What percentage of people rent in Sleepy Eye, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Sleepy Eye, MN, 2020–2024
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21.8% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Sleepy Eye, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 323 renting households against 1,158 that own their home.

In Sleepy Eye, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.8% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 323 (±91)
Median renter income: $32,188 (±$25,337)

Who rents and who owns in Sleepy Eye

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sleepy Eye	Brown County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.8% (±5.8 points)	21.1% (±1.7 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	323 (±91)	2,327 (±200)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,158 (±114)	8,700 (±196)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,188 (±$25,337)	$42,802 (±$3,049)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,736 (±$8,889)	$80,483 (±$3,223)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Sleepy Eye, the renter share is not measurably different from Brown County (21.1%).

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

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

In Brown County, Sleepy Eye ranks 5 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 507 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Sleepy Eye 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	22.8% (±4.8 points)	21.8% (±5.8 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$580 (±$63)	$782 (±$93)	+34.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,328 (±$7,238)	$66,911 (±$5,337)	+27.9%	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 Sleepy Eye

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sleepy Eye
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sleepy Eye	—	21.8% (±5.8 points)	—
Prairieville Township	3.9 mi	3.2% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Home Township	4.1 mi	7.6% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Leavenworth Township	5.3 mi	2.4% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Stark Township	5.5 mi	4.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Cobden	6.2 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Evan	6.8 mi	10.5% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Milford Township	7.9 mi	6.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Sigel Township	8.7 mi	8.5% (±5.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Prairieville Township, MN (3.2%), Home Township, MN (7.6%), Leavenworth Township, MN (2.4%).

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

Households that rent across Brown County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Comfrey	27.3% (±12.2 points)
2	Springfield	26.8% (±7.3 points)
3	New Ulm	24.9% (±2.8 points)
4	Linden Township	24.3% (±28.5 points)
5	Sleepy Eye	21.8% (±5.8 points)
6	Hanska	16.9% (±9.6 points)
7	Bashaw Township	15.1% (±10.7 points)
8 (tie)	Eden Township (Brown County)	11.7% (±11.3 points)
8 (tie)	Mulligan Township	11.7% (±8.0 points)
10	Evan	10.5% (±11.7 points)
11	North Star Township (Brown County)	9.7% (±7.5 points)

Showing 11 of 23 places in Brown 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 Sleepy Eye

How many renters are there in Sleepy Eye?

Sleepy Eye has an estimated 323 (±91) renting households, 21.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sleepy Eye?

In Sleepy Eye, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sleepy Eye?

A renting household in Sleepy Eye has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sleepy Eye?

The median renting household in Sleepy Eye, MN has an income of $32,188 (±$25,337) a year, against $76,736 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 Sleepy Eye city, Minnesota (place:60844, 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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