What percentage of people rent in Trafalgar, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Trafalgar, IN, 2020–2024
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22.4% (±7.1 points) of the occupied homes in Trafalgar, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 127 renting households against 439 that own their home.

In Trafalgar, the share of households that rent went from 23.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.4% (±7.1 points)
Renting households: 127 (±45)
Median renter income: $30,375 (±$12,951)

Who rents and who owns in Trafalgar

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Trafalgar	Johnson County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.4% (±7.1 points)	27.3% (±1.6 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	127 (±45)	17,061 (±1,039)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	439 (±88)	45,493 (±1,037)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,375 (±$12,951)	$60,184 (±$5,876)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,218 (±$13,581)	$103,418 (±$3,143)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Trafalgar, the renter share is not measurably different from Johnson County (27.3%).

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

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

In Johnson County, Trafalgar ranks 8 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 605 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Trafalgar 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	23.4% (±7.5 points)	22.4% (±7.1 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$928 (±$186)	$1,024 (±$205)	+10.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,636 (±$9,093)	$77,885 (±$16,405)	+32.8%	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 Trafalgar

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Trafalgar
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Trafalgar	—	22.4% (±7.1 points)	—
Hensley Township	2.6 mi	8.7% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Nineveh Township	4.0 mi	3.0% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Union Township (Johnson County)	4.7 mi	20.3% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Prince's Lakes	4.8 mi	4.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Franklin Township (Johnson County)	5.8 mi	34.8% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Morgantown	6.4 mi	25.9% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes	7.4 mi	6.1% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Franklin	7.8 mi	34.3% (±4.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hensley Township, IN (8.7%), Nineveh Township, IN (3.0%), Prince's Lakes, IN (4.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Franklin Township (Johnson County), IN (34.8%), Franklin, IN (34.3%).

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

Households that rent across Johnson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Edinburgh	37.5% (±6.5 points)
3	Pleasant Township (Johnson County)	36.2% (±2.9 points)
4	Franklin Township (Johnson County)	34.8% (±4.6 points)
5	Franklin	34.3% (±4.0 points)
6	Blue River Township (Johnson County)	34.0% (±6.9 points)
7	Bargersville	26.7% (±9.1 points)
8	Trafalgar	22.4% (±7.1 points)
9	Union Township (Johnson County)	20.3% (±11.2 points)
10	White River Township (Johnson County)	18.6% (±2.7 points)
11	Needham Township	17.5% (±5.6 points)
12	New Whiteland	16.7% (±6.9 points)
13	Hensley Township	8.7% (±3.0 points)
14	Whiteland	6.0% (±4.3 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Johnson 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 Trafalgar

How many renters are there in Trafalgar?

Trafalgar has an estimated 127 (±45) renting households, 22.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Trafalgar?

In Trafalgar, the share of households that rent went from 23.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Trafalgar?

A renting household in Trafalgar has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Trafalgar?

The median renting household in Trafalgar, IN has an income of $30,375 (±$12,951) a year, against $92,218 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 Trafalgar town, Indiana (place:76310, 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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