How many renters in Sleepy Eye, MN pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Sleepy Eye, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.0% (±26.9 points) of renting households in Sleepy Eye, MN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.0% (±26.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.0% (±21.8 points)
Median share of income: 33.0% (±32.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sleepy Eye

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sleepy Eye	Brown County	Minnesota	United States
Less than 15%	22.7% (±18.1 points)	22.6%	12.9%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.7% (±8.6 points)	12.1%	12.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.6% (±3.9 points)	8.3%	13.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.1% (±7.8 points)	9.1%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	15.0% (±15.8 points)	15.4%	9.7%	9.2%
35% or more	44.0% (±21.8 points)	32.5%	38.4%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Sleepy Eye against Brown County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sleepy Eye	Brown County	Minnesota	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.0% (±26.9 points)	47.9% (±7.8 points)	48.1% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.0% (±21.8 points)	32.5% (±6.2 points)	38.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.0% (±32.6 points)	28.9% (±3.2 points)	29.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,188 (±$25,337)	$42,802 (±$3,049)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$782 (±$93)	$890 (±$72)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413

In Sleepy Eye, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Brown County (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota (48.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Brown County, Sleepy Eye ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 480 of 2,184.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Sleepy Eye

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sleepy Eye
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sleepy Eye	—	59.0% (±26.9 points)	—
Prairieville Township	3.9 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Home Township	4.1 mi	66.7% (±93.9 points)	Not measurably different
Leavenworth Township	5.3 mi	33.3% (±120.2 points)	Not measurably different
Stark Township	5.5 mi	33.3% (±120.0 points)	Not measurably different
Evan	6.8 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Milford Township	7.9 mi	28.6% (±107.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sigel Township	8.7 mi	0.0% (±123.3 points)	Not measurably different
Eden Township (Brown County)	9.5 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Brown County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Burnstown Township	100.0% (±65.3 points)
2	Lake Hanska Township	75.0% (±98.5 points)
3 (tie)	Cottonwood Township	66.7% (±79.0 points)
3 (tie)	Home Township	66.7% (±93.9 points)
5	Sleepy Eye	59.0% (±26.9 points)
6	Springfield	56.1% (±17.9 points)
7	New Ulm	46.7% (±10.3 points)
8	Hanska	40.7% (±59.9 points)
9	Comfrey	34.2% (±16.9 points)
10 (tie)	Leavenworth Township	33.3% (±120.2 points)
10 (tie)	Stark Township	33.3% (±120.0 points)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Brown County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sleepy Eye

Are renters in Sleepy Eye rent-burdened?

59.0% of renting households in Sleepy Eye pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Sleepy Eye spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sleepy Eye, MN spends 33.0% (±32.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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