What percentage of people rent in Deer River, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Deer River, MN, 2020–2024
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32.3% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Deer River, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 111 renting households against 233 that own their home.

In Deer River, the share of households that rent went from 42.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.3% in 2020–2024 (−9.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.3% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 111 (±36)
Median renter income: $35,469 (±$4,005)

Who rents and who owns in Deer River

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Deer River	Itasca County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.3% (±9.9 points)	17.0% (±1.4 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	111 (±36)	3,145 (±258)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	233 (±59)	15,396 (±436)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,469 (±$4,005)	$35,853 (±$4,155)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$45,179 (±$17,887)	$76,116 (±$3,554)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Deer River, the renter share is higher than in Itasca County (17.0%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Itasca County, Deer River ranks 5 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 216 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Deer River 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	42.0% (±10.2 points)	32.3% (±9.9 points)	−9.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$575 (±$83)	$816 (±$76)	+41.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,214 (±$16,562)	$38,824 (±$3,529)	+16.9%	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 Deer River

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Deer River
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Deer River	—	32.3% (±9.9 points)	—
Zemple	1.3 mi	3.4% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Morse Township (Itasca County)	3.0 mi	6.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Deer River Township	4.0 mi	6.0% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Oteneagen Township	8.0 mi	1.0% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Cohasset	9.0 mi	7.9% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Torrey Township	9.4 mi	2.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Salem Township (Cass County)	13 mi	0.0% (±41.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wabana Township	14 mi	6.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Zemple, MN (3.4%), Morse Township (Itasca County), MN (6.1%), Deer River Township, MN (6.0%).

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

Households that rent across Itasca County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bigfork	47.6% (±11.3 points)
2	Effie	39.5% (±25.0 points)
3	Grand Rapids	37.6% (±3.9 points)
4	Squaw Lake	36.8% (±24.8 points)
5	Deer River	32.3% (±9.9 points)
6	Nore Township	31.3% (±24.6 points)
7	Bovey	28.3% (±13.4 points)
8	Max Township	21.0% (±12.5 points)
9	Warba	20.3% (±14.3 points)
10	Keewatin	19.3% (±6.6 points)
11	Pomroy Township (Itasca County)	16.7% (±20.7 points)

Showing 11 of 52 places in Itasca 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 Deer River

How many renters are there in Deer River?

Deer River has an estimated 111 (±36) renting households, 32.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Deer River?

In Deer River, the share of households that rent went from 42.0% in 2015–2019 to 32.3% in 2020–2024 (−9.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Deer River?

A renting household in Deer River has 2.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Deer River?

The median renting household in Deer River, MN has an income of $35,469 (±$4,005) a year, against $45,179 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 Deer River city, Minnesota (place:15310, 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.