What percentage of people rent in Brownsdale, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Brownsdale, MN, 2020–2024
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11.1% (±3.1 points) of the occupied homes in Brownsdale, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 39 renting households against 312 that own their home.

In Brownsdale, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.1% (±3.1 points)
Renting households: 39 (±10)

Who rents and who owns in Brownsdale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brownsdale	Mower County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.1% (±3.1 points)	22.4% (±2.0 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	39 (±10)	3,524 (±334)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	312 (±53)	12,195 (±331)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$42,962 (±$6,841)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,577 (±$16,954)	$87,731 (±$4,172)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Brownsdale, the renter share is lower than in Mower County (22.4%).

It is also lower than in Minnesota (27.8%).

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

In Mower County, Brownsdale ranks 15 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1168 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Brownsdale 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	19.8% (±6.7 points)	11.1% (±3.1 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$613 (±$42)	$739 (±$117)	+20.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,341 (±$6,889)	$77,614 (±$31,272)	+28.6%	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 Brownsdale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brownsdale
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brownsdale	—	11.1% (±3.1 points)	—
Red Rock Township	1.6 mi	5.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Waltham Township	4.4 mi	3.7% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Waltham	5.5 mi	18.2% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sargeant	5.7 mi	0.0% (±63.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dexter Township	6.1 mi	21.0% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mapleview	6.3 mi	27.0% (±15.5 points)	Higher
Lansing Township	6.7 mi	6.3% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Austin	7.2 mi	28.5% (±3.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Red Rock Township, MN (5.2%), Waltham Township, MN (3.7%), Lansing Township, MN (6.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mapleview, MN (27.0%), Austin, MN (28.5%).

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

Households that rent across Mower County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Sargeant Township	16.5% (±8.0 points)
10	Adams Township	16.1% (±10.7 points)
11	Grand Meadow Township	13.4% (±8.0 points)
12	Pleasant Valley Township	13.1% (±6.9 points)
13	Grand Meadow	13.0% (±5.3 points)
14	Adams	12.3% (±5.4 points)
15	Brownsdale	11.1% (±3.1 points)
16	Clayton Township	10.8% (±7.8 points)
17	Racine	10.7% (±8.5 points)
18	Windom Township	9.5% (±11.2 points)
19	Austin Township	9.2% (±4.1 points)
20 (tie)	Elkton	8.5% (±8.0 points)
20 (tie)	Bennington Township	8.5% (±7.7 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Mower 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 Brownsdale

How many renters are there in Brownsdale?

Brownsdale has an estimated 39 (±10) renting households, 11.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brownsdale?

In Brownsdale, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Brownsdale?

A renting household in Brownsdale has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 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 Brownsdale city, Minnesota (place:08164, in state:27).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.