What percentage of people rent in Pendleton, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Pendleton, IN, 2020–2024
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26.5% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Pendleton, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 546 renting households against 1,514 that own their home.

In Pendleton, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.5% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.5% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 546 (±141)
Median renter income: $63,654 (±$16,362)

Who rents and who owns in Pendleton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pendleton	Madison County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.5% (±6.3 points)	29.8% (±1.4 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	546 (±141)	15,941 (±794)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,514 (±184)	37,488 (±783)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,654 (±$16,362)	$36,650 (±$4,568)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,240 (±$7,773)	$75,613 (±$1,591)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Pendleton, the renter share is not measurably different from Madison County (29.8%).

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

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

In Madison County, Pendleton ranks 11 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 458 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Pendleton 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	31.8% (±6.9 points)	26.5% (±6.3 points)	−5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$862 (±$56)	$1,209 (±$121)	+40.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$66,497 (±$4,451)	$86,806 (±$9,643)	+30.5%	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 Pendleton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pendleton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pendleton	—	26.5% (±6.3 points)	—
Fall Creek Township (Madison County)	1.8 mi	16.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Green Township (Madison County)	4.1 mi	13.3% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Ingalls	4.2 mi	24.0% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lapel	4.6 mi	29.8% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Stony Creek Township	5.0 mi	21.3% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Edgewood	6.7 mi	7.2% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Anderson	6.8 mi	44.5% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Anderson Township (Madison County)	6.8 mi	42.5% (±1.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fall Creek Township (Madison County), IN (16.1%), Green Township (Madison County), IN (13.3%), Edgewood, IN (7.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Anderson, IN (44.5%), Anderson Township (Madison County), IN (42.5%).

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

Households that rent across Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Elwood	34.8% (±5.6 points)
6	Monroe Township (Madison County)	30.2% (±6.7 points)
7	Lapel	29.8% (±8.7 points)
8	Summitville	28.6% (±9.5 points)
9	Chesterfield	27.7% (±6.9 points)
10	Pipe Creek Township (Madison County)	27.0% (±4.0 points)
11	Pendleton	26.5% (±6.3 points)
12	Richland Township (Madison County)	25.5% (±12.7 points)
13	Ingalls	24.0% (±9.9 points)
14	Stony Creek Township	21.3% (±6.7 points)
15	Lafayette Township (Madison County)	19.8% (±6.3 points)
16	Markleville	17.9% (±8.6 points)
17	Van Buren Township (Madison County)	16.6% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Madison 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 Pendleton

How many renters are there in Pendleton?

Pendleton has an estimated 546 (±141) renting households, 26.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pendleton?

In Pendleton, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.5% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pendleton?

A renting household in Pendleton has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pendleton?

The median renting household in Pendleton, IN has an income of $63,654 (±$16,362) a year, against $92,240 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 Pendleton town, Indiana (place:58662, 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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