What percentage of people rent in Paxton Township, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Paxton Township, MN, 2020–2024
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7.8% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in Paxton Township, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 22 renting households against 261 that own their home.

In Paxton Township, the share of households that rent went from 8.6% in 2015–2019 to 7.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 7.8% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 22 (±12)
Median renter income: $37,500 (±$23,107)

Who rents and who owns in Paxton Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Paxton Township	Redwood County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	7.8% (±3.8 points)	21.6% (±2.6 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	22 (±12)	1,360 (±178)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	261 (±34)	4,933 (±167)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.9)	1.8 (±0.1)	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	$37,500 (±$23,107)	$31,129 (±$6,107)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,250 (±$15,507)	$75,539 (±$3,819)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Paxton Township, the renter share is lower than in Redwood County (21.6%).

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

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

In Redwood County, Paxton Township ranks 23 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1534 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Paxton Township 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	8.6% (±4.3 points)	7.8% (±3.8 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$57,500 (±$7,028)	$78,472 (±$13,084)	+36.5%	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 Paxton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Paxton Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Paxton Township	—	7.8% (±3.8 points)	—
Redwood Falls	3.6 mi	31.7% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Morton	4.4 mi	25.4% (±8.2 points)	Higher
Beaver Falls Township	5.7 mi	4.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sherman Township	5.8 mi	4.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Three Lakes Township	6.2 mi	8.3% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Birch Cooley Township	6.5 mi	1.3% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Redwood Falls Township	6.7 mi	8.5% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin	8.3 mi	16.1% (±6.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Birch Cooley Township, MN (1.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Redwood Falls, MN (31.7%), Morton, MN (25.4%), Franklin, MN (16.1%).

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

Households that rent across Redwood County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	Sanborn	10.7% (±6.8 points)
18 (tie)	Delhi	10.0% (±13.3 points)
18 (tie)	New Avon Township	10.0% (±6.5 points)
20	Delhi Township	9.7% (±6.1 points)
21	Redwood Falls Township	8.5% (±7.6 points)
22	Three Lakes Township	8.3% (±9.0 points)
23	Paxton Township	7.8% (±3.8 points)
24	Willow Lake Township	7.6% (±7.8 points)
25	Springdale Township	7.2% (±5.8 points)
26	Clements	5.4% (±5.6 points)
27	Lamberton Township	5.0% (±6.4 points)
28	Sherman Township	4.8% (±5.0 points)
29	Vesta	4.3% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Redwood 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 Paxton Township

How many renters are there in Paxton Township?

Paxton Township has an estimated 22 (±12) renting households, 7.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Paxton Township?

In Paxton Township, the share of households that rent went from 8.6% in 2015–2019 to 7.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Paxton Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Paxton Township?

The median renting household in Paxton Township, MN has an income of $37,500 (±$23,107) a year, against $85,250 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 Paxton township, Redwood County, Minnesota (county subdivision:49894, in state:27 county:127).

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.