What percentage of people rent in Kelso Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Kelso Township, IN, 2020–2024
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11.0% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Kelso Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 98 renting households against 791 that own their home.

In Kelso Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.1% in 2015–2019 to 11.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.0% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 98 (±37)
Median renter income: $41,667 (±$7,484)

Who rents and who owns in Kelso Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kelso Township	Dearborn County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.0% (±4.1 points)	14.8% (±1.5 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	98 (±37)	2,995 (±313)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	791 (±77)	17,287 (±343)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,667 (±$7,484)	$35,855 (±$4,905)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,482 (±$20,834)	$93,449 (±$4,450)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Kelso Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Dearborn County (14.8%).

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

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

In Dearborn County, Kelso Township ranks 12 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1148 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Kelso Township 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	11.1% (±4.2 points)	11.0% (±4.1 points)	−0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$878 (±$226)	$838 (±$56)	−4.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$79,833 (±$9,401)	$97,721 (±$9,968)	+22.4%	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 Kelso Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kelso Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kelso Township	—	11.0% (±4.1 points)	—
St. Leon	3.4 mi	30.9% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Logan Township (Dearborn County)	3.7 mi	9.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
York Township (Dearborn County)	4.1 mi	3.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Jackson Township (Dearborn County)	4.3 mi	10.8% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bright	6.0 mi	10.7% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Harrison Township (Dearborn County)	6.6 mi	14.6% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Miller Township	6.7 mi	3.6% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Sunman	6.7 mi	31.4% (±10.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: York Township (Dearborn County), IN (3.2%), Miller Township, IN (3.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: St. Leon, IN (30.9%), Sunman, IN (31.4%).

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

Households that rent across Dearborn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Center Township (Dearborn County)	27.7% (±7.7 points)
7	Clay Township (Dearborn County)	26.9% (±6.8 points)
8	Lawrenceburg Township	25.2% (±4.6 points)
9	Harrison Township (Dearborn County)	14.6% (±7.1 points)
10	Greendale	13.0% (±4.9 points)
11	Hogan Township	11.2% (±7.5 points)
12	Kelso Township	11.0% (±4.1 points)
13	Jackson Township (Dearborn County)	10.8% (±6.7 points)
14	Bright	10.7% (±4.7 points)
15	Moores Hill	10.0% (±7.9 points)
16	Logan Township (Dearborn County)	9.0% (±5.8 points)
17	Washington Township (Dearborn County)	6.3% (±7.0 points)
18	Manchester Township	5.2% (±4.1 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Dearborn 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 Kelso Township

How many renters are there in Kelso Township?

Kelso Township has an estimated 98 (±37) renting households, 11.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kelso Township?

In Kelso Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.1% in 2015–2019 to 11.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kelso Township?

A renting household in Kelso Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kelso Township?

The median renting household in Kelso Township, IN has an income of $41,667 (±$7,484) a year, against $103,482 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 Kelso township, Dearborn County, Indiana (county subdivision:39330, in state:18 county:029).

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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