What percentage of people rent in Detroit Township, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Detroit Township, MN, 2020–2024
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15.3% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Detroit Township, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 116 renting households against 640 that own their home.

In Detroit Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.2% in 2015–2019 to 15.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.3% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 116 (±54)

Who rents and who owns in Detroit Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Detroit Township	Becker County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.3% (±6.7 points)	22.8% (±1.7 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	116 (±54)	3,287 (±255)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	640 (±80)	11,123 (±289)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,775 (±$2,249)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,239 (±$12,232)	$86,097 (±$2,611)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Detroit Township, the renter share is lower than in Becker County (22.8%).

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

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

In Becker County, Detroit Township ranks 14 of 44 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 837 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Detroit Township 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	11.2% (±5.7 points)	15.3% (±6.7 points)	+4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$813 (±$362)	$988 (±$879)	+21.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$78,214 (±$17,269)	$93,587 (±$8,967)	+19.7%	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 Detroit Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Detroit Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Detroit Township	—	15.3% (±6.7 points)	—
Detroit Lakes	3.5 mi	43.9% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Richwood Township	4.4 mi	20.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Erie Township	5.1 mi	6.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Audubon Township	5.9 mi	9.6% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Audubon	5.9 mi	31.4% (±12.6 points)	Higher
Lake View Township	7.4 mi	6.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Hamden Township	7.7 mi	0.0% (±23.2 points)	Not measurably different
Holmesville Township	7.8 mi	0.0% (±10.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Erie Township, MN (6.3%), Lake View Township, MN (6.3%), Holmesville Township, MN (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Detroit Lakes, MN (43.9%), Audubon, MN (31.4%).

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

Households that rent across Becker County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Callaway	23.9% (±12.2 points)
9	Eagle View Township	23.0% (±10.6 points)
10	Richwood Township	20.2% (±9.9 points)
11	Lake Park	17.3% (±6.2 points)
12	Maple Grove Township (Becker County)	16.0% (±5.9 points)
13	Spring Creek Township (Becker County)	15.4% (±11.9 points)
14	Detroit Township	15.3% (±6.7 points)
15	Toad Lake Township	14.4% (±8.8 points)
16	Riceville Township	14.3% (±12.9 points)
17	Atlanta Township	13.6% (±10.9 points)
18	Osage Township	12.1% (±5.5 points)
19	Savannah Township	11.8% (±8.0 points)
20	Height of Land Township	11.7% (±6.3 points)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Becker 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 Detroit Township

How many renters are there in Detroit Township?

Detroit Township has an estimated 116 (±54) renting households, 15.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Detroit Township?

In Detroit Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.2% in 2015–2019 to 15.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Detroit Township?

A renting household in Detroit Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.7 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 Detroit township, Becker County, Minnesota (county subdivision:15814, in state:27 county:005).

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.