What percentage of people rent in Needham Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Needham Township, IN, 2020–2024
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17.5% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Needham Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 538 renting households against 2,544 that own their home.

In Needham Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.5% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 538 (±188)

Who rents and who owns in Needham Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Needham Township	Johnson County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.5% (±5.6 points)	27.3% (±1.6 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	538 (±188)	17,061 (±1,039)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,544 (±243)	45,493 (±1,037)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$60,184 (±$5,876)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,583 (±$6,782)	$103,418 (±$3,143)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Needham Township, the renter share is lower than in Johnson County (27.3%).

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

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

In Johnson County, Needham Township ranks 11 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 838 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Needham 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	16.3% (±4.2 points)	17.5% (±5.6 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$794 (±$286)	$1,224 (±$781)	+54.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$86,587 (±$12,832)	$92,171 (±$16,385)	+6.4%	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 Needham Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Needham Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Needham Township	—	17.5% (±5.6 points)	—
Franklin	2.7 mi	34.3% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Franklin Township (Johnson County)	4.9 mi	34.8% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Hendricks Township	5.8 mi	14.2% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Whiteland	6.0 mi	6.0% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Blue River Township (Johnson County)	6.3 mi	34.0% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Clark Township (Johnson County)	6.8 mi	5.0% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Sugar Creek Township (Shelby County)	7.1 mi	0.0% (±7.7 points)	Lower
New Whiteland	7.3 mi	16.7% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whiteland, IN (6.0%), Clark Township (Johnson County), IN (5.0%), Sugar Creek Township (Shelby County), IN (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Franklin, IN (34.3%), Franklin Township (Johnson County), IN (34.8%), Blue River Township (Johnson County), IN (34.0%).

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

Households that rent across Johnson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Franklin	34.3% (±4.0 points)
6	Blue River Township (Johnson County)	34.0% (±6.9 points)
7	Bargersville	26.7% (±9.1 points)
8	Trafalgar	22.4% (±7.1 points)
9	Union Township (Johnson County)	20.3% (±11.2 points)
10	White River Township (Johnson County)	18.6% (±2.7 points)
11	Needham Township	17.5% (±5.6 points)
12	New Whiteland	16.7% (±6.9 points)
13	Hensley Township	8.7% (±3.0 points)
14	Whiteland	6.0% (±4.3 points)
15	Clark Township (Johnson County)	5.0% (±5.4 points)
16	Prince's Lakes	4.7% (±3.5 points)
17	Nineveh Township	3.0% (±2.3 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Johnson 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 Needham Township

How many renters are there in Needham Township?

Needham Township has an estimated 538 (±188) renting households, 17.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Needham Township?

In Needham Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Needham Township?

A renting household in Needham Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.5 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 Needham township, Johnson County, Indiana (county subdivision:52164, in state:18 county:081).

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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