What percentage of people rent in Franklin Township (DeKalb County), IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Franklin Township (DeKalb County), IN, 2020–2024
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21.2% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Franklin Township (DeKalb County), IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 113 renting households against 419 that own their home.

In Franklin Township (DeKalb County), the share of households that rent went from 16.6% in 2015–2019 to 21.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.2% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 113 (±59)

Who rents and who owns in Franklin Township (DeKalb County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Franklin Township (DeKalb County)	DeKalb County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.2% (±10.4 points)	17.9% (±2.2 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	113 (±59)	3,067 (±400)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	419 (±104)	14,029 (±371)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.8)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,766 (±$2,642)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,594 (±$25,166)	$82,431 (±$3,571)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Franklin Township (DeKalb County), the renter share is not measurably different from DeKalb County (17.9%).

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

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

In DeKalb County, Franklin Township (DeKalb County) ranks 8 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 652 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Franklin Township (DeKalb County) 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	16.6% (±7.7 points)	21.2% (±10.4 points)	+4.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$62,813 (±$24,528)	$68,500 (±$34,138)	+9.1%	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 Franklin Township (DeKalb County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Franklin Township (DeKalb County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Franklin Township (DeKalb County)	—	21.2% (±10.4 points)	—
Troy Township (DeKalb County)	3.9 mi	0.0% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Butler	4.0 mi	25.6% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hamilton	4.3 mi	29.4% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wilmington Township	5.5 mi	18.7% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Smithfield Township	6.2 mi	18.7% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Otsego Township	6.2 mi	17.3% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Stafford Township (DeKalb County)	6.7 mi	25.0% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (DeKalb County)	7.2 mi	13.1% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that rent across DeKalb County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Ashley	34.5% (±8.5 points)
3	Butler	25.6% (±7.5 points)
4	Stafford Township (DeKalb County)	25.0% (±22.1 points)
5	Union Township (DeKalb County)	23.6% (±4.9 points)
6	Auburn	23.5% (±4.8 points)
7	St. Joe	22.2% (±15.0 points)
8	Franklin Township (DeKalb County)	21.2% (±10.4 points)
9	Garrett	20.5% (±5.3 points)
10	Keyser Township	19.0% (±4.3 points)
11	Waterloo	18.8% (±7.2 points)
12 (tie)	Smithfield Township	18.7% (±6.2 points)
12 (tie)	Wilmington Township	18.7% (±5.6 points)
14	Corunna	17.7% (±16.5 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in DeKalb 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 Franklin Township (DeKalb County)

How many renters are there in Franklin Township (DeKalb County)?

Franklin Township (DeKalb County) has an estimated 113 (±59) renting households, 21.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Franklin Township (DeKalb County)?

In Franklin Township (DeKalb County), the share of households that rent went from 16.6% in 2015–2019 to 21.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Franklin Township (DeKalb County)?

A renting household in Franklin Township (DeKalb County) has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 Franklin township, DeKalb County, Indiana (county subdivision:25342, in state:18 county:033).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.