What percentage of people rent in Crown Point, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Crown Point, IN, 2020–2024
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14.5% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in Crown Point, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,764 renting households against 10,400 that own their home.

In Crown Point, the share of households that rent went from 18.2% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.5% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 1,764 (±305)
Median renter income: $62,589 (±$13,311)

Who rents and who owns in Crown Point

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Crown Point	Lake County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.5% (±2.4 points)	28.3% (±0.8 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,764 (±305)	55,274 (±1,617)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,400 (±506)	139,856 (±1,530)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,589 (±$13,311)	$41,002 (±$1,339)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,222 (±$6,482)	$88,178 (±$2,255)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Crown Point, the renter share is lower than in Lake County (28.3%).

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

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

In Lake County, Crown Point ranks 19 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 985 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Crown Point 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	18.2% (±2.3 points)	14.5% (±2.4 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,046 (±$76)	$1,485 (±$116)	+42.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$76,927 (±$6,424)	$101,686 (±$7,606)	+32.2%	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 Crown Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Crown Point
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Crown Point	—	14.5% (±2.4 points)	—
Center Township (Lake County)	1.5 mi	12.5% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Winfield	4.4 mi	5.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Merrillville	4.6 mi	29.5% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Winfield Township	5.1 mi	5.2% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Ross Township (Lake County)	5.3 mi	29.6% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Cedar Lake	5.5 mi	14.8% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Dalecarlia	5.7 mi	7.1% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lakes of the Four Seasons	6.5 mi	2.9% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winfield, IN (5.1%), Winfield Township, IN (5.2%), Lakes of the Four Seasons, IN (2.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Merrillville, IN (29.5%), Ross Township (Lake County), IN (29.6%).

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

Households that rent across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Lake Station	28.0% (±6.9 points)
14	Highland	21.6% (±3.3 points)
15	Schneider	20.4% (±16.1 points)
16	Schererville	20.1% (±3.1 points)
17	Lowell	15.7% (±3.8 points)
18	Cedar Lake	14.8% (±4.4 points)
19	Crown Point	14.5% (±2.4 points)
20	Cedar Creek Township (Lake County)	13.5% (±4.5 points)
21 (tie)	Munster	13.0% (±3.6 points)
21 (tie)	St. John Township	13.0% (±2.1 points)
23	Center Township (Lake County)	12.5% (±2.2 points)
24	Dyer	12.3% (±5.3 points)
25	West Creek Township	10.6% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Lake 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 Crown Point

How many renters are there in Crown Point?

Crown Point has an estimated 1,764 (±305) renting households, 14.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Crown Point?

In Crown Point, the share of households that rent went from 18.2% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Crown Point?

A renting household in Crown Point has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Crown Point?

The median renting household in Crown Point, IN has an income of $62,589 (±$13,311) a year, against $107,222 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 Crown Point city, Indiana (place:16138, 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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