What percentage of people rent in Keyser Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Keyser Township, IN, 2020–2024
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19.0% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Keyser Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 637 renting households against 2,720 that own their home.

In Keyser Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.0% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 637 (±155)
Median renter income: $36,594 (±$2,808)

Who rents and who owns in Keyser Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Keyser Township	DeKalb County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.0% (±4.3 points)	17.9% (±2.2 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	637 (±155)	3,067 (±400)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,720 (±202)	14,029 (±371)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,594 (±$2,808)	$36,766 (±$2,642)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,763 (±$8,003)	$82,431 (±$3,571)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

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

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

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

In DeKalb County, Keyser Township ranks 10 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 755 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Keyser 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	27.1% (±5.0 points)	19.0% (±4.3 points)	−8.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$683 (±$42)	$864 (±$62)	+26.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,022 (±$4,808)	$62,234 (±$7,529)	+32.4%	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 Keyser Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Keyser Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Keyser Township	—	19.0% (±4.3 points)	—
Altona	0.7 mi	10.6% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Garrett	0.8 mi	20.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Butler Township (DeKalb County)	3.5 mi	9.3% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Richland Township (DeKalb County)	3.8 mi	10.7% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Auburn	4.5 mi	23.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Avilla	4.8 mi	28.2% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Corunna	5.8 mi	17.7% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Allen Township (Noble County)	6.7 mi	19.1% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Butler Township (DeKalb County), IN (9.3%).

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
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)
15	Grant Township (DeKalb County)	13.1% (±5.3 points)
16 (tie)	Concord Township (DeKalb County)	10.7% (±6.4 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 Keyser Township

How many renters are there in Keyser Township?

Keyser Township has an estimated 637 (±155) renting households, 19.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Keyser Township?

In Keyser Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Keyser Township?

A renting household in Keyser Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Keyser Township?

The median renting household in Keyser Township, IN has an income of $36,594 (±$2,808) a year, against $67,763 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 Keyser township, DeKalb County, Indiana (county subdivision:39636, 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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