, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Yellow Springs, OH, 2020–2024
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35.5% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Yellow Springs, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 685 renting households against 1,243 that own their home.

In Yellow Springs, the share of households that rent went from 31.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.5% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 685 (±155)
Median renter income: $41,318 (±$15,151)

Who rents and who owns in Yellow Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Yellow Springs	Greene County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.5% (±6.7 points)	32.0% (±1.1 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	685 (±155)	21,818 (±835)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,243 (±135)	46,348 (±695)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,318 (±$15,151)	$52,142 (±$2,990)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,116 (±$7,297)	$112,328 (±$3,041)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Yellow Springs, the renter share is not measurably different from Greene County (32.0%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (32.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Greene County, Yellow Springs ranks 7 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 388 of 2,382.

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

How renting in Yellow Springs 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	31.9% (±6.3 points)	35.5% (±6.7 points)	+3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$916 (±$232)	$879 (±$157)	−4.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,522 (±$14,058)	$85,982 (±$27,474)	+39.8%	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 Yellow Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Yellow Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Yellow Springs	—	35.5% (±6.7 points)	—
Miami Township (Greene County)	1.1 mi	28.5% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Clifton	3.5 mi	19.7% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Xenia Township	4.8 mi	9.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Enon	5.1 mi	20.4% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Mad River Township (Clark County)	5.3 mi	13.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Holiday Valley	5.3 mi	6.8% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Cedarville	5.5 mi	44.8% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Green Meadows	5.5 mi	18.5% (±8.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Xenia Township, OH (9.4%), Enon, OH (20.4%), Mad River Township (Clark County), OH (13.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cedarville, OH (44.8%).

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

Households that rent across Greene County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wright-Patterson AFB	97.4% (±4.2 points)
2	Bath Township (Greene County)	49.4% (±2.9 points)
3	Fairborn	48.8% (±3.1 points)
4	Cedarville	44.8% (±6.2 points)
5	Bowersville	40.7% (±20.7 points)
6	Xenia	39.1% (±3.1 points)
7	Yellow Springs	35.5% (±6.7 points)
8	Jamestown	33.4% (±9.8 points)
9	Wilberforce	32.7% (±21.2 points)
10	Miami Township (Greene County)	28.5% (±5.4 points)
11	Beavercreek	28.2% (±2.1 points)
12	Beavercreek Township	25.6% (±1.9 points)
13	Cedarville Township	25.0% (±5.1 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Greene 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 Yellow Springs

How many renters are there in Yellow Springs?

Yellow Springs has an estimated 685 (±155) renting households, 35.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Yellow Springs?

In Yellow Springs, the share of households that rent went from 31.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Yellow Springs?

A renting household in Yellow Springs has 1.6 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Yellow Springs?

The median renting household in Yellow Springs, OH has an income of $41,318 (±$15,151) a year, against $111,116 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 Yellow Springs village, Ohio (place:86940, 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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