What percentage of people rent in Wabash, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Wabash, IN, 2020–2024
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29.4% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Wabash, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,304 renting households against 3,129 that own their home.

In Wabash, the share of households that rent went from 33.5% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.4% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 1,304 (±222)
Median renter income: $33,889 (±$9,466)

Who rents and who owns in Wabash

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wabash	Wabash County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.4% (±5.0 points)	19.5% (±2.2 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,304 (±222)	2,474 (±281)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,129 (±278)	10,200 (±392)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,889 (±$9,466)	$33,663 (±$6,785)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,232 (±$10,357)	$78,337 (±$5,972)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Wabash, the renter share is higher than in Wabash County (19.5%).

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

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

In Wabash County, Wabash ranks 1 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 360 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Wabash 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	33.5% (±4.6 points)	29.4% (±5.0 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$663 (±$35)	$739 (±$81)	+11.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,973 (±$3,088)	$53,410 (±$6,160)	+18.8%	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 Wabash

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wabash
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wabash	—	29.4% (±5.0 points)	—
Noble Township (Wabash County)	1.2 mi	24.4% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lagro	5.9 mi	17.9% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lagro Township	7.3 mi	8.9% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Paw Paw Township	7.4 mi	8.9% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Waltz Township	7.6 mi	16.4% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Erie Township	8.1 mi	3.4% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Roann	9.0 mi	15.1% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Liberty Township (Wabash County)	9.3 mi	15.4% (±8.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lagro Township, IN (8.9%), Paw Paw Township, IN (8.9%), Waltz Township, IN (16.4%).

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

Households that rent across Wabash County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wabash	29.4% (±5.0 points)
2	Noble Township (Wabash County)	24.4% (±4.1 points)
3	North Manchester	20.4% (±6.4 points)
4	Chester Township (Wabash County)	18.6% (±5.1 points)
5	Pleasant Township (Wabash County)	18.3% (±11.7 points)
6	Lagro	17.9% (±12.2 points)
7	Waltz Township	16.4% (±7.5 points)

Showing 7 of 12 places in Wabash 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 Wabash

How many renters are there in Wabash?

Wabash has an estimated 1,304 (±222) renting households, 29.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wabash?

In Wabash, the share of households that rent went from 33.5% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wabash?

A renting household in Wabash has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wabash?

The median renting household in Wabash, IN has an income of $33,889 (±$9,466) a year, against $67,232 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 Wabash city, Indiana (place:79370, 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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