What percentage of people rent in Lake Crystal, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Crystal, MN, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Crystal, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 188 renting households against 939 that own their home.

In Lake Crystal, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 188 (±77)
Median renter income: $35,625 (±$29,365)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Crystal

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Crystal	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±6.7 points)	38.6% (±1.6 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	188 (±77)	10,667 (±474)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	939 (±127)	16,939 (±445)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,625 (±$29,365)	$47,614 (±$5,122)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,670 (±$14,705)	$96,836 (±$2,942)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Lake Crystal, 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, Lake Crystal ranks 8 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 737 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Lake Crystal 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	25.6% (±5.2 points)	16.7% (±6.7 points)	−8.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$719 (±$195)	$825 (±$247)	+14.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,083 (±$7,519)	$83,317 (±$8,435)	+30.0%	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 Lake Crystal

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Crystal
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Crystal	—	16.7% (±6.7 points)	—
Garden City Township	3.1 mi	12.0% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Judson Township	3.5 mi	8.7% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Butternut Valley Township	5.0 mi	3.5% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Lincoln Township (Blue Earth County)	5.4 mi	5.9% (±6.2 points)	Lower
South Bend Township	6.7 mi	30.4% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Vernon Center Township	8.2 mi	14.3% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rapidan Township	8.4 mi	13.6% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cambria Township	9.4 mi	25.2% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Butternut Valley Township, MN (3.5%), Lincoln Township (Blue Earth County), MN (5.9%).

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
2	Eagle Lake	35.6% (±6.7 points)
3	Madison Lake	31.1% (±8.4 points)
4	South Bend Township	30.4% (±8.4 points)
5	Cambria Township	25.2% (±18.3 points)
6	Mapleton	24.0% (±5.7 points)
7	Pleasant Mound Township	19.4% (±11.8 points)
8	Lake Crystal	16.7% (±6.7 points)
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)

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 Lake Crystal

How many renters are there in Lake Crystal?

Lake Crystal has an estimated 188 (±77) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Crystal?

In Lake Crystal, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Lake Crystal?

A renting household in Lake Crystal has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Crystal?

The median renting household in Lake Crystal, MN has an income of $35,625 (±$29,365) a year, against $97,670 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 Lake Crystal city, Minnesota (place:34190, 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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