What percentage of people rent in Garden City Township, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Garden City Township, MN, 2020–2024
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12.0% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in Garden City Township, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 30 renting households against 221 that own their home.

In Garden City Township, the share of households that rent went from 9.7% in 2015–2019 to 12.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.0% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 30 (±17)
Median renter income: $73,214 (±$4,492)

Who rents and who owns in Garden City Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garden City Township	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.0% (±5.9 points)	38.6% (±1.6 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	30 (±17)	10,667 (±474)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	221 (±32)	16,939 (±445)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,214 (±$4,492)	$47,614 (±$5,122)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,938 (±$22,332)	$96,836 (±$2,942)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Garden City Township, the renter share is lower than in Blue Earth County (38.6%).

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

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

In Blue Earth County, Garden City Township ranks 15 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1079 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Garden City 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	9.7% (±6.0 points)	12.0% (±5.9 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$700 (±$371)	$933 (±$250)	+33.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$71,071 (±$15,383)	$85,469 (±$19,751)	+20.3%	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 Garden City Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garden City Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garden City Township	—	12.0% (±5.9 points)	—
Lake Crystal	3.1 mi	16.7% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon Center Township	5.4 mi	14.3% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Blue Earth County)	5.5 mi	5.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Judson Township	6.0 mi	8.7% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rapidan Township	6.5 mi	13.6% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
South Bend Township	7.2 mi	30.4% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Vernon Center	7.2 mi	15.9% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Good Thunder	7.3 mi	11.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Bend Township, MN (30.4%).

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

Households that rent across Blue Earth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	Vernon Center	15.9% (±5.2 points)
10	Ceresco Township	15.3% (±9.8 points)
11	Vernon Center Township	14.3% (±9.1 points)
12	Amboy	13.8% (±5.3 points)
13 (tie)	Lime Township	13.6% (±6.1 points)
13 (tie)	Rapidan Township	13.6% (±6.0 points)
15	Garden City Township	12.0% (±5.9 points)
16	Shelby Township	11.9% (±7.4 points)
17	Mapleton Township	11.6% (±7.7 points)
18	Good Thunder	11.4% (±6.6 points)
19	Lyra Township	10.8% (±5.4 points)
20	McPherson Township	10.3% (±8.2 points)
21	Pemberton	10.1% (±9.2 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Blue Earth 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 Garden City Township

How many renters are there in Garden City Township?

Garden City Township has an estimated 30 (±17) renting households, 12.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garden City Township?

In Garden City Township, the share of households that rent went from 9.7% in 2015–2019 to 12.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Garden City Township?

A renting household in Garden City Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Garden City Township?

The median renting household in Garden City Township, MN has an income of $73,214 (±$4,492) a year, against $90,938 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 Garden City township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota (county subdivision:23102, in state:27 county:013).

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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