What percentage of people rent in Pleasant Township (Grant County), IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Pleasant Township (Grant County), IN, 2020–2024
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26.9% (±7.1 points) of the occupied homes in Pleasant Township (Grant County), IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 906 renting households against 2,461 that own their home.

In Pleasant Township (Grant County), the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.9% (±7.1 points)
Renting households: 906 (±259)
Median renter income: $34,543 (±$7,946)

Who rents and who owns in Pleasant Township (Grant County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant Township (Grant County)	Grant County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.9% (±7.1 points)	27.3% (±1.9 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	906 (±259)	7,303 (±518)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,461 (±242)	19,470 (±600)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,543 (±$7,946)	$38,026 (±$4,046)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,016 (±$15,957)	$61,117 (±$3,051)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Pleasant Township (Grant County), the renter share is not measurably different from Grant County (27.3%).

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

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

In Grant County, Pleasant Township (Grant County) ranks 6 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 444 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Pleasant Township (Grant 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	20.7% (±4.5 points)	26.9% (±7.1 points)	+6.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$700 (±$41)	$1,235 (±$249)	+76.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$68,866 (±$13,636)	$59,194 (±$14,575)	−14.0%	Down 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 Pleasant Township (Grant County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Township (Grant County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pleasant Township (Grant County)	—	26.9% (±7.1 points)	—
Sweetser	3.3 mi	19.4% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
La Fontaine	4.6 mi	11.7% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Richland Township (Grant County)	5.0 mi	9.5% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Marion	5.4 mi	41.2% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Franklin Township (Grant County)	5.9 mi	29.9% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Grant County)	6.3 mi	14.5% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Liberty Township (Wabash County)	6.7 mi	15.4% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Sims Township	7.7 mi	8.8% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: La Fontaine, IN (11.7%), Richland Township (Grant County), IN (9.5%), Washington Township (Grant County), IN (14.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Marion, IN (41.2%).

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

Households that rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Marion	41.2% (±3.1 points)
2	Center Township (Grant County)	40.6% (±3.7 points)
3	Franklin Township (Grant County)	29.9% (±5.2 points)
4	Gas City	28.4% (±8.1 points)
5	Fowlerton	28.2% (±15.8 points)
6	Pleasant Township (Grant County)	26.9% (±7.1 points)
7	Mill Township	24.0% (±5.2 points)
8	Matthews	23.5% (±13.0 points)
9	Upland	22.0% (±7.8 points)
10	Fairmount	21.7% (±9.5 points)
11	Jonesboro	21.1% (±7.8 points)
12 (tie)	Sweetser	19.4% (±10.5 points)

Showing 12 of 23 places in Grant 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 Pleasant Township (Grant County)

How many renters are there in Pleasant Township (Grant County)?

Pleasant Township (Grant County) has an estimated 906 (±259) renting households, 26.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pleasant Township (Grant County)?

In Pleasant Township (Grant County), the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pleasant Township (Grant County)?

A renting household in Pleasant Township (Grant County) has 1.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pleasant Township (Grant County)?

The median renting household in Pleasant Township (Grant County), IN has an income of $34,543 (±$7,946) a year, against $76,016 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 Pleasant township, Grant County, Indiana (county subdivision:60372, in state:18 county:053).

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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