What percentage of people rent in Kingsford Heights, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Kingsford Heights, IN, 2020–2024
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40.1% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Kingsford Heights, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 223 renting households against 333 that own their home.

In Kingsford Heights, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.1% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 223 (±94)
Median renter income: $41,359 (±$20,347)

Who rents and who owns in Kingsford Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kingsford Heights	LaPorte County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.1% (±10.3 points)	25.3% (±1.6 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	223 (±94)	11,019 (±713)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	333 (±80)	32,614 (±855)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,359 (±$20,347)	$41,095 (±$3,085)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,850 (±$8,622)	$82,005 (±$2,187)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Kingsford Heights, the renter share is higher than in LaPorte County (25.3%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In LaPorte County, Kingsford Heights ranks 2 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 96 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Kingsford Heights 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	34.2% (±8.9 points)	40.1% (±10.3 points)	+5.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$729 (±$38)	$889 (±$96)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,664 (±$6,261)	$57,830 (±$10,555)	+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 Kingsford Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kingsford Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kingsford Heights	—	40.1% (±10.3 points)	—
Union Township (LaPorte County)	2.3 mi	26.7% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Noble Township (LaPorte County)	3.6 mi	0.0% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Kingsbury	3.6 mi	20.0% (±14.0 points)	Lower
Washington Township (LaPorte County)	4.1 mi	3.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Hanna Township	5.8 mi	21.0% (±15.1 points)	Lower
Davis Township (Starke County)	6.8 mi	18.0% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Pleasant Township (LaPorte County)	6.9 mi	10.0% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Scipio Township (LaPorte County)	7.1 mi	22.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Union Township (LaPorte County), IN (26.7%), Noble Township (LaPorte County), IN (0.0%), Kingsbury, IN (20.0%).

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

Households that rent across LaPorte County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Michigan City	41.2% (±3.5 points)
2	Kingsford Heights	40.1% (±10.3 points)
3	La Porte	39.6% (±3.7 points)
4	Coolspring Township	36.1% (±4.6 points)
5	Center Township (LaPorte County)	32.6% (±3.5 points)
6	Michigan Township (LaPorte County)	29.6% (±3.2 points)
7	Union Township (LaPorte County)	26.7% (±8.0 points)
8	Scipio Township (LaPorte County)	22.8% (±6.3 points)

Showing 8 of 33 places in LaPorte 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 Kingsford Heights

How many renters are there in Kingsford Heights?

Kingsford Heights has an estimated 223 (±94) renting households, 40.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kingsford Heights?

In Kingsford Heights, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kingsford Heights?

A renting household in Kingsford Heights has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kingsford Heights?

The median renting household in Kingsford Heights, IN has an income of $41,359 (±$20,347) a year, against $65,850 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 Kingsford Heights town, Indiana (place:39852, 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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