What percentage of people rent in Elbow Lake, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Elbow Lake, MN, 2020–2024
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31.3% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Elbow Lake, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 151 renting households against 332 that own their home.

In Elbow Lake, the share of households that rent went from 27.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.3% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 151 (±38)
Median renter income: $32,188 (±$17,483)

Who rents and who owns in Elbow Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elbow Lake	Grant County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.3% (±6.0 points)	20.8% (±2.2 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	151 (±38)	519 (±54)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	332 (±38)	1,971 (±94)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,188 (±$17,483)	$33,750 (±$3,151)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,750 (±$8,539)	$85,531 (±$4,186)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Elbow Lake, the renter share is higher than in Grant County (20.8%).

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

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

In Grant County, Elbow Lake ranks 2 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 238 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Elbow Lake 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	27.5% (±5.0 points)	31.3% (±6.0 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$768 (±$185)	$742 (±$78)	−3.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,746 (±$8,280)	$59,792 (±$11,626)	+3.5%	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 Elbow Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elbow Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elbow Lake	—	31.3% (±6.0 points)	—
Sanford Township	1.6 mi	29.9% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Elbow Lake Township	4.6 mi	8.2% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Pomme de Terre Township	5.9 mi	6.3% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Barrett	6.4 mi	26.6% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wendell	6.7 mi	15.6% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lien Township	7.0 mi	0.0% (±47.5 points)	Not measurably different
Stony Brook Township	7.2 mi	5.1% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Erdahl Township	7.6 mi	9.7% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elbow Lake Township, MN (8.2%), Pomme de Terre Township, MN (6.3%), Stony Brook Township, MN (5.1%).

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

Households that rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hoffman	39.7% (±7.6 points)
2	Elbow Lake	31.3% (±6.0 points)
3	Ashby	30.1% (±9.2 points)
4	Sanford Township	29.9% (±13.3 points)
5	Barrett	26.6% (±10.6 points)
6	Logan Township (Grant County)	20.5% (±24.6 points)
7	Delaware Township	20.0% (±19.5 points)
8	Wendell	15.6% (±14.6 points)

Showing 8 of 23 places in Grant 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 Elbow Lake

How many renters are there in Elbow Lake?

Elbow Lake has an estimated 151 (±38) renting households, 31.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elbow Lake?

In Elbow Lake, the share of households that rent went from 27.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Elbow Lake?

A renting household in Elbow Lake has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Elbow Lake?

The median renting household in Elbow Lake, MN has an income of $32,188 (±$17,483) a year, against $78,750 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 Elbow Lake city, Minnesota (place:18458, 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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