What percentage of people rent in East Grand Forks, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in East Grand Forks, MN, 2020–2024
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32.2% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in East Grand Forks, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,108 renting households against 2,337 that own their home.

In East Grand Forks, the share of households that rent went from 34.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.2% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 1,108 (±161)
Median renter income: $29,082 (±$6,673)

Who rents and who owns in East Grand Forks

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Grand Forks	Polk County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.2% (±4.0 points)	28.7% (±2.1 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,108 (±161)	3,551 (±282)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,337 (±172)	8,809 (±259)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,082 (±$6,673)	$31,949 (±$4,941)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,421 (±$6,015)	$97,320 (±$2,964)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In East Grand Forks, the renter share is not measurably different from Polk County (28.7%).

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

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

In Polk County, East Grand Forks ranks 8 of 73 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 218 of 2,628.

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

How renting in East Grand Forks 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	34.1% (±3.7 points)	32.2% (±4.0 points)	−1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$721 (±$69)	$888 (±$132)	+23.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,091 (±$5,793)	$77,549 (±$8,068)	+29.1%	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 East Grand Forks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Grand Forks
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Grand Forks	—	32.2% (±4.0 points)	—
Rhinehart Township	2.9 mi	4.5% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Grand Forks	3.5 mi	53.6% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Grand Forks Township	4.0 mi	3.0% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Huntsville Township	4.6 mi	5.4% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Falconer Township	4.8 mi	0.0% (±21.2 points)	Lower
Grand Forks Township	5.0 mi	0.0% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Sullivan Township	5.1 mi	0.0% (±27.9 points)	Lower
Brenna Township	8.1 mi	7.3% (±8.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rhinehart Township, MN (4.5%), Grand Forks Township, MN (3.0%), Huntsville Township, MN (5.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grand Forks, ND (53.6%).

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

Households that rent across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Fosston	44.7% (±6.4 points)
3	Crookston	43.4% (±6.0 points)
4	McIntosh	40.8% (±14.0 points)
5	Gully	40.5% (±32.5 points)
6	Winger	34.7% (±14.5 points)
7	Climax	32.5% (±14.6 points)
8	East Grand Forks	32.2% (±4.0 points)
9	Sandsville Township	31.8% (±36.5 points)
10	Higdem Township	30.8% (±28.6 points)
11	Lowell Township	30.2% (±28.2 points)
12	Fertile	28.1% (±6.5 points)
13	Fisher	25.0% (±8.4 points)
14	Beltrami	24.0% (±13.3 points)

Showing 13 of 73 places in Polk 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 East Grand Forks

How many renters are there in East Grand Forks?

East Grand Forks has an estimated 1,108 (±161) renting households, 32.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Grand Forks?

In East Grand Forks, the share of households that rent went from 34.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Grand Forks?

A renting household in East Grand Forks has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Grand Forks?

The median renting household in East Grand Forks, MN has an income of $29,082 (±$6,673) a year, against $104,421 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 East Grand Forks city, Minnesota (place:17612, 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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