What percentage of people rent in Ferdinand, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Ferdinand, IN, 2020–2024
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22.0% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Ferdinand, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 209 renting households against 739 that own their home.

In Ferdinand, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.0% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 209 (±67)
Median renter income: $34,479 (±$16,356)

Who rents and who owns in Ferdinand

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ferdinand	Dubois County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.0% (±6.4 points)	25.3% (±2.5 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	209 (±67)	4,443 (±472)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	739 (±98)	13,131 (±450)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,479 (±$16,356)	$42,453 (±$3,377)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,250 (±$18,989)	$90,580 (±$5,571)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Ferdinand, the renter share is not measurably different from Dubois County (25.3%).

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

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

In Dubois County, Ferdinand ranks 8 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 619 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Ferdinand 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	27.4% (±6.6 points)	22.0% (±6.4 points)	−5.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$715 (±$70)	$807 (±$123)	+12.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,688 (±$8,493)	$70,000 (±$17,673)	+19.3%	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 Ferdinand

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ferdinand
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ferdinand	—	22.0% (±6.4 points)	—
Ferdinand Township	1.1 mi	16.1% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Dubois County)	6.1 mi	15.2% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dale	6.6 mi	26.6% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Harrison Township (Spencer County)	6.6 mi	15.4% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Carter Township	7.1 mi	24.7% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Clark Township (Perry County)	7.3 mi	15.2% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Huntingburg	7.4 mi	36.0% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Cass Township (Dubois County)	8.1 mi	11.1% (±5.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cass Township (Dubois County), IN (11.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Huntingburg, IN (36.0%).

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

Households that rent across Dubois County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2 (tie)	Huntingburg	36.0% (±8.7 points)
2 (tie)	Bainbridge Township	36.0% (±5.0 points)
4	Patoka Township (Dubois County)	31.6% (±7.3 points)
5	Birdseye	29.6% (±10.7 points)
6	Marion Township (Dubois County)	28.5% (±15.1 points)
7	Boone Township (Dubois County)	25.8% (±21.8 points)
8	Ferdinand	22.0% (±6.4 points)
9	Holland	18.7% (±8.9 points)
10	Ferdinand Township	16.1% (±5.0 points)
11	Jackson Township (Dubois County)	15.2% (±11.5 points)
12	Columbia Township (Dubois County)	12.5% (±14.7 points)
13	Jefferson Township (Dubois County)	12.3% (±6.7 points)
14	Cass Township (Dubois County)	11.1% (±5.6 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Dubois 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 Ferdinand

How many renters are there in Ferdinand?

Ferdinand has an estimated 209 (±67) renting households, 22.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ferdinand?

In Ferdinand, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ferdinand?

A renting household in Ferdinand has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ferdinand?

The median renting household in Ferdinand, IN has an income of $34,479 (±$16,356) a year, against $81,250 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 Ferdinand town, Indiana (place:22990, 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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