Return to the PIE Home PageThe problem of crowded housing affected only 1 in 50 (or 1.9% of) housing units in Franklin County in 1990, down from 2.3% in 1980. According to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, crowding occurs when a household occupies a unit where there is more than one person per room. In 1990, 7,310 housing units had more than 1 person per room in Franklin County.
Owner-occupied housing had lower densities than renter occupied housing in Franklin County. The average number of persons per room in 1990 for owner-occupied housing was .407, compared with .506 for renter-occupied housing. Approximately 72% of crowded units in Franklin County (i.e., 1.01 persons per room or greater) were renter occupied units in 1990. In 1990, 3% of all renter-occupied units were crowded, compared to only 1% of all owner-occupied units. This indicates that crowding is a greater problem in renter-occupied units than in owner-occupied units.
Persons per room is calculated by dividing the number of people in each occupied housing unit by the number of rooms in that unit.
Owner Renter
Persons Per Room Number Percent Number Percent
.50 or less 159,902 76.9 112,406 65.8
.51 to 1.00 45,851 22.1 53,254 31.2
1.01 to 1.50 1,768 0.9 3,740 2.2
1.51 to 2.00 268 0.1 1,247 0.7
2.01 or more 44 0.0 243 0.1
Totals 207,833 100.0 170,890 100.0
Owner Renter
Persons Per Room Number Percent Number Percent
1.00 or less 180,801 98.3 134,620 97.0
1.01 to 1.50 2,804 1.5 3,196 2.3
1.51 or more 396 0.2 1,000 0.7
Totals 184,001 100.0 138,816 100.0
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
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