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Delaware County Ohio Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Delaware County OH was $1,078 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Delaware County was $1,065 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Delaware County median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Delaware County rental vacancy rates, Delaware County rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Delaware County.

Show dollars as: Nominal Real

Real Gross Rent in Delaware County Ohio (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Ohio Median Gross Rent $813 +0.25% +2.26%
Delaware County OH Median Gross Rent $1,078 -4.01% +8.23%

Delaware County OH Real Gross Rent Trends

Median gross rent for Delaware County peaked in real terms in 2018 at $1,123 and is now $45 (4.01%) lower. Average gross rent for Delaware County peaked in real terms in 2018 at $1,112 and is now $47 (4.23%) lower.

Real Gross Rent: Delaware County OH Median, Delaware County OH Average, Ohio Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Delaware County

Date US
Median
Ohio
Median
Delaware County OH
Median
Delaware County OH
Average
2019 $1,097 $813 $1,078 $1,065
2018 $1,077 $811 $1,123 $1,112
2017 $1,043 $796 $1,074 $1,107
2016 $1,027 $795 $996 $1,041
2015 $1,017 $791 $1,092 $1,100
2014 $986 $776 $1,028 $1,095
2013 $953 $747 $991 $1,032
2012 $940 $745 $950 $969
2011 $941 $747 $907 $1,012
2010 $955 $765 $912 $1,000
2009 $960 $764 $896 $883

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Delaware County Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2015 the rental vacancy rate for Delaware County Ohio was 4.31% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Delaware County Ohio

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Ohio 4.67% -0.87% -0.77%
Delaware County OH

Trends in Delaware County OH Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Delaware County peaked in 2010 at 6.86%. Since then it has fallen by 2.55% to 4.31%. Data records for this series originated in 2005. From a 2012 post peak low of 3.35%, the rental vacancy rate has increased by 0.96%.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Delaware County OH, Ohio, US

Rental vacancy rate in Ohio

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Delaware County

Date US Ohio Delaware County OH
2019 5.97% 4.67%
2018 6.15% 5.54%
2017 6.18% 5.62%
2016 5.89% 5.44%
2015 5.85% 5.56% 4.31%
2014 6.32% 6.26%
2013 6.49% 6.15%
2012 6.77% 7.08% 3.35%
2011 7.40% 7.89%
2010 8.17% 9.45% 6.86%
2009 8.43% 9.17%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Delaware County, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Delaware County, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 11.99% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Delaware County Ohio Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Ohio 16.64% -0.41% -0.77%
Delaware County OH 11.99% -1.26% +0.77%

Trends in Delaware County OH Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Delaware County household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2013 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 13.42%. Since then it has fallen by 1.42% to 11.99%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Delaware County OH, Ohio, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Delaware County Ohio

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Delaware County Ohio

Date US Ohio Delaware County OH
2019 20.03% 16.64% 11.99%
2018 20.50% 17.04% 13.25%
2017 20.13% 17.15% 11.69%
2016 20.43% 17.40% 11.22%
2015 20.63% 17.53% 12.81%
2014 20.89% 17.89% 12.06%
2013 20.78% 17.70% 13.42%
2012 20.65% 17.94% 12.54%
2011 20.70% 18.15% 11.81%
2010 20.50% 18.23% 11.50%
2009 20.12% 17.71% 11.35%

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Renter Fraction in Delaware County Ohio

You can calculate the renter fraction in Delaware County in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Delaware County as a fraction of total Delaware County households. In 2019 21.02% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Delaware County Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Ohio 33.96% -0.17% -0.68%
Delaware County OH 21.02% +1.17% +0.54%

Trends in the Delaware County OH Renter Fraction

At 21.02%, the 2019 household based renter fraction in Delaware County was at its highest level. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: Delaware County OH, Ohio, US

Fraction of renters in Delaware County

History of Delaware County Renter Fraction

Date US Ohio Delaware County OH
2019 35.89% 33.96% 21.02%
2018 36.05% 34.13% 19.85%
2017 36.13% 34.22% 18.84%
2016 36.88% 34.64% 20.48%
2015 36.97% 34.59% 16.88%
2014 36.90% 34.67% 19.84%
2013 36.50% 33.93% 18.88%
2012 36.09% 33.71% 18.88%
2011 35.42% 33.02% 20.11%
2010 34.65% 31.60% 16.29%
2009 34.13% 31.95% 16.41%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.