What percentage of people rent in Clearspring Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Clearspring Township, IN, 2020–2024
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17.6% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Clearspring Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 213 renting households against 998 that own their home.

In Clearspring Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.6% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 213 (±87)
Median renter income: $44,173 (±$11,929)

Who rents and who owns in Clearspring Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clearspring Township	LaGrange County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.6% (±6.6 points)	17.0% (±1.9 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	213 (±87)	2,190 (±254)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	998 (±110)	10,707 (±316)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.1 (±0.5)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,173 (±$11,929)	$55,341 (±$14,783)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,250 (±$23,496)	$91,705 (±$3,874)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

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

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

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

In LaGrange County, Clearspring Township ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 832 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Clearspring 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	13.7% (±4.3 points)	17.6% (±6.6 points)	+3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$765 (±$132)	$914 (±$132)	+19.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,317 (±$6,964)	$87,768 (±$18,615)	+30.4%	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 Clearspring Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clearspring Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Clearspring Township	—	17.6% (±6.6 points)	—
Topeka	3.4 mi	33.3% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Eden Township	5.0 mi	13.4% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhart Township (Noble County)	5.3 mi	6.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Clay Township (LaGrange County)	6.8 mi	15.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lagrange	6.9 mi	38.6% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Johnson Township (LaGrange County)	6.9 mi	12.9% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wolcottville	7.0 mi	46.7% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Newbury Township	8.0 mi	19.9% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elkhart Township (Noble County), IN (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lagrange, IN (38.6%), Wolcottville, IN (46.7%).

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

Households that rent across LaGrange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Shipshewana	30.6% (±9.2 points)
5	Lima Township	26.5% (±14.1 points)
6	Bloomfield Township	23.7% (±5.0 points)
7	Greenfield Township (LaGrange County)	20.8% (±16.3 points)
8	Newbury Township	19.9% (±5.7 points)
9	Springfield Township (LaGrange County)	18.5% (±19.0 points)
10	Clearspring Township	17.6% (±6.6 points)
11	Howe	16.5% (±16.9 points)
12	Clay Township (LaGrange County)	15.0% (±7.6 points)
13	Eden Township	13.4% (±4.6 points)
14	Johnson Township (LaGrange County)	12.9% (±4.6 points)
15	Milford Township	10.5% (±8.1 points)
16	Van Buren Township (LaGrange County)	7.4% (±4.5 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in LaGrange 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 Clearspring Township

How many renters are there in Clearspring Township?

Clearspring Township has an estimated 213 (±87) renting households, 17.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Clearspring Township?

In Clearspring Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Clearspring Township?

A renting household in Clearspring Township has 2.5 people on average, against 4.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Clearspring Township?

The median renting household in Clearspring Township, IN has an income of $44,173 (±$11,929) a year, against $101,250 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 Clearspring township, LaGrange County, Indiana (county subdivision:13456, in state:18 county:087).

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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