What percentage of people rent in Proctor, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Proctor, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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22.7% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Proctor, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 288 renting households against 980 that own their home.

In Proctor, the share of households that rent went from 18.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.7% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 288 (±94)
Median renter income: $32,500 (±$13,234)

Who rents and who owns in Proctor

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Proctor	St. Louis County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.7% (±6.8 points)	28.8% (±1.0 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	288 (±94)	25,095 (±957)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	980 (±134)	62,020 (±934)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,500 (±$13,234)	$37,114 (±$1,847)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,500 (±$28,924)	$86,242 (±$1,585)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Proctor, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Louis County (28.8%).

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

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

In St. Louis County, Proctor ranks 13 of 98 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 479 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Proctor 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	18.0% (±5.4 points)	22.7% (±6.8 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$653 (±$273)	$1,044 (±$141)	+59.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,794 (±$6,201)	$67,377 (±$10,256)	+16.6%	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 Proctor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Proctor
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Proctor	—	22.7% (±6.8 points)	—
Midway Township (St. Louis County)	2.2 mi	2.6% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Hermantown	4.3 mi	26.9% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Duluth	5.0 mi	40.6% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Thomson Township	6.6 mi	4.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Oliver	6.9 mi	18.4% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Esko	7.1 mi	13.1% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Superior (Douglas County, city)	7.8 mi	39.4% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Solway Township	8.0 mi	7.6% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Midway Township (St. Louis County), MN (2.6%), Thomson Township, MN (4.6%), Solway Township, MN (7.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Duluth, MN (40.6%), Superior (Douglas County, city), WI (39.4%).

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

Households that rent across St. Louis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Mountain Iron	30.1% (±8.0 points)
8	Hibbing	28.9% (±4.5 points)
9	Floodwood	28.8% (±7.8 points)
10	Chisholm	27.8% (±8.5 points)
11	Hermantown	26.9% (±6.4 points)
12	Gnesen Township	22.8% (±5.4 points)
13	Proctor	22.7% (±6.8 points)
14	Orr	22.2% (±13.3 points)
15	New Independence Township	20.9% (±8.4 points)
16	Buhl	19.9% (±10.8 points)
17 (tie)	Biwabik	18.8% (±8.2 points)
17 (tie)	Winton	18.8% (±12.2 points)
19	Grand Lake Township	18.4% (±10.5 points)

Showing 13 of 98 places in St. Louis 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 Proctor

How many renters are there in Proctor?

Proctor has an estimated 288 (±94) renting households, 22.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Proctor?

In Proctor, the share of households that rent went from 18.0% in 2015–2019 to 22.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Proctor?

A renting household in Proctor has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Proctor?

The median renting household in Proctor, MN has an income of $32,500 (±$13,234) a year, against $83,500 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 Proctor city, Minnesota (place:52630, 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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