What percentage of people rent in New Durham Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in New Durham Township, IN, 2020–2024
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12.7% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in New Durham Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 265 renting households against 1,822 that own their home.

In New Durham Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.7% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 265 (±104)
Median renter income: $53,472 (±$15,978)

Who rents and who owns in New Durham Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Durham Township	LaPorte County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.7% (±4.8 points)	25.3% (±1.6 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	265 (±104)	11,019 (±713)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,822 (±152)	32,614 (±855)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,472 (±$15,978)	$41,095 (±$3,085)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,875 (±$19,357)	$82,005 (±$2,187)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In New Durham Township, the renter share is lower than in LaPorte County (25.3%).

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

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

In LaPorte County, New Durham Township ranks 15 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1072 of 1,600.

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

How renting in New Durham 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	14.9% (±4.8 points)	12.7% (±4.8 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$816 (±$298)	$1,251 (±$180)	+53.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,808 (±$8,596)	$89,107 (±$13,850)	+27.6%	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 New Durham Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Durham Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Durham Township	—	12.7% (±4.8 points)	—
Westville	2.3 mi	16.5% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Porter County)	5.5 mi	3.2% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Scipio Township (LaPorte County)	5.6 mi	22.8% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Coolspring Township	5.9 mi	36.1% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Clinton Township (LaPorte County)	6.4 mi	18.2% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Porter County)	7.9 mi	34.4% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Pine Township (Porter County)	7.9 mi	8.5% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Center Township (LaPorte County)	8.1 mi	32.6% (±3.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jackson Township (Porter County), IN (3.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Scipio Township (LaPorte County), IN (22.8%), Coolspring Township, IN (36.1%), Washington Township (Porter County), IN (34.4%).

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
9	Hanna Township	21.0% (±15.1 points)
10	Kingsbury	20.0% (±14.0 points)
11	Springfield Township (LaPorte County)	19.2% (±8.2 points)
12	Clinton Township (LaPorte County)	18.2% (±11.1 points)
13	Westville	16.5% (±7.8 points)
14	Dewey Township	15.2% (±9.1 points)
15	New Durham Township	12.7% (±4.8 points)
16	Wanatah	10.7% (±5.8 points)
17	La Crosse	10.3% (±5.8 points)
18	Pleasant Township (LaPorte County)	10.0% (±6.1 points)
19	Lincoln Township (LaPorte County)	9.0% (±8.7 points)
20	Kankakee Township (LaPorte County)	8.6% (±5.9 points)
21 (tie)	Trail Creek	8.4% (±6.5 points)

Showing 13 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 New Durham Township

How many renters are there in New Durham Township?

New Durham Township has an estimated 265 (±104) renting households, 12.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Durham Township?

In New Durham Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in New Durham Township?

A renting household in New Durham Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Durham Township?

The median renting household in New Durham Township, IN has an income of $53,472 (±$15,978) a year, against $96,875 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 New Durham township, LaPorte County, Indiana (county subdivision:52830, in state:18 county:091).

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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