What percentage of people rent in Hayfield, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Hayfield, MN, 2020–2024
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33.3% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Hayfield, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 184 renting households against 369 that own their home.

In Hayfield, the share of households that rent went from 31.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.3% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 184 (±61)
Median renter income: $25,000 (±$10,435)

Who rents and who owns in Hayfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hayfield	Dodge County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.3% (±8.7 points)	13.4% (±2.1 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	184 (±61)	1,086 (±168)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	369 (±56)	6,997 (±200)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,000 (±$10,435)	$45,421 (±$4,016)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,821 (±$18,820)	$104,789 (±$6,438)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Hayfield, the renter share is higher than in Dodge County (13.4%).

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

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

In Dodge County, Hayfield ranks 1 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 193 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Hayfield 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	31.7% (±7.7 points)	33.3% (±8.7 points)	+1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$555 (±$50)	$935 (±$292)	+68.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,500 (±$8,086)	$69,313 (±$10,967)	+37.3%	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 Hayfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hayfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hayfield	—	33.3% (±8.7 points)	—
Hayfield Township	0.7 mi	4.8% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Waltham	5.1 mi	18.2% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Vernon Township	5.4 mi	12.3% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Ashland Township	5.8 mi	15.8% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Waltham Township	6.0 mi	3.7% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Sargeant	6.3 mi	0.0% (±63.7 points)	Not measurably different
Westfield Township	7.1 mi	2.9% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Canisteo Township	7.6 mi	4.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hayfield Township, MN (4.8%), Waltham, MN (18.2%), Vernon Township, MN (12.3%).

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

Households that rent across Dodge County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hayfield	33.3% (±8.7 points)
2	West Concord	19.6% (±5.5 points)
3	Dodge Center	18.6% (±5.7 points)
4	Ashland Township	15.8% (±8.9 points)
5	Claremont	13.9% (±7.1 points)
6	Kasson	12.5% (±4.2 points)
7	Vernon Township	12.3% (±6.8 points)

Showing 7 of 18 places in Dodge 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 Hayfield

How many renters are there in Hayfield?

Hayfield has an estimated 184 (±61) renting households, 33.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hayfield?

In Hayfield, the share of households that rent went from 31.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hayfield?

A renting household in Hayfield has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hayfield?

The median renting household in Hayfield, MN has an income of $25,000 (±$10,435) a year, against $94,821 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 Hayfield city, Minnesota (place:27872, 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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