What percentage of people rent in Rushville Township, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Rushville Township, IN, 2020–2024
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36.2% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in Rushville Township, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,116 renting households against 1,971 that own their home.

In Rushville Township, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.2% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 1,116 (±192)
Median renter income: $35,221 (±$9,342)

Who rents and who owns in Rushville Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rushville Township	Rush County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.2% (±5.9 points)	25.1% (±3.5 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,116 (±192)	1,696 (±250)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,971 (±218)	5,050 (±256)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,221 (±$9,342)	$35,521 (±$8,529)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,646 (±$9,460)	$79,390 (±$5,784)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Rushville Township, the renter share is higher than in Rush County (25.1%).

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

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

In Rush County, Rushville Township ranks 2 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 174 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Rushville 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	37.0% (±5.3 points)	36.2% (±5.9 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$696 (±$28)	$912 (±$72)	+31.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,663 (±$5,583)	$57,639 (±$10,899)	+9.4%	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 Rushville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rushville Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rushville Township	—	36.2% (±5.9 points)	—
Rushville	2.1 mi	39.1% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Rush County)	5.4 mi	0.0% (±30.1 points)	Lower
Noble Township (Rush County)	6.0 mi	7.8% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Walker Township (Rush County)	6.4 mi	26.4% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Anderson Township (Rush County)	6.6 mi	8.5% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Union Township (Rush County)	7.0 mi	11.7% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Posey Township (Rush County)	8.0 mi	10.2% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Glenwood	8.7 mi	20.6% (±13.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jackson Township (Rush County), IN (0.0%), Noble Township (Rush County), IN (7.8%), Anderson Township (Rush County), IN (8.5%).

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

Households that rent across Rush County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rushville	39.1% (±7.0 points)
2	Rushville Township	36.2% (±5.9 points)
3	Carthage	32.7% (±10.8 points)
4	Orange Township (Rush County)	31.4% (±26.9 points)
5	Walker Township (Rush County)	26.4% (±14.9 points)
6	Richland Township (Rush County)	24.0% (±32.8 points)
7	Washington Township (Rush County)	22.5% (±22.0 points)
8	Ripley Township (Rush County)	19.0% (±7.7 points)

Showing 8 of 14 places in Rush 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 Rushville Township

How many renters are there in Rushville Township?

Rushville Township has an estimated 1,116 (±192) renting households, 36.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rushville Township?

In Rushville Township, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rushville Township?

A renting household in Rushville Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rushville Township?

The median renting household in Rushville Township, IN has an income of $35,221 (±$9,342) a year, against $69,646 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 Rushville township, Rush County, Indiana (county subdivision:66456, in state:18 county:139).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.