What percentage of people rent in Mountain Lake, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Mountain Lake, MN, 2020–2024
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27.9% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Mountain Lake, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 210 renting households against 543 that own their home.

In Mountain Lake, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.9% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.9% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 210 (±52)
Median renter income: $47,250 (±$16,045)

Who rents and who owns in Mountain Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mountain Lake	Cottonwood County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.9% (±6.2 points)	25.6% (±3.0 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	210 (±52)	1,184 (±149)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	543 (±74)	3,446 (±161)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,250 (±$16,045)	$40,750 (±$9,360)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,382 (±$14,471)	$83,777 (±$3,622)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Mountain Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Cottonwood County (25.6%).

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

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

In Cottonwood County, Mountain Lake ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 314 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Mountain Lake 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	33.9% (±5.7 points)	27.9% (±6.2 points)	−6.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$702 (±$225)	$929 (±$234)	+32.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,054 (±$8,658)	$66,490 (±$8,769)	+66.0%	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 Mountain Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mountain Lake	—	27.9% (±6.2 points)	—
Midway Township (Cottonwood County)	3.2 mi	9.2% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Mountain Lake Township	4.0 mi	2.8% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Bingham Lake	6.2 mi	12.2% (±12.1 points)	Lower
Carson Township	6.4 mi	9.2% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Butterfield	6.8 mi	15.8% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeside Township (Cottonwood County)	7.2 mi	0.7% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Odin Township	7.2 mi	5.4% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Butterfield Township	7.5 mi	5.1% (±4.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Midway Township (Cottonwood County), MN (9.2%), Mountain Lake Township, MN (2.8%), Bingham Lake, MN (12.2%).

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

Households that rent across Cottonwood County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Westbrook	38.5% (±8.9 points)
2	Windom	31.5% (±5.7 points)
3	Germantown Township	31.1% (±18.4 points)
4	Delton Township	30.8% (±20.8 points)
5	Mountain Lake	27.9% (±6.2 points)
6	Storden	27.8% (±14.3 points)
7	Springfield Township	24.4% (±20.1 points)
8	Great Bend Township	23.9% (±15.3 points)
9	Southbrook Township	16.7% (±22.8 points)
10	Selma Township	15.8% (±10.9 points)
11	Storden Township	15.7% (±8.8 points)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Cottonwood 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 Mountain Lake

How many renters are there in Mountain Lake?

Mountain Lake has an estimated 210 (±52) renting households, 27.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mountain Lake?

In Mountain Lake, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.9% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mountain Lake?

A renting household in Mountain Lake has 2.7 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mountain Lake?

The median renting household in Mountain Lake, MN has an income of $47,250 (±$16,045) a year, against $76,382 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 Mountain Lake city, Minnesota (place:44566, 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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