What percentage of people rent in California Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in California Township, IN, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in California Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 148 renting households against 749 that own their home.

In California Township, the share of households that rent went from 2.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+14.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.5% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 148 (±64)

Who rents and who owns in California Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	California Township	Starke County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.5% (±6.2 points)	17.0% (±2.3 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	148 (±64)	1,530 (±225)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	749 (±138)	7,453 (±255)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±1.0)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$33,117 (±$4,967)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,948 (±$8,449)	$70,486 (±$5,585)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In California Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Starke County (17.0%).

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

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

In Starke County, California Township ranks 7 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 891 of 1,600.

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

How renting in California 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	2.4% (±2.2 points)	16.5% (±6.2 points)	+14.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median household income	$57,833 (±$8,530)	$67,404 (±$10,293)	+16.5%	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 California Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with California Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
California Township	—	16.5% (±6.2 points)	—
Knox	4.8 mi	40.6% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Center Township (Starke County)	5.5 mi	27.8% (±6.3 points)	Higher
North Bend Township	5.7 mi	10.9% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Township (Pulaski County)	6.3 mi	11.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wayne Township (Starke County)	6.4 mi	19.8% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
North Judson	7.4 mi	34.6% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Jackson Township (Starke County)	7.6 mi	5.7% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Tippecanoe Township (Pulaski County)	8.0 mi	13.2% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Knox, IN (40.6%), Center Township (Starke County), IN (27.8%), North Judson, IN (34.6%).

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

Households that rent across Starke County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Knox	40.6% (±9.5 points)
2	North Judson	34.6% (±7.6 points)
3	Center Township (Starke County)	27.8% (±6.3 points)
4	Hamlet	22.5% (±10.0 points)
5	Wayne Township (Starke County)	19.8% (±5.1 points)
6	Davis Township (Starke County)	18.0% (±10.2 points)
7	California Township	16.5% (±6.2 points)
8	Koontz Lake	11.6% (±7.5 points)
9	Railroad Township	11.2% (±10.5 points)
10	North Bend Township	10.9% (±10.0 points)
11	Washington Township (Starke County)	7.1% (±4.6 points)
12	Oregon Township (Starke County)	6.8% (±3.6 points)
13	Jackson Township (Starke County)	5.7% (±10.0 points)

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 California Township

How many renters are there in California Township?

California Township has an estimated 148 (±64) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in California Township?

In California Township, the share of households that rent went from 2.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+14.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in California Township?

A renting household in California Township has 2.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 California township, Starke County, Indiana (county subdivision:09802, in state:18 county:149).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.