What percentage of people rent in Patoka Township (Dubois County), IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Patoka Township (Dubois County), IN, 2020–2024
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31.6% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Patoka Township (Dubois County), IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,001 renting households against 2,169 that own their home.

In Patoka Township (Dubois County), the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 31.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.6% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 1,001 (±246)
Median renter income: $42,706 (±$13,226)

Who rents and who owns in Patoka Township (Dubois County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Patoka Township (Dubois County)	Dubois County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.6% (±7.3 points)	25.3% (±2.5 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,001 (±246)	4,443 (±472)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,169 (±293)	13,131 (±450)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,706 (±$13,226)	$42,453 (±$3,377)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,547 (±$21,715)	$90,580 (±$5,571)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Patoka Township (Dubois County), the renter share is not measurably different from Dubois County (25.3%).

It is not measurably different from Indiana (29.4%).

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

In Dubois County, Patoka Township (Dubois County) ranks 4 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 292 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Patoka Township (Dubois 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	34.8% (±7.0 points)	31.6% (±7.3 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$589 (±$36)	$859 (±$154)	+45.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,482 (±$6,049)	$70,197 (±$17,817)	+61.4%	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 Patoka Township (Dubois County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Patoka Township (Dubois County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Patoka Township (Dubois County)	—	31.6% (±7.3 points)	—
Huntingburg	1.0 mi	36.0% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cass Township (Dubois County)	4.2 mi	11.1% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Holland	5.0 mi	18.7% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Bainbridge Township	6.2 mi	36.0% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Dubois County)	6.4 mi	7.9% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Jasper	6.6 mi	38.8% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Dubois County)	7.8 mi	15.2% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Ferdinand Township	8.1 mi	16.1% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cass Township (Dubois County), IN (11.1%), Holland, IN (18.7%), Madison Township (Dubois County), IN (7.9%).

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

Households that rent across Dubois County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Jasper	38.8% (±5.3 points)
2 (tie)	Huntingburg	36.0% (±8.7 points)
2 (tie)	Bainbridge Township	36.0% (±5.0 points)
4	Patoka Township (Dubois County)	31.6% (±7.3 points)
5	Birdseye	29.6% (±10.7 points)
6	Marion Township (Dubois County)	28.5% (±15.1 points)
7	Boone Township (Dubois County)	25.8% (±21.8 points)
8	Ferdinand	22.0% (±6.4 points)
9	Holland	18.7% (±8.9 points)
10	Ferdinand Township	16.1% (±5.0 points)

Showing 10 of 17 places in Dubois 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 Patoka Township (Dubois County)

How many renters are there in Patoka Township (Dubois County)?

Patoka Township (Dubois County) has an estimated 1,001 (±246) renting households, 31.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Patoka Township (Dubois County)?

In Patoka Township (Dubois County), the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 31.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Patoka Township (Dubois County)?

A renting household in Patoka Township (Dubois County) has 2.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Patoka Township (Dubois County)?

The median renting household in Patoka Township (Dubois County), IN has an income of $42,706 (±$13,226) a year, against $90,547 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 Patoka township, Dubois County, Indiana (county subdivision:58302, in state:18 county:037).

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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