What percentage of people rent in Santa Claus, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Santa Claus, IN, 2020–2024
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7.6% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Santa Claus, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 80 renting households against 968 that own their home.

In Santa Claus, the share of households that rent went from 8.3% in 2015–2019 to 7.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 7.6% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 80 (±30)
Median renter income: $67,083 (±$15,745)

Who rents and who owns in Santa Claus

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Santa Claus	Spencer County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	7.6% (±2.8 points)	18.7% (±2.6 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	80 (±30)	1,507 (±216)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	968 (±93)	6,571 (±241)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,083 (±$15,745)	$38,036 (±$9,030)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,286 (±$21,990)	$86,372 (±$6,583)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Santa Claus, the renter share is lower than in Spencer County (18.7%).

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

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

In Spencer County, Santa Claus ranks 14 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1304 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Santa Claus 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	8.3% (±4.7 points)	7.6% (±2.8 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,022 (±$201)	$1,219 (±$157)	+19.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,426 (±$13,010)	$89,659 (±$20,074)	+15.8%	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 Santa Claus

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Santa Claus
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Santa Claus	—	7.6% (±2.8 points)	—
Clay Township (Spencer County)	3.5 mi	7.1% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Carter Township	3.8 mi	24.7% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Harrison Township (Spencer County)	4.8 mi	15.4% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Dale	5.3 mi	26.6% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Gentryville	5.8 mi	54.2% (±34.0 points)	Higher
Jackson Township (Spencer County)	7.2 mi	31.7% (±19.1 points)	Higher
Huff Township	7.7 mi	5.9% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ferdinand	8.5 mi	22.0% (±6.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carter Township, IN (24.7%), Dale, IN (26.6%), Gentryville, IN (54.2%).

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

Households that rent across Spencer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Grandview	23.2% (±8.8 points)
9	Harrison Township (Spencer County)	15.4% (±10.1 points)
10	Grass Township	15.3% (±7.2 points)
11	Luce Township	14.7% (±10.3 points)
12	Richland	11.7% (±6.3 points)
13	Hammond Township	10.7% (±4.5 points)
14	Santa Claus	7.6% (±2.8 points)
15	Clay Township (Spencer County)	7.1% (±2.5 points)
16	Huff Township	5.9% (±4.4 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Spencer 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 Santa Claus

How many renters are there in Santa Claus?

Santa Claus has an estimated 80 (±30) renting households, 7.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Santa Claus?

In Santa Claus, the share of households that rent went from 8.3% in 2015–2019 to 7.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Santa Claus?

A renting household in Santa Claus has 1.7 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Santa Claus?

The median renting household in Santa Claus, IN has an income of $67,083 (±$15,745) a year, against $94,286 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 Santa Claus town, Indiana (place:68022, 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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