What percentage of people rent in McCordsville, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in McCordsville, IN, 2020–2024
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15.3% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in McCordsville, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 633 renting households against 3,503 that own their home.

In McCordsville, the share of households that rent went from 6.5% in 2015–2019 to 15.3% in 2020–2024 (+8.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.3% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 633 (±271)
Median renter income: $73,267 (±$8,271)

Who rents and who owns in McCordsville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	McCordsville	Hancock County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.3% (±6.4 points)	20.5% (±1.9 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	633 (±271)	6,855 (±622)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,503 (±347)	26,619 (±661)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,267 (±$8,271)	$59,430 (±$10,442)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$120,515 (±$17,348)	$108,966 (±$3,934)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In McCordsville, the renter share is not measurably different from Hancock County (20.5%).

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

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

In Hancock County, McCordsville ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 945 of 1,600.

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

How renting in McCordsville 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	6.5% (±3.6 points)	15.3% (±6.4 points)	+8.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,228 (±$1,091)	$1,283 (±$481)	+4.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$99,497 (±$10,361)	$110,692 (±$5,919)	+11.3%	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 McCordsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with McCordsville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
McCordsville	—	15.3% (±6.4 points)	—
Vernon Township (Hancock County)	2.5 mi	18.3% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fortville	4.2 mi	28.9% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Lawrence	4.4 mi	33.9% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Fall Creek Township (Hamilton County)	4.6 mi	16.3% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lawrence Township	5.2 mi	39.7% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Fishers	5.2 mi	23.8% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Buck Creek Township	5.3 mi	15.5% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Delaware Township (Hamilton County)	7.1 mi	38.6% (±3.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fortville, IN (28.9%), Lawrence, IN (33.9%), Lawrence Township, IN (39.7%).

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

Households that rent across Hancock County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Center Township (Hancock County)	31.3% (±3.5 points)
3	Fortville	28.9% (±9.4 points)
4	New Palestine	19.7% (±6.6 points)
5	Vernon Township (Hancock County)	18.3% (±4.9 points)
6	Shirley	16.5% (±6.3 points)
7	Buck Creek Township	15.5% (±4.4 points)
8	McCordsville	15.3% (±6.4 points)
9	Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)	15.0% (±2.9 points)
10	Wilkinson	11.0% (±11.4 points)
11	Brown Township (Hancock County)	5.4% (±3.6 points)
12	Brandywine Township (Hancock County)	4.4% (±7.2 points)
13	Jackson Township (Hancock County)	3.9% (±5.3 points)
14	Green Township (Hancock County)	2.5% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Hancock 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 McCordsville

How many renters are there in McCordsville?

McCordsville has an estimated 633 (±271) renting households, 15.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in McCordsville?

In McCordsville, the share of households that rent went from 6.5% in 2015–2019 to 15.3% in 2020–2024 (+8.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in McCordsville?

A renting household in McCordsville has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in McCordsville?

The median renting household in McCordsville, IN has an income of $73,267 (±$8,271) a year, against $120,515 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 McCordsville town, Indiana (place:45648, 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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