What percentage of people rent in Lester Prairie, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Lester Prairie, MN, 2020–2024
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14.2% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Lester Prairie, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 97 renting households against 588 that own their home.

In Lester Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 19.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.2% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 97 (±38)
Median renter income: $33,224 (±$7,370)

Who rents and who owns in Lester Prairie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lester Prairie	McLeod County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.2% (±5.0 points)	22.6% (±2.1 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	97 (±38)	3,434 (±318)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	588 (±64)	11,781 (±357)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,224 (±$7,370)	$47,459 (±$2,307)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,250 (±$11,447)	$92,381 (±$5,305)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Lester Prairie, the renter share is lower than in McLeod County (22.6%).

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

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

In McLeod County, Lester Prairie ranks 7 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 907 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Lester Prairie 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	19.1% (±5.7 points)	14.2% (±5.0 points)	−4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$543 (±$65)	$688 (±$74)	+26.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,688 (±$9,259)	$96,544 (±$12,848)	+61.7%	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 Lester Prairie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lester Prairie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lester Prairie	—	14.2% (±5.0 points)	—
New Germany	2.9 mi	11.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bergen Township	3.0 mi	8.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Winsted Township	3.9 mi	4.0% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Camden Township	4.8 mi	5.4% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Winsted	5.2 mi	21.0% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hollywood Township	5.6 mi	12.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mayer	7.0 mi	4.5% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Plato	7.7 mi	3.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winsted Township, MN (4.0%), Camden Township, MN (5.4%), Mayer, MN (4.5%).

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

Households that rent across McLeod County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hutchinson	31.4% (±3.6 points)
2	Glencoe	29.7% (±7.0 points)
3	Winsted	21.0% (±6.5 points)
4	Silver Lake	19.8% (±13.8 points)
5	Stewart	19.4% (±8.3 points)
6	Round Grove Township	15.7% (±10.3 points)
7	Lester Prairie	14.2% (±5.0 points)
8	Brownton	9.8% (±4.7 points)
9	Penn Township	9.6% (±6.2 points)
10	Acoma Township	9.3% (±5.4 points)
11	Lynn Township	8.3% (±6.5 points)
12	Bergen Township	8.2% (±4.7 points)
13	Sumter Township	7.7% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in McLeod 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 Lester Prairie

How many renters are there in Lester Prairie?

Lester Prairie has an estimated 97 (±38) renting households, 14.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lester Prairie?

In Lester Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 19.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lester Prairie?

A renting household in Lester Prairie has 1.9 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lester Prairie?

The median renting household in Lester Prairie, MN has an income of $33,224 (±$7,370) a year, against $106,250 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 Lester Prairie city, Minnesota (place:36728, 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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