What percentage of people rent in Burns Harbor, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Burns Harbor, IN, 2020–2024
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29.0% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in Burns Harbor, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 252 renting households against 616 that own their home.

In Burns Harbor, the share of households that rent went from 26.2% in 2015–2019 to 29.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.0% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 252 (±90)
Median renter income: $69,167 (±$40,198)

Who rents and who owns in Burns Harbor

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Burns Harbor	Porter County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.0% (±8.6 points)	22.3% (±1.2 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	252 (±90)	15,287 (±872)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	616 (±124)	53,352 (±909)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$69,167 (±$40,198)	$49,358 (±$4,299)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,833 (±$11,006)	$100,997 (±$2,918)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Burns Harbor, the renter share is not measurably different from Porter County (22.3%).

It is not measurably different from Indiana (29.4%).

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

In Porter County, Burns Harbor ranks 4 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 375 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Burns Harbor 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	26.2% (±5.4 points)	29.0% (±8.6 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,175 (±$69)	$1,458 (±$173)	+24.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,500 (±$6,886)	$98,500 (±$6,808)	+27.1%	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 Burns Harbor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Burns Harbor
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Burns Harbor	—	29.0% (±8.6 points)	—
Porter	2.3 mi	17.5% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Dune Acres	3.0 mi	4.5% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Westchester Township	3.0 mi	22.9% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Portage	3.3 mi	27.1% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ogden Dunes	3.5 mi	0.6% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Portage Township (Porter County)	3.9 mi	26.3% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Chesterton	3.9 mi	24.9% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty Township (Porter County)	5.0 mi	15.0% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Porter, IN (17.5%), Dune Acres, IN (4.5%), Ogden Dunes, IN (0.6%).

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

Households that rent across Porter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Valparaiso	42.0% (±3.2 points)
2	Washington Township (Porter County)	34.4% (±8.8 points)
3	Center Township (Porter County)	30.6% (±2.5 points)
4	Burns Harbor	29.0% (±8.6 points)
5	South Haven	27.5% (±6.6 points)
6	Portage	27.1% (±3.1 points)
7	Portage Township (Porter County)	26.3% (±2.4 points)
8	Chesterton	24.9% (±4.8 points)
9	Westchester Township	22.9% (±3.7 points)
10	Hebron	21.0% (±8.2 points)

Showing 10 of 28 places in Porter 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 Burns Harbor

How many renters are there in Burns Harbor?

Burns Harbor has an estimated 252 (±90) renting households, 29.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Burns Harbor?

In Burns Harbor, the share of households that rent went from 26.2% in 2015–2019 to 29.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Burns Harbor?

A renting household in Burns Harbor has 1.8 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Burns Harbor?

The median renting household in Burns Harbor, IN has an income of $69,167 (±$40,198) a year, against $100,833 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 Burns Harbor town, Indiana (place:09370, in state:18).

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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