What percentage of people rent in Clarks Grove, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Clarks Grove, MN, 2020–2024
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22.2% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Clarks Grove, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 58 renting households against 203 that own their home.

In Clarks Grove, the share of households that rent went from 12.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.2% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 58 (±23)
Median renter income: $61,667 (±$17,642)

Who rents and who owns in Clarks Grove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clarks Grove	Freeborn County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.2% (±8.1 points)	20.5% (±1.8 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	58 (±23)	2,633 (±243)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	203 (±35)	10,213 (±282)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,667 (±$17,642)	$34,531 (±$2,560)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,188 (±$14,110)	$79,415 (±$3,108)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Clarks Grove, the renter share is not measurably different from Freeborn County (20.5%).

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

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

In Freeborn County, Clarks Grove ranks 6 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 494 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Clarks Grove 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	12.0% (±5.5 points)	22.2% (±8.1 points)	+10.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$690 (±$267)	$845 (±$177)	+22.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,972 (±$6,589)	$73,750 (±$9,454)	+31.8%	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 Clarks Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clarks Grove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Clarks Grove	—	22.2% (±8.1 points)	—
Bancroft Township	3.1 mi	8.8% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Bath Township	3.8 mi	1.6% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Geneva	4.8 mi	20.9% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Riceland Township	5.9 mi	2.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Hollandale	6.1 mi	27.0% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva Township	6.4 mi	3.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Manchester	6.7 mi	8.3% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hartland Township	7.4 mi	10.8% (±7.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bancroft Township, MN (8.8%), Bath Township, MN (1.6%), Riceland Township, MN (2.7%).

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

Households that rent across Freeborn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Myrtle	33.3% (±29.8 points)
2	Hollandale	27.0% (±8.9 points)
3	Freeborn Township	26.7% (±11.4 points)
4	Albert Lea	25.9% (±2.8 points)
5	Glenville	23.0% (±11.3 points)
6	Clarks Grove	22.2% (±8.1 points)
7	Geneva	20.9% (±9.8 points)
8	Emmons	19.5% (±7.7 points)
9	Hartland	18.8% (±8.1 points)
10 (tie)	Freeborn	17.6% (±10.3 points)
10 (tie)	Shell Rock Township	17.6% (±7.7 points)
12	Alden	17.2% (±8.0 points)

Showing 12 of 34 places in Freeborn 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 Clarks Grove

How many renters are there in Clarks Grove?

Clarks Grove has an estimated 58 (±23) renting households, 22.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Clarks Grove?

In Clarks Grove, the share of households that rent went from 12.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Clarks Grove?

A renting household in Clarks Grove has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Clarks Grove?

The median renting household in Clarks Grove, MN has an income of $61,667 (±$17,642) a year, against $77,188 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 Clarks Grove city, Minnesota (place:11674, 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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