What percentage of people rent in the Town of Pines, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Pines, IN, 2020–2024
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16.3% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Pines, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 44 renting households against 226 that own their home.

In the Town of Pines, the share of households that rent went from 17.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.3% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 44 (±22)
Median renter income: $44,318 (±$16,612)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Pines

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Pines	Porter County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.3% (±7.8 points)	22.3% (±1.2 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	44 (±22)	15,287 (±872)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	226 (±61)	53,352 (±909)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,318 (±$16,612)	$49,358 (±$4,299)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,071 (±$21,783)	$100,997 (±$2,918)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In the Town of Pines, the renter share is not measurably different from Porter County (22.3%).

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

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

In Porter County, the Town of Pines ranks 13 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 903 of 1,600.

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

How renting in the Town of Pines 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	17.7% (±8.6 points)	16.3% (±7.8 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$705 (±$237)	$833 (±$373)	+18.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,375 (±$7,909)	$55,000 (±$14,490)	−2.4%	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 the Town of Pines

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Pines
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Pines	—	16.3% (±7.8 points)	—
Beverly Shores	1.4 mi	3.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Pine Township (Porter County)	2.5 mi	8.5% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Michigan City	4.6 mi	41.2% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Pottawattamie Park	5.0 mi	5.2% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Trail Creek	5.0 mi	8.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Coolspring Township	5.0 mi	36.1% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Michigan Township (LaPorte County)	5.4 mi	29.6% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Long Beach	6.5 mi	2.7% (±2.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Beverly Shores, IN (3.7%), Pottawattamie Park, IN (5.2%), Long Beach, IN (2.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Michigan City, IN (41.2%), Coolspring Township, IN (36.1%), Michigan Township (LaPorte County), IN (29.6%).

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

Households that rent across Porter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Portage Township (Porter County)	26.3% (±2.4 points)
8	Chesterton	24.9% (±4.8 points)
9	Westchester Township	22.9% (±3.7 points)
10	Hebron	21.0% (±8.2 points)
11 (tie)	Porter	17.5% (±5.3 points)
11 (tie)	Boone Township (Porter County)	17.5% (±6.8 points)
13	Town of Pines	16.3% (±7.8 points)
14	Liberty Township (Porter County)	15.0% (±4.2 points)
15	Kouts	14.8% (±9.8 points)
16	Salt Creek Commons	14.6% (±11.5 points)
17	Aberdeen	13.3% (±9.0 points)
18	Pleasant Township (Porter County)	9.6% (±5.6 points)
19	Pine Township (Porter County)	8.5% (±4.4 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Porter 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 Town of Pines

How many renters are there in the Town of Pines?

The Town of Pines has an estimated 44 (±22) renting households, 16.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Pines?

In the Town of Pines, the share of households that rent went from 17.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Pines?

A renting household in the Town of Pines has 1.5 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Pines?

The median renting household in the Town of Pines, IN has an income of $44,318 (±$16,612) a year, against $56,071 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 Town of Pines town, Indiana (place:76256, 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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