What percentage of people rent in Grand Marais, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Grand Marais, MN, 2020–2024
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40.0% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Grand Marais, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 317 renting households against 476 that own their home.

In Grand Marais, the share of households that rent went from 46.9% in 2015–2019 to 40.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.0% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 317 (±98)
Median renter income: $43,750 (±$16,039)

Who rents and who owns in Grand Marais

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grand Marais	Cook County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.0% (±8.7 points)	22.3% (±3.7 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	317 (±98)	605 (±122)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	476 (±88)	2,105 (±157)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,750 (±$16,039)	$56,940 (±$8,049)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,815 (±$8,257)	$81,895 (±$8,268)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Grand Marais, the renter share is higher than in Cook County (22.3%).

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

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

In Cook County, Grand Marais ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 102 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Grand Marais 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	46.9% (±8.4 points)	40.0% (±8.7 points)	−6.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$702 (±$204)	$900 (±$151)	+28.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,298 (±$7,425)	$70,583 (±$6,260)	+55.8%	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 Grand Marais

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grand Marais
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Grand Marais	—	40.0% (±8.7 points)	—
Lutsen Township	17 mi	16.6% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Tofte Township	23 mi	13.2% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Schroeder Township	29 mi	12.1% (±13.9 points)	Lower
Crystal Bay Township	40 mi	10.3% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Beaver Bay Township	52 mi	3.5% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Fall Lake Township	52 mi	5.2% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Silver Bay	54 mi	19.9% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Stony River Township	54 mi	6.7% (±5.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lutsen Township, MN (16.6%), Tofte Township, MN (13.2%), Schroeder Township, MN (12.1%).

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

Households that rent across Cook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Grand Marais	40.0% (±8.7 points)
2	Lutsen Township	16.6% (±8.5 points)
3	Tofte Township	13.2% (±11.6 points)
4	Schroeder Township	12.1% (±13.9 points)

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 Grand Marais

How many renters are there in Grand Marais?

Grand Marais has an estimated 317 (±98) renting households, 40.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Grand Marais?

In Grand Marais, the share of households that rent went from 46.9% in 2015–2019 to 40.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Grand Marais?

A renting household in Grand Marais has 2.3 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Grand Marais?

The median renting household in Grand Marais, MN has an income of $43,750 (±$16,039) a year, against $84,815 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 Grand Marais city, Minnesota (place:24992, 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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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.