What is the median rent in Spencer Township (DeKalb County), IN?

Name: Median rent in Spencer Township (DeKalb County), IN, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Spencer Township (DeKalb County), IN is $1,739 (±$337) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 130 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Spencer Township (DeKalb County), the median gross rent went from $588 in 2015–2019 to $1,739 in 2020–2024 (+195.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,739 (±$337)
Rented homes: 130 (±92)
$2,000 or more: 23.1%
Since 2015–2019: +195.7%

How much rent costs in Spencer Township (DeKalb County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Spencer Township (DeKalb County)	DeKalb County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±24.7 points)	9.8%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.4% (±9.8 points)	60.4%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	20.0% (±27.4 points)	19.0%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	51.5% (±49.8 points)	4.3%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	23.1% (±38.2 points)	3.7%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±24.7 points)	0.4%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±24.7 points)	2.4%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 51.5% of renting households.

23.1% of rented homes in Spencer Township (DeKalb County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Spencer Township (DeKalb County) against DeKalb County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spencer Township (DeKalb County)	DeKalb County	Indiana	United States
Median gross rent	$1,739 (±$337)	$861 (±$29)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	130 (±92)	2,973 (±401)	758,146 (±6,704)	42,849,984

In Spencer Township (DeKalb County), median gross rent is higher than in DeKalb County ($861).

It is also higher than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In DeKalb County, Spencer Township (DeKalb County) ranks 1 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 11 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Spencer Township (DeKalb 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
Median gross rent	$588 (±$262)	$1,739 (±$337)	+195.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	12.2% (±8.9 points)	40.0% (±20.2 points)	+27.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	11.7% (±17.7 points)	0.0% (±24.7 points)	−11.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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.

Median gross rent in places near Spencer Township (DeKalb County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spencer Township (DeKalb County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Spencer Township (DeKalb County)	—	$1,739 (±$337)	—
St. Joe	2.0 mi	$805 (±$281)	Lower
Concord Township (DeKalb County)	3.4 mi	$741 (±$171)	Lower
Springfield Township (Allen County)	3.9 mi	$988 (±$255)	Lower
Grabill	6.1 mi	$850 (±$698)	Lower
Harlan	6.2 mi	$894 (±$242)	Lower
Cedar Creek Township (Allen County)	6.9 mi	$1,217 (±$175)	Lower
Hicksville	7.7 mi	$775 (±$22)	Lower
Wilmington Township	7.8 mi	$796 (±$69)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. Joe, IN ($805), Concord Township (DeKalb County), IN ($741), Springfield Township (Allen County), IN ($988).

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

Median gross rent across DeKalb County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Spencer Township (DeKalb County)	$1,739 (±$337)
2	Richland Township (DeKalb County)	$1,525 (±$741)
3	Butler Township (DeKalb County)	$1,133 (±$665)
4	Altona	$1,080 (±$259)
5	Auburn	$865 (±$58)
6	Keyser Township	$864 (±$62)
7	Garrett	$858 (±$58)

Showing 7 of 17 places in DeKalb 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 Spencer Township (DeKalb County)

What is the average rent in Spencer Township (DeKalb County), IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Spencer Township (DeKalb County) is $1,739 (±$337) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Spencer Township (DeKalb County)?

In Spencer Township (DeKalb County), the median gross rent went from $588 in 2015–2019 to $1,739 in 2020–2024 (+195.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Spencer Township (DeKalb County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

23.1% of rented homes in Spencer Township (DeKalb County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Spencer Township (DeKalb County) higher than in DeKalb County?

In Spencer Township (DeKalb County), median gross rent is higher than in DeKalb County ($861).

It is also higher than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Spencer township, DeKalb County, Indiana (county subdivision:71918, in state:18 county:033).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.