What percentage of people rent in Shipshewana, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Shipshewana, IN, 2020–2024
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30.6% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Shipshewana, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 111 renting households against 252 that own their home.

In Shipshewana, the share of households that rent went from 28.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.6% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 111 (±41)
Median renter income: $26,932 (±$10,471)

Who rents and who owns in Shipshewana

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shipshewana	LaGrange County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.6% (±9.2 points)	17.0% (±1.9 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	111 (±41)	2,190 (±254)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	252 (±82)	10,707 (±316)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,932 (±$10,471)	$55,341 (±$14,783)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,167 (±$42,450)	$91,705 (±$3,874)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Shipshewana, the renter share is higher than in LaGrange County (17.0%).

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

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

In LaGrange County, Shipshewana ranks 4 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 327 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Shipshewana 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	28.3% (±8.5 points)	30.6% (±9.2 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$627 (±$60)	$771 (±$85)	+23.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,125 (±$13,807)	$43,594 (±$21,272)	−14.7%	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 Shipshewana

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shipshewana
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shipshewana	—	30.6% (±9.2 points)	—
Newbury Township	1.9 mi	19.9% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Van Buren Township (LaGrange County)	3.9 mi	7.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Clay Township (LaGrange County)	4.8 mi	15.0% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Middlebury	6.8 mi	26.6% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Middlebury Township	7.4 mi	14.8% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Eden Township	7.8 mi	13.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
White Pigeon Township	7.8 mi	22.6% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lagrange	8.4 mi	38.6% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Van Buren Township (LaGrange County), IN (7.4%), Clay Township (LaGrange County), IN (15.0%), Middlebury Township, IN (14.8%).

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

Households that rent across LaGrange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wolcottville	46.7% (±9.7 points)
2	Lagrange	38.6% (±7.1 points)
3	Topeka	33.3% (±15.1 points)
4	Shipshewana	30.6% (±9.2 points)
5	Lima Township	26.5% (±14.1 points)
6	Bloomfield Township	23.7% (±5.0 points)
7	Greenfield Township (LaGrange County)	20.8% (±16.3 points)
8	Newbury Township	19.9% (±5.7 points)
9	Springfield Township (LaGrange County)	18.5% (±19.0 points)
10	Clearspring Township	17.6% (±6.6 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in LaGrange 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 Shipshewana

How many renters are there in Shipshewana?

Shipshewana has an estimated 111 (±41) renting households, 30.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shipshewana?

In Shipshewana, the share of households that rent went from 28.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shipshewana?

A renting household in Shipshewana has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shipshewana?

The median renting household in Shipshewana, IN has an income of $26,932 (±$10,471) a year, against $64,167 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 Shipshewana town, Indiana (place:69480, 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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