What percentage of people rent in Long Prairie, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Long Prairie, MN, 2020–2024
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34.3% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Long Prairie, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 495 renting households against 947 that own their home.

In Long Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 39.2% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.3% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 495 (±161)
Median renter income: $41,271 (±$1,593)

Who rents and who owns in Long Prairie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Long Prairie	Todd County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.3% (±9.2 points)	17.0% (±2.0 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	495 (±161)	1,738 (±211)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	947 (±127)	8,471 (±227)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,271 (±$1,593)	$41,194 (±$1,340)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,441 (±$6,363)	$75,574 (±$2,204)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Long Prairie, the renter share is higher than in Todd County (17.0%).

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

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

In Todd County, Long Prairie ranks 3 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 177 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Long 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	39.2% (±6.1 points)	34.3% (±9.2 points)	−4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$670 (±$137)	$1,033 (±$148)	+54.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,438 (±$8,402)	$58,786 (±$10,264)	+41.9%	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 Long Prairie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Long Prairie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Long Prairie	—	34.3% (±9.2 points)	—
Long Prairie Township	1.6 mi	7.6% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Reynolds Township	4.9 mi	4.1% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Round Prairie Township	6.2 mi	11.3% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Hartford Township	6.4 mi	7.5% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Bruce Township	6.8 mi	7.1% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Browerville	7.3 mi	52.6% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Little Sauk Township	7.6 mi	2.4% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Iona Township (Todd County)	8.4 mi	9.6% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Long Prairie Township, MN (7.6%), Reynolds Township, MN (4.1%), Round Prairie Township, MN (11.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Browerville, MN (52.6%).

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

Households that rent across Todd County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Browerville	52.6% (±11.4 points)
2	Staples	37.1% (±7.4 points)
3	Long Prairie	34.3% (±9.2 points)
4	Bertha	26.3% (±8.0 points)
5	Grey Eagle	24.5% (±10.9 points)
6	Staples Township	22.6% (±9.6 points)
7	Clarissa	22.4% (±10.0 points)
8	West Union	20.7% (±20.0 points)
9	Eagle Valley Township	19.8% (±13.0 points)

Showing 9 of 38 places in Todd 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 Long Prairie

How many renters are there in Long Prairie?

Long Prairie has an estimated 495 (±161) renting households, 34.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Long Prairie?

In Long Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 39.2% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Long Prairie?

A renting household in Long Prairie has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Long Prairie?

The median renting household in Long Prairie, MN has an income of $41,271 (±$1,593) a year, against $76,441 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 Long Prairie city, Minnesota (place:38060, 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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