What percentage of people rent in Cumberland, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Cumberland, IN, 2020–2024
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28.7% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Cumberland, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 742 renting households against 1,844 that own their home.

In Cumberland, the share of households that rent went from 28.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.7% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 742 (±204)
Median renter income: $42,260 (±$11,719)

Who rents and who owns in Cumberland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cumberland	Marion County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.7% (±7.6 points)	43.5% (±0.7 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	742 (±204)	173,991 (±3,120)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,844 (±317)	226,441 (±2,971)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,260 (±$11,719)	$45,770 (±$1,355)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,197 (±$18,391)	$88,581 (±$1,414)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Cumberland, the renter share is lower than in Marion County (43.5%).

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

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

In Marion County, Cumberland ranks 14 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 382 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Cumberland 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	28.1% (±7.9 points)	28.7% (±7.6 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$835 (±$151)	$1,157 (±$107)	+38.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,711 (±$6,320)	$87,364 (±$18,819)	+25.3%	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 Cumberland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cumberland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cumberland	—	28.7% (±7.6 points)	—
Warren Township (Marion County)	3.9 mi	40.0% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Buck Creek Township	4.0 mi	15.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)	4.2 mi	15.0% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Spring Lake	4.8 mi	0.8% (±2.8 points)	Lower
New Palestine	4.8 mi	19.7% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Warren Park	5.7 mi	62.0% (±8.2 points)	Higher
Lawrence	6.0 mi	33.9% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lawrence Township	6.8 mi	39.7% (±2.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buck Creek Township, IN (15.5%), Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County), IN (15.0%), Spring Lake, IN (0.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Warren Township (Marion County), IN (40.0%), Warren Park, IN (62.0%), Lawrence Township, IN (39.7%).

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

Households that rent across Marion County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Washington Township (Marion County)	43.2% (±1.6 points)
9	Warren Township (Marion County)	40.0% (±2.3 points)
10	Perry Township (Marion County)	39.8% (±2.1 points)
11	Lawrence Township	39.7% (±2.3 points)
12	Decatur Township	38.4% (±4.3 points)
13	Lawrence	33.9% (±3.5 points)
14	Cumberland	28.7% (±7.6 points)
15	Franklin Township (Marion County)	23.9% (±2.7 points)
16	Crows Nest	23.5% (±21.0 points)
17	Rocky Ripple	18.0% (±7.4 points)
18	Southport	17.2% (±5.8 points)
19	Clermont	14.2% (±7.3 points)
20	North Crows Nest	10.3% (±13.6 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Marion 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 Cumberland

How many renters are there in Cumberland?

Cumberland has an estimated 742 (±204) renting households, 28.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cumberland?

In Cumberland, the share of households that rent went from 28.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cumberland?

A renting household in Cumberland has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cumberland?

The median renting household in Cumberland, IN has an income of $42,260 (±$11,719) a year, against $112,197 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 Cumberland town, Indiana (place:16336, 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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