What percentage of people rent in Bourbon Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Bourbon Township, IN, 2020–2024
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22.4% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Bourbon Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 238 renting households against 823 that own their home.

In Bourbon Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.4% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 238 (±73)
Median renter income: $43,365 (±$9,679)

Who rents and who owns in Bourbon Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bourbon Township	Marshall County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.4% (±6.5 points)	23.6% (±2.4 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	238 (±73)	4,197 (±441)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	823 (±88)	13,561 (±434)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,365 (±$9,679)	$45,820 (±$4,742)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,337 (±$12,277)	$82,494 (±$4,726)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Bourbon Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Marshall County (23.6%).

It is also lower than in Indiana (29.4%).

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

In Marshall County, Bourbon Township ranks 9 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 607 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Bourbon Township 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	20.7% (±4.4 points)	22.4% (±6.5 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$575 (±$276)	$891 (±$176)	+55.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,491 (±$8,573)	$75,804 (±$18,549)	+29.6%	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 Bourbon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bourbon Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bourbon Township	—	22.4% (±6.5 points)	—
Bourbon	2.0 mi	32.4% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Etna Township	5.2 mi	9.9% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Etna Green	5.7 mi	16.8% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
German Township (Marshall County)	6.9 mi	25.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Scott Township (Kosciusko County)	7.2 mi	3.4% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Center Township (Marshall County)	7.4 mi	31.3% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Tippecanoe Township (Marshall County)	7.6 mi	8.1% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Walnut Township (Marshall County)	8.3 mi	21.0% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Etna Township, IN (9.9%), Scott Township (Kosciusko County), IN (3.4%), Tippecanoe Township (Marshall County), IN (8.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Center Township (Marshall County), IN (31.3%).

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

Households that rent across Marshall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Culver	33.5% (±8.4 points)
4	Bourbon	32.4% (±8.7 points)
5	Center Township (Marshall County)	31.3% (±4.3 points)
6	German Township (Marshall County)	25.3% (±6.4 points)
7	Argos	23.9% (±7.5 points)
8	Union Township (Marshall County)	23.3% (±5.3 points)
9	Bourbon Township	22.4% (±6.5 points)
10	Walnut Township (Marshall County)	21.0% (±5.9 points)
11	North Township (Marshall County)	17.9% (±6.9 points)
12 (tie)	La Paz	13.7% (±13.7 points)
12 (tie)	West Township	13.7% (±6.0 points)
14	Polk Township (Marshall County)	10.3% (±7.2 points)
15	Tippecanoe Township (Marshall County)	8.1% (±7.3 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Marshall 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 Bourbon Township

How many renters are there in Bourbon Township?

Bourbon Township has an estimated 238 (±73) renting households, 22.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bourbon Township?

In Bourbon Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bourbon Township?

A renting household in Bourbon Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bourbon Township?

The median renting household in Bourbon Township, IN has an income of $43,365 (±$9,679) a year, against $90,337 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 Bourbon township, Marshall County, Indiana (county subdivision:06778, in state:18 county:099).

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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