What percentage of people rent in Charlestown Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Charlestown Township, IN, 2020–2024
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14.4% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Charlestown Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 812 renting households against 4,846 that own their home.

In Charlestown Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 14.4% in 2020–2024 (−9.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.4% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 812 (±189)
Median renter income: $39,231 (±$9,736)

Who rents and who owns in Charlestown Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Charlestown Township	Clark County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.4% (±3.2 points)	25.3% (±1.5 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	812 (±189)	12,942 (±811)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,846 (±285)	38,300 (±857)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,231 (±$9,736)	$47,524 (±$2,670)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,573 (±$9,408)	$84,141 (±$2,547)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Charlestown Township, the renter share is lower than in Clark County (25.3%).

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

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

In Clark County, Charlestown Township ranks 13 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 993 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Charlestown 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	23.7% (±3.5 points)	14.4% (±3.2 points)	−9.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$761 (±$62)	$994 (±$116)	+30.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,284 (±$6,499)	$92,021 (±$11,317)	+45.4%	Up 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 Charlestown Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Charlestown Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Charlestown Township	—	14.4% (±3.2 points)	—
Charlestown	2.5 mi	22.6% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Goshen	5.6 mi	13.5% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oregon Township (Clark County)	5.9 mi	3.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Union Township (Clark County)	6.3 mi	7.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
River Bluff	6.9 mi	0.7% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Owen Township (Clark County)	6.9 mi	19.7% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Utica Township	7.2 mi	15.1% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Creek Township	7.6 mi	22.1% (±5.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oregon Township (Clark County), IN (3.0%), River Bluff, KY (0.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Charlestown, IN (22.6%), Silver Creek Township, IN (22.1%).

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

Households that rent across Clark County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Sellersburg	20.0% (±5.4 points)
8	Owen Township (Clark County)	19.7% (±20.0 points)
9	Utica	18.7% (±9.1 points)
10	Borden	16.9% (±7.8 points)
11	Washington Township (Clark County)	15.3% (±8.7 points)
12	Utica Township	15.1% (±4.2 points)
13	Charlestown Township	14.4% (±3.2 points)
14	Wood Township	14.3% (±7.8 points)
15	Henryville	13.4% (±9.5 points)
16	Monroe Township (Clark County)	10.4% (±6.3 points)
17	Union Township (Clark County)	7.7% (±5.9 points)
18	Carr Township (Clark County)	5.8% (±5.1 points)
19	Oregon Township (Clark County)	3.0% (±3.4 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Clark 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 Charlestown Township

How many renters are there in Charlestown Township?

Charlestown Township has an estimated 812 (±189) renting households, 14.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Charlestown Township?

In Charlestown Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 14.4% in 2020–2024 (−9.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Charlestown Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Charlestown Township?

The median renting household in Charlestown Township, IN has an income of $39,231 (±$9,736) a year, against $101,573 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 Charlestown township, Clark County, Indiana (county subdivision:12142, in state:18 county:019).

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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