What percentage of people rent in Shirley, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Shirley, IN, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Shirley, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 63 renting households against 319 that own their home.

In Shirley, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.5% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 63 (±25)
Median renter income: $25,938 (±$16,269)

Who rents and who owns in Shirley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shirley	Hancock County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.5% (±6.3 points)	20.5% (±1.9 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	63 (±25)	6,855 (±622)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	319 (±72)	26,619 (±661)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,938 (±$16,269)	$59,430 (±$10,442)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,537 (±$26,002)	$108,966 (±$3,934)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Shirley, the renter share is not measurably different from Hancock County (20.5%).

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

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

In Hancock County, Shirley ranks 6 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 886 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Shirley 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	20.4% (±8.7 points)	16.5% (±6.3 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$745 (±$89)	$615 (±$228)	−17.4%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$55,040 (±$7,536)	$67,083 (±$29,296)	+21.9%	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 Shirley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shirley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shirley	—	16.5% (±6.3 points)	—
Wilkinson	1.5 mi	11.0% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brown Township (Hancock County)	3.0 mi	5.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Kennard	3.2 mi	6.6% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Greensboro Township	4.6 mi	12.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wayne Township (Henry County)	4.8 mi	26.1% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Harrison Township (Henry County)	5.7 mi	13.4% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Hancock County)	5.7 mi	3.9% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Greensboro	6.2 mi	5.3% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brown Township (Hancock County), IN (5.4%), Jackson Township (Hancock County), IN (3.9%), Greensboro, IN (5.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wayne Township (Henry County), IN (26.1%).

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

Households that rent across Hancock County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Greenfield	35.1% (±4.1 points)
2	Center Township (Hancock County)	31.3% (±3.5 points)
3	Fortville	28.9% (±9.4 points)
4	New Palestine	19.7% (±6.6 points)
5	Vernon Township (Hancock County)	18.3% (±4.9 points)
6	Shirley	16.5% (±6.3 points)
7	Buck Creek Township	15.5% (±4.4 points)
8	McCordsville	15.3% (±6.4 points)
9	Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)	15.0% (±2.9 points)
10	Wilkinson	11.0% (±11.4 points)
11	Brown Township (Hancock County)	5.4% (±3.6 points)
12	Brandywine Township (Hancock County)	4.4% (±7.2 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Hancock 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 Shirley

How many renters are there in Shirley?

Shirley has an estimated 63 (±25) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shirley?

In Shirley, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shirley?

A renting household in Shirley has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shirley?

The median renting household in Shirley, IN has an income of $25,938 (±$16,269) a year, against $87,537 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 Shirley town, Indiana (place:69516, 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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