What percentage of people rent in Ross Township (Lake County), IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Ross Township (Lake County), IN, 2020–2024
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29.6% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Ross Township (Lake County), IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,960 renting households against 14,194 that own their home.

In Ross Township (Lake County), the share of households that rent went from 32.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.6% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 5,960 (±596)
Median renter income: $48,300 (±$8,773)

Who rents and who owns in Ross Township (Lake County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ross Township (Lake County)	Lake County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.6% (±2.9 points)	28.3% (±0.8 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,960 (±596)	55,274 (±1,617)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	14,194 (±880)	139,856 (±1,530)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,300 (±$8,773)	$41,002 (±$1,339)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,602 (±$6,272)	$88,178 (±$2,255)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Ross Township (Lake County), the renter share is not measurably different from Lake County (28.3%).

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

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

In Lake County, Ross Township (Lake County) ranks 9 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 354 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Ross Township (Lake 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	32.7% (±2.5 points)	29.6% (±2.9 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,063 (±$36)	$1,346 (±$67)	+26.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,900 (±$2,777)	$72,416 (±$4,637)	+17.0%	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 Ross Township (Lake County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ross Township (Lake County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ross Township (Lake County)	—	29.6% (±2.9 points)	—
Merrillville	0.7 mi	29.5% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hobart	2.9 mi	30.5% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hobart Township	5.1 mi	28.1% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Winfield	5.2 mi	5.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Crown Point	5.3 mi	14.5% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Ross	5.3 mi	30.8% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
New Chicago	5.8 mi	31.8% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Center Township (Lake County)	6.7 mi	12.5% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winfield, IN (5.1%), Crown Point, IN (14.5%), Center Township (Lake County), IN (12.5%).

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

Households that rent across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Whiting	47.0% (±8.0 points)
4	Calumet Township	45.3% (±1.9 points)
5	Hammond	37.6% (±2.2 points)
6	North Township (Lake County)	34.4% (±1.6 points)
7	New Chicago	31.8% (±8.9 points)
8	Hobart	30.5% (±4.2 points)
9	Ross Township (Lake County)	29.6% (±2.9 points)
10	Merrillville	29.5% (±3.4 points)
11	Griffith	28.3% (±4.4 points)
12	Hobart Township	28.1% (±3.8 points)
13	Lake Station	28.0% (±6.9 points)
14	Highland	21.6% (±3.3 points)
15	Schneider	20.4% (±16.1 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Lake 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 Ross Township (Lake County)

How many renters are there in Ross Township (Lake County)?

Ross Township (Lake County) has an estimated 5,960 (±596) renting households, 29.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ross Township (Lake County)?

In Ross Township (Lake County), the share of households that rent went from 32.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ross Township (Lake County)?

A renting household in Ross Township (Lake County) has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ross Township (Lake County)?

The median renting household in Ross Township (Lake County), IN has an income of $48,300 (±$8,773) a year, against $86,602 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 Ross township, Lake County, Indiana (county subdivision:66096, in state:18 county:089).

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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