What percentage of people rent in Buffalo Lake, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Buffalo Lake, MN, 2020–2024
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22.4% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Buffalo Lake, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 47 renting households against 163 that own their home.

In Buffalo Lake, the share of households that rent went from 32.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (−9.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.4% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 47 (±21)

Who rents and who owns in Buffalo Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buffalo Lake	Renville County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.4% (±8.9 points)	19.8% (±1.8 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	47 (±21)	1,201 (±118)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	163 (±34)	4,855 (±123)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$33,413 (±$6,918)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,083 (±$4,520)	$80,096 (±$3,484)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Buffalo Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Renville County (19.8%).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota (27.8%).

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

In Renville County, Buffalo Lake ranks 9 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 487 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Buffalo Lake 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	32.0% (±9.0 points)	22.4% (±8.9 points)	−9.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$539 (±$122)	$759 (±$187)	+40.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,574 (±$7,452)	$66,167 (±$5,539)	+55.4%	Up 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 Buffalo Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buffalo Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buffalo Lake	—	22.4% (±8.9 points)	—
Preston Lake Township	2.9 mi	14.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hector Township	4.0 mi	8.3% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Grafton Township	4.6 mi	15.3% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hector	4.7 mi	26.1% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Martinsburg Township	5.7 mi	7.2% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Stewart	6.5 mi	19.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Boon Lake Township	7.7 mi	8.1% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Collins Township	9.0 mi	3.5% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hector Township, MN (8.3%), Martinsburg Township, MN (7.2%), Boon Lake Township, MN (8.1%).

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

Households that rent across Renville County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Emmet Township	28.8% (±10.7 points)
4	Winfield Township	27.5% (±15.9 points)
5	Norfolk Township	26.6% (±17.2 points)
6	Hector	26.1% (±7.7 points)
7	Morton	25.4% (±8.2 points)
8	Cairo Township	22.6% (±14.3 points)
9	Buffalo Lake	22.4% (±8.9 points)
10	Troy Township (Renville County)	20.6% (±10.2 points)
11	Fairfax	20.3% (±8.3 points)
12	Sacred Heart	19.3% (±8.0 points)
13	Flora Township	17.5% (±10.6 points)
14	Brookfield Township	17.2% (±13.8 points)
15	Franklin	16.1% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Renville 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 Buffalo Lake

How many renters are there in Buffalo Lake?

Buffalo Lake has an estimated 47 (±21) renting households, 22.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buffalo Lake?

In Buffalo Lake, the share of households that rent went from 32.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (−9.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Buffalo Lake?

A renting household in Buffalo Lake has 1.6 people on average, against 2.9 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 Buffalo Lake city, Minnesota (place:08488, 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.