What percentage of people rent in Park Rapids, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Park Rapids, MN, 2020–2024
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45.4% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Park Rapids, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 904 renting households against 1,088 that own their home.

In Park Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 54.7% in 2015–2019 to 45.4% in 2020–2024 (−9.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.4% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 904 (±142)
Median renter income: $27,083 (±$12,344)

Who rents and who owns in Park Rapids

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Park Rapids	Hubbard County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.4% (±6.0 points)	16.9% (±1.6 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	904 (±142)	1,519 (±148)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,088 (±125)	7,445 (±198)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,083 (±$12,344)	$37,873 (±$8,943)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,235 (±$6,723)	$80,345 (±$3,080)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Park Rapids, the renter share is higher than in Hubbard County (16.9%).

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

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

In Hubbard County, Park Rapids ranks 1 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Park Rapids 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	54.7% (±5.9 points)	45.4% (±6.0 points)	−9.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$572 (±$131)	$825 (±$297)	+44.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,973 (±$4,827)	$44,747 (±$8,052)	+27.9%	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 Park Rapids

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Park Rapids
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Park Rapids	—	45.4% (±6.0 points)	—
Todd Township	3.2 mi	19.1% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Henrietta Township	4.7 mi	9.6% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Straight River Township	5.7 mi	8.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Hubbard Township (Hubbard County)	6.1 mi	6.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Arago Township	7.2 mi	6.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Osage Township	7.5 mi	12.1% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Nevis Township	9.3 mi	1.2% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Lake Emma Township	9.5 mi	6.2% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Todd Township, MN (19.1%), Henrietta Township, MN (9.6%), Straight River Township, MN (8.2%).

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

Households that rent across Hubbard County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Park Rapids	45.4% (±6.0 points)
2	Steamboat River Township	28.6% (±20.4 points)
3	Lake Hattie Township	24.6% (±19.7 points)
4	Nevis	23.6% (±9.3 points)
5	Todd Township	19.1% (±3.4 points)
6	Farden Township	18.4% (±7.0 points)
7	Guthrie Township	12.9% (±11.2 points)

Showing 7 of 32 places in Hubbard 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 Park Rapids

How many renters are there in Park Rapids?

Park Rapids has an estimated 904 (±142) renting households, 45.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Park Rapids?

In Park Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 54.7% in 2015–2019 to 45.4% in 2020–2024 (−9.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Park Rapids?

A renting household in Park Rapids has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Park Rapids?

The median renting household in Park Rapids, MN has an income of $27,083 (±$12,344) a year, against $70,235 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 Park Rapids city, Minnesota (place:49768, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.