What percentage of people rent in Van Buren, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Van Buren, IN, 2020–2024
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18.6% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Van Buren, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 63 renting households against 275 that own their home.

In Van Buren, the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 18.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.6% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 63 (±32)

Who rents and who owns in Van Buren

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Van Buren	Grant County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.6% (±8.4 points)	27.3% (±1.9 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	63 (±32)	7,303 (±518)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	275 (±78)	19,470 (±600)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±1.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$38,026 (±$4,046)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$47,981 (±$11,441)	$61,117 (±$3,051)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Van Buren, the renter share is lower than in Grant County (27.3%).

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

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

In Grant County, Van Buren ranks 16 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 784 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Van Buren 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	22.3% (±8.0 points)	18.6% (±8.4 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$838 (±$118)	$816 (±$48)	−2.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$45,865 (±$8,421)	$47,692 (±$10,669)	+4.0%	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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Van Buren
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Van Buren	—	18.6% (±8.4 points)	—
Van Buren Township (Grant County)	0.5 mi	19.1% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Grant County)	5.6 mi	14.5% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Township (Huntington County)	5.8 mi	7.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Wells County)	6.4 mi	6.2% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Warren	6.5 mi	29.4% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe Township (Grant County)	6.9 mi	9.3% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wayne Township (Huntington County)	7.6 mi	10.4% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Salamonie Township	8.1 mi	33.9% (±10.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jackson Township (Wells County), IN (6.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Salamonie Township, IN (33.9%).

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

Households that rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Fairmount	21.7% (±9.5 points)
11	Jonesboro	21.1% (±7.8 points)
12 (tie)	Sweetser	19.4% (±10.5 points)
12 (tie)	Fairmount Township	19.4% (±7.6 points)
14	Jefferson Township (Grant County)	19.2% (±5.1 points)
15	Van Buren Township (Grant County)	19.1% (±9.9 points)
16	Van Buren	18.6% (±8.4 points)
17	Washington Township (Grant County)	14.5% (±7.8 points)
18	Swayzee	12.0% (±6.2 points)
19	Richland Township (Grant County)	9.5% (±7.9 points)
20	Monroe Township (Grant County)	9.3% (±7.4 points)
21	Sims Township	8.8% (±4.3 points)
22	Green Township (Grant County)	5.2% (±8.4 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Grant 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

How many renters are there in Van Buren?

Van Buren has an estimated 63 (±32) renting households, 18.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Van Buren?

In Van Buren, the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 18.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Van Buren?

A renting household in Van Buren has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 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 town, Indiana (place:78470, 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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