What percentage of people rent in Lafayette Township (Floyd County), IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Lafayette Township (Floyd County), IN, 2020–2024
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6.0% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Lafayette Township (Floyd County), IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 184 renting households against 2,898 that own their home.

In Lafayette Township (Floyd County), the share of households that rent went from 4.9% in 2015–2019 to 6.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.0% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 184 (±74)

Who rents and who owns in Lafayette Township (Floyd County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lafayette Township (Floyd County)	Floyd County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.0% (±2.3 points)	26.8% (±1.6 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	184 (±74)	8,558 (±519)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,898 (±168)	23,358 (±580)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$40,724 (±$3,666)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,537 (±$15,824)	$95,265 (±$4,015)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Lafayette Township (Floyd County), the renter share is lower than in Floyd County (26.8%).

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

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

In Floyd County, Lafayette Township (Floyd County) ranks 6 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1361 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Lafayette Township (Floyd 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	4.9% (±2.9 points)	6.0% (±2.3 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$765 (±$286)	$1,154 (±$231)	+50.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$100,370 (±$9,036)	$118,380 (±$13,037)	+17.9%	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 Lafayette Township (Floyd County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lafayette Township (Floyd County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lafayette Township (Floyd County)	—	6.0% (±2.3 points)	—
Galena	3.1 mi	1.1% (±1.7 points)	Lower
New Albany Township	4.0 mi	36.0% (±2.0 points)	Higher
New Albany	4.5 mi	44.6% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Greenville Township	5.4 mi	2.4% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Greenville	5.6 mi	6.3% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown Township	5.7 mi	12.0% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Carr Township (Clark County)	5.7 mi	5.8% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown	6.2 mi	16.8% (±10.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Galena, IN (1.1%), Greenville Township, IN (2.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Albany Township, IN (36.0%), New Albany, IN (44.6%), Georgetown Township, IN (12.0%).

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

Households that rent across Floyd County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	New Albany	44.6% (±2.5 points)
2	New Albany Township	36.0% (±2.0 points)
3	Georgetown	16.8% (±10.5 points)
4	Georgetown Township	12.0% (±3.7 points)
5	Greenville	6.3% (±4.6 points)
6	Lafayette Township (Floyd County)	6.0% (±2.3 points)
7	Franklin Township (Floyd County)	5.4% (±4.4 points)
8	Greenville Township	2.4% (±1.3 points)
9	Galena	1.1% (±1.7 points)

The figures for Lafayette Township (Floyd County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Floyds Knobs.

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 Lafayette Township (Floyd County)

How many renters are there in Lafayette Township (Floyd County)?

Lafayette Township (Floyd County) has an estimated 184 (±74) renting households, 6.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lafayette Township (Floyd County)?

In Lafayette Township (Floyd County), the share of households that rent went from 4.9% in 2015–2019 to 6.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lafayette Township (Floyd County)?

A renting household in Lafayette Township (Floyd County) has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 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 Lafayette township, Floyd County, Indiana (county subdivision:40734, in state:18 county:043).

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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