What percentage of people rent in Ellettsville, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Ellettsville, IN, 2020–2024
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16.2% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Ellettsville, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 424 renting households against 2,186 that own their home.

In Ellettsville, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.2% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 424 (±113)
Median renter income: $37,788 (±$13,973)

Who rents and who owns in Ellettsville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ellettsville	Monroe County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.2% (±4.3 points)	46.0% (±1.3 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	424 (±113)	27,269 (±918)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,186 (±196)	31,967 (±743)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,788 (±$13,973)	$35,114 (±$3,283)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,344 (±$17,725)	$97,226 (±$4,000)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Ellettsville, the renter share is lower than in Monroe County (46.0%).

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

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

In Monroe County, Ellettsville ranks 7 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 908 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Ellettsville 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	24.2% (±5.3 points)	16.2% (±4.3 points)	−8.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$684 (±$135)	$855 (±$276)	+25.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,947 (±$7,276)	$90,213 (±$14,965)	+73.7%	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 Ellettsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ellettsville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ellettsville	—	16.2% (±4.3 points)	—
Richland Township (Monroe County)	2.3 mi	10.2% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Bean Blossom Township	4.0 mi	8.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Stinesville	4.9 mi	32.4% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bloomington Township	6.1 mi	68.2% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Clay Township (Owen County)	6.9 mi	9.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Bloomington	7.1 mi	65.3% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Van Buren Township (Monroe County)	7.6 mi	32.3% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Washington Township (Monroe County)	7.9 mi	11.2% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Richland Township (Monroe County), IN (10.2%), Bean Blossom Township, IN (8.6%), Clay Township (Owen County), IN (9.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bloomington Township, IN (68.2%), Bloomington, IN (65.3%), Van Buren Township (Monroe County), IN (32.3%).

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

Households that rent across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bloomington Township	68.2% (±2.7 points)
2	Bloomington	65.3% (±1.8 points)
3	Perry Township (Monroe County)	52.8% (±1.9 points)
4	Stinesville	32.4% (±20.4 points)
5	Van Buren Township (Monroe County)	32.3% (±5.0 points)
6	Indian Creek Township (Monroe County)	27.7% (±27.1 points)
7	Ellettsville	16.2% (±4.3 points)
8	Smithville-Sanders	16.1% (±7.0 points)
9	Benton Township (Monroe County)	11.8% (±7.2 points)
10	Washington Township (Monroe County)	11.2% (±6.2 points)
11 (tie)	Clear Creek Township (Monroe County)	10.5% (±4.9 points)
11 (tie)	Polk Township (Monroe County)	10.5% (±17.2 points)
13	Richland Township (Monroe County)	10.2% (±2.5 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Monroe 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 Ellettsville

How many renters are there in Ellettsville?

Ellettsville has an estimated 424 (±113) renting households, 16.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ellettsville?

In Ellettsville, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Ellettsville?

A renting household in Ellettsville has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ellettsville?

The median renting household in Ellettsville, IN has an income of $37,788 (±$13,973) a year, against $102,344 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 Ellettsville town, Indiana (place:20800, 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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