What percentage of people rent in Rush Lake Township, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Rush Lake Township, MN, 2020–2024
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9.8% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Rush Lake Township, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 43 renting households against 395 that own their home.

In Rush Lake Township, the share of households that rent went from 7.5% in 2015–2019 to 9.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.8% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 43 (±19)

Who rents and who owns in Rush Lake Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rush Lake Township	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.8% (±4.1 points)	20.5% (±1.5 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	43 (±19)	5,161 (±401)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	395 (±54)	19,996 (±439)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	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	—	$36,830 (±$2,912)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,250 (±$22,877)	$85,697 (±$2,011)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Rush Lake Township, the renter share is lower than in Otter Tail County (20.5%).

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

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

In Otter Tail County, Rush Lake Township ranks 33 of 82 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1309 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Rush Lake 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	7.5% (±3.9 points)	9.8% (±4.1 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$721 (±$26)	$619 (±$72)	−14.1%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$69,375 (±$5,061)	$75,000 (±$10,976)	+8.1%	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 Rush Lake Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rush Lake Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rush Lake Township	—	9.8% (±4.1 points)	—
Richville	1.7 mi	50.0% (±33.6 points)	Higher
Ottertail	4.8 mi	10.3% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Perham Township	6.0 mi	4.9% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Otto Township	6.3 mi	15.9% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dead Lake Township	6.4 mi	6.8% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Otter Tail Township	6.6 mi	4.5% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Perham	6.9 mi	47.4% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Dent	7.1 mi	16.7% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Richville, MN (50.0%), Perham, MN (47.4%).

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

Households that rent across Otter Tail County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
27	Eagle Lake Township	11.2% (±6.5 points)
28	Dalton	10.8% (±8.8 points)
29	Homestead Township	10.5% (±10.7 points)
30	Ottertail	10.3% (±4.8 points)
31	Elizabeth Township	10.1% (±4.7 points)
32 (tie)	Clitherall Township	9.8% (±4.9 points)
32 (tie)	Rush Lake Township	9.8% (±4.1 points)
34 (tie)	Everts Township	9.7% (±4.5 points)
34 (tie)	Paddock Township	9.7% (±6.2 points)
36	Tumuli Township	8.9% (±8.0 points)
37	Edna Township	8.6% (±4.3 points)
38	Pelican Township (Otter Tail County)	8.4% (±9.4 points)
39	Bluffton Township	8.3% (±6.0 points)

Showing 13 of 82 places in Otter Tail 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 Rush Lake Township

How many renters are there in Rush Lake Township?

Rush Lake Township has an estimated 43 (±19) renting households, 9.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rush Lake Township?

In Rush Lake Township, the share of households that rent went from 7.5% in 2015–2019 to 9.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rush Lake Township?

A renting household in Rush Lake Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned 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 Rush Lake township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (county subdivision:56320, in state:27 county:111).

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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