What percentage of people rent in East Side Township, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in East Side Township, MN, 2020–2024
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12.7% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in East Side Township, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 47 renting households against 323 that own their home.

In East Side Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.7% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 47 (±19)
Median renter income: $27,813 (±$9,635)

Who rents and who owns in East Side Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Side Township	Mille Lacs County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.7% (±4.9 points)	22.1% (±2.0 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	47 (±19)	2,363 (±236)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	323 (±44)	8,309 (±227)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,813 (±$9,635)	$36,202 (±$2,161)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,594 (±$7,592)	$86,212 (±$4,175)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In East Side Township, the renter share is lower than in Mille Lacs County (22.1%).

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

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

In Mille Lacs County, East Side Township ranks 10 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1020 of 2,628.

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

How renting in East Side 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	12.0% (±5.2 points)	12.7% (±4.9 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$955 (±$27)	$831 (±$292)	−13.0%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$49,625 (±$8,571)	$76,500 (±$10,291)	+54.2%	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 East Side Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Side Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Side Township	—	12.7% (±4.9 points)	—
Isle	4.9 mi	35.4% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Lakeside Township (Aitkin County)	5.0 mi	6.1% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Wahkon	5.9 mi	20.3% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Idun Township	6.2 mi	16.1% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Isle Harbor Township	6.3 mi	6.3% (±3.8 points)	Lower
South Harbor Township	7.0 mi	25.1% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Seavey Township	8.5 mi	4.3% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hay Brook Township	9.8 mi	3.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lakeside Township (Aitkin County), MN (6.1%), Isle Harbor Township, MN (6.3%), Hay Brook Township, MN (3.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Isle, MN (35.4%), South Harbor Township, MN (25.1%).

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

Households that rent across Mille Lacs County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Isle	35.4% (±5.8 points)
5	Kathio Township	30.0% (±5.7 points)
6	Pease	25.7% (±12.6 points)
7	South Harbor Township	25.1% (±6.2 points)
8	Wahkon	20.3% (±10.2 points)
9	Foreston	14.4% (±8.5 points)
10	East Side Township	12.7% (±4.9 points)
11	Onamia Township	11.7% (±6.3 points)
12	Bock	11.5% (±11.3 points)
13	Dailey Township	11.2% (±8.1 points)
14	Princeton Township	9.8% (±6.0 points)
15	Bradbury Township	9.6% (±8.4 points)
16	Milaca Township	9.3% (±6.5 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Mille Lacs 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 Side Township

How many renters are there in East Side Township?

East Side Township has an estimated 47 (±19) renting households, 12.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Side Township?

In East Side Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Side Township?

A renting household in East Side Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Side Township?

The median renting household in East Side Township, MN has an income of $27,813 (±$9,635) a year, against $83,594 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 Side township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota (county subdivision:17810, in state:27 county:095).

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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