What percentage of people rent in Center Township (LaPorte County), IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Center Township (LaPorte County), IN, 2020–2024
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32.6% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Center Township (LaPorte County), IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,269 renting households against 6,748 that own their home.

In Center Township (LaPorte County), the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 32.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.6% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 3,269 (±366)
Median renter income: $42,574 (±$10,776)

Who rents and who owns in Center Township (LaPorte County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Center Township (LaPorte County)	LaPorte County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.6% (±3.5 points)	25.3% (±1.6 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,269 (±366)	11,019 (±713)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,748 (±461)	32,614 (±855)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,574 (±$10,776)	$41,095 (±$3,085)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,869 (±$3,927)	$82,005 (±$2,187)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Center Township (LaPorte County), the renter share is higher than in LaPorte County (25.3%).

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

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

In LaPorte County, Center Township (LaPorte County) ranks 5 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 258 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Center Township (LaPorte County) 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	30.7% (±2.9 points)	32.6% (±3.5 points)	+1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$699 (±$31)	$935 (±$62)	+33.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$50,162 (±$3,818)	$68,142 (±$6,032)	+35.8%	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 Center Township (LaPorte County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Center Township (LaPorte County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Center Township (LaPorte County)	—	32.6% (±3.5 points)	—
La Porte	3.2 mi	39.6% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Scipio Township (LaPorte County)	5.0 mi	22.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Springfield Township (LaPorte County)	5.6 mi	19.2% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Kankakee Township (LaPorte County)	5.6 mi	8.6% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Coolspring Township	6.0 mi	36.1% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Trail Creek	6.4 mi	8.4% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Pleasant Township (LaPorte County)	7.2 mi	10.0% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Michigan City	7.4 mi	41.2% (±3.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Scipio Township (LaPorte County), IN (22.8%), Springfield Township (LaPorte County), IN (19.2%), Kankakee Township (LaPorte County), IN (8.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: La Porte, IN (39.6%), Michigan City, IN (41.2%).

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

Households that rent across LaPorte County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Michigan City	41.2% (±3.5 points)
2	Kingsford Heights	40.1% (±10.3 points)
3	La Porte	39.6% (±3.7 points)
4	Coolspring Township	36.1% (±4.6 points)
5	Center Township (LaPorte County)	32.6% (±3.5 points)
6	Michigan Township (LaPorte County)	29.6% (±3.2 points)
7	Union Township (LaPorte County)	26.7% (±8.0 points)
8	Scipio Township (LaPorte County)	22.8% (±6.3 points)
9	Hanna Township	21.0% (±15.1 points)
10	Kingsbury	20.0% (±14.0 points)
11	Springfield Township (LaPorte County)	19.2% (±8.2 points)

Showing 11 of 33 places in LaPorte 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 Center Township (LaPorte County)

How many renters are there in Center Township (LaPorte County)?

Center Township (LaPorte County) has an estimated 3,269 (±366) renting households, 32.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Center Township (LaPorte County)?

In Center Township (LaPorte County), the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 32.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Center Township (LaPorte County)?

A renting household in Center Township (LaPorte County) has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Center Township (LaPorte County)?

The median renting household in Center Township (LaPorte County), IN has an income of $42,574 (±$10,776) a year, against $81,869 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 Center township, LaPorte County, Indiana (county subdivision:11494, in state:18 county:091).

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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