What percentage of people rent in Pequot Lakes, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Pequot Lakes, MN, 2020–2024
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34.9% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Pequot Lakes, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 321 renting households against 598 that own their home.

In Pequot Lakes, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 34.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.9% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 321 (±94)
Median renter income: $35,651 (±$5,312)

Who rents and who owns in Pequot Lakes

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pequot Lakes	Crow Wing County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.9% (±7.2 points)	23.0% (±1.3 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	321 (±94)	6,755 (±422)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	598 (±91)	22,647 (±434)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,651 (±$5,312)	$42,827 (±$3,995)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,932 (±$16,107)	$88,809 (±$3,601)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Pequot Lakes, the renter share is higher than in Crow Wing County (23.0%).

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

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

In Crow Wing County, Pequot Lakes ranks 6 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 166 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Pequot Lakes 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	31.2% (±7.6 points)	34.9% (±7.2 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$672 (±$87)	$847 (±$35)	+26.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,583 (±$7,210)	$63,699 (±$8,014)	+16.7%	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 Pequot Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pequot Lakes
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pequot Lakes	—	34.9% (±7.2 points)	—
Loon Lake Township	3.7 mi	4.7% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Breezy Point	4.1 mi	5.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Pelican Township (Crow Wing County)	4.7 mi	13.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Jenkins	4.8 mi	19.6% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Nisswa	6.1 mi	5.7% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Jenkins Township	6.7 mi	0.4% (±1.0 points)	Lower
Lake Shore	6.9 mi	6.4% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Ideal Township	7.2 mi	6.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Loon Lake Township, MN (4.7%), Breezy Point, MN (5.7%), Pelican Township (Crow Wing County), MN (13.9%).

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

Households that rent across Crow Wing County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Crosby	45.8% (±9.0 points)
2	Brainerd	43.5% (±4.6 points)
3	Ironton	42.6% (±13.2 points)
4	Deerwood	40.7% (±13.7 points)
5	Baxter	37.4% (±5.0 points)
6	Pequot Lakes	34.9% (±7.2 points)
7	Garrison	27.5% (±11.3 points)
8	Jenkins	19.6% (±7.3 points)
9	Riverton	18.0% (±12.7 points)
10	Roosevelt Township (Crow Wing County)	16.3% (±6.7 points)
11	Crosslake	16.2% (±4.5 points)
12	Trommald	15.7% (±13.5 points)

Showing 12 of 46 places in Crow Wing 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 Pequot Lakes

How many renters are there in Pequot Lakes?

Pequot Lakes has an estimated 321 (±94) renting households, 34.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pequot Lakes?

In Pequot Lakes, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 34.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pequot Lakes?

A renting household in Pequot Lakes has 1.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pequot Lakes?

The median renting household in Pequot Lakes, MN has an income of $35,651 (±$5,312) a year, against $86,932 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 Pequot Lakes city, Minnesota (place:50416, 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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