What percentage of people rent in Van Buren Township (Pulaski County), IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Van Buren Township (Pulaski County), IN, 2020–2024
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40.7% (±19.7 points) of the occupied homes in Van Buren Township (Pulaski County), IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 140 renting households against 204 that own their home.

In Van Buren Township (Pulaski County), the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+21.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.7% (±19.7 points)
Renting households: 140 (±81)

Who rents and who owns in Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)	Pulaski County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.7% (±19.7 points)	25.4% (±4.3 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	140 (±81)	1,258 (±221)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	204 (±95)	3,692 (±226)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±1.0)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$38,632 (±$3,145)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,583 (±$10,258)	$72,422 (±$9,196)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Van Buren Township (Pulaski County), the renter share is not measurably different from Pulaski County (25.4%).

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

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

In Pulaski County, Van Buren Township (Pulaski County) ranks 3 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 90 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Van Buren Township (Pulaski 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
Households that rent	19.3% (±12.9 points)	40.7% (±19.7 points)	+21.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$655 (±$86)	$913 (±$71)	+39.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,858 (±$9,673)	$53,214 (±$10,607)	+2.6%	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 Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)	—	40.7% (±19.7 points)	—
Indian Creek Township (Pulaski County)	5.8 mi	4.2% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Harrison Township (Pulaski County)	6.0 mi	20.7% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Boone Township (Cass County)	6.0 mi	21.5% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Royal Center	6.3 mi	29.2% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wayne Township (Fulton County)	6.8 mi	0.0% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Kewanna	7.4 mi	23.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Winamac	8.0 mi	47.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cass Township (White County)	8.3 mi	14.1% (±14.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Indian Creek Township (Pulaski County), IN (4.2%), Wayne Township (Fulton County), IN (0.0%), Cass Township (White County), IN (14.1%).

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

Households that rent across Pulaski County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Monterey	59.8% (±30.5 points)
2	Winamac	47.1% (±9.5 points)
3	Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)	40.7% (±19.7 points)
4	Beaver Township (Pulaski County)	39.6% (±27.4 points)
5	Monroe Township (Pulaski County)	37.6% (±7.8 points)
6	Medaryville	26.4% (±12.3 points)
7	Jefferson Township (Pulaski County)	23.9% (±18.7 points)
8	White Post Township	22.2% (±13.5 points)
9	Harrison Township (Pulaski County)	20.7% (±21.1 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Pulaski 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 Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)

How many renters are there in Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)?

Van Buren Township (Pulaski County) has an estimated 140 (±81) renting households, 40.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)?

In Van Buren Township (Pulaski County), the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+21.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Van Buren Township (Pulaski County)?

A renting household in Van Buren Township (Pulaski County) has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned 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 Van Buren township, Pulaski County, Indiana (county subdivision:78560, in state:18 county:131).

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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