What percentage of people rent in Brownstown Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Brownstown Township, IN, 2020–2024
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14.1% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Brownstown Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 309 renting households against 1,882 that own their home.

In Brownstown Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 14.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.1% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 309 (±120)
Median renter income: $45,809 (±$28,521)

Who rents and who owns in Brownstown Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brownstown Township	Jackson County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.1% (±5.5 points)	26.8% (±2.5 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	309 (±120)	4,866 (±471)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,882 (±197)	13,272 (±455)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,809 (±$28,521)	$42,537 (±$7,097)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,121 (±$15,077)	$83,120 (±$4,744)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Brownstown Township, the renter share is lower than in Jackson County (26.8%).

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

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

In Jackson County, Brownstown Township ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1004 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Brownstown 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	22.9% (±6.2 points)	14.1% (±5.5 points)	−8.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$645 (±$88)	$590 (±$269)	−8.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,962 (±$4,243)	$72,256 (±$14,258)	+26.8%	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 Brownstown Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brownstown Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brownstown Township	—	14.1% (±5.5 points)	—
Brownstown	0.8 mi	18.8% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Driftwood Township	6.6 mi	18.4% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hamilton Township (Jackson County)	6.9 mi	19.8% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Grassy Fork Township	7.6 mi	9.9% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Jackson County)	7.8 mi	5.7% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Medora	8.2 mi	8.7% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Owen Township (Jackson County)	8.6 mi	4.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Seymour	9.2 mi	40.1% (±4.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Owen Township (Jackson County), IN (4.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Seymour, IN (40.1%).

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

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Jackson Township (Jackson County)	37.4% (±4.2 points)
3	Redding Township	30.2% (±7.0 points)
4	Hamilton Township (Jackson County)	19.8% (±14.7 points)
5	Brownstown	18.8% (±7.7 points)
6	Driftwood Township	18.4% (±15.3 points)
7	Crothersville	18.0% (±7.4 points)
8	Brownstown Township	14.1% (±5.5 points)
9	Vernon Township (Jackson County)	13.8% (±5.6 points)
10	Salt Creek Township (Jackson County)	12.4% (±24.6 points)
11	Pershing Township	11.2% (±13.3 points)
12	Grassy Fork Township	9.9% (±14.2 points)
13	Carr Township (Jackson County)	9.5% (±5.2 points)
14	Medora	8.7% (±7.0 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Jackson 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 Brownstown Township

How many renters are there in Brownstown Township?

Brownstown Township has an estimated 309 (±120) renting households, 14.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brownstown Township?

In Brownstown Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 14.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Brownstown Township?

A renting household in Brownstown Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Brownstown Township?

The median renting household in Brownstown Township, IN has an income of $45,809 (±$28,521) a year, against $80,121 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 Brownstown township, Jackson County, Indiana (county subdivision:08488, in state:18 county:071).

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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