What percentage of people rent in South Bend Township, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in South Bend Township, MN, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in South Bend Township, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 164 renting households against 376 that own their home.

In South Bend Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.9% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (+14.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 164 (±58)
Median renter income: $66,250 (±$20,878)

Who rents and who owns in South Bend Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Bend Township	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±8.4 points)	38.6% (±1.6 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	164 (±58)	10,667 (±474)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	376 (±45)	16,939 (±445)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,250 (±$20,878)	$47,614 (±$5,122)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,361 (±$4,577)	$96,836 (±$2,942)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In South Bend Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Blue Earth County (38.6%).

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

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

In Blue Earth County, South Bend Township ranks 4 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 258 of 2,628.

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

How renting in South Bend 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	15.9% (±4.4 points)	30.4% (±8.4 points)	+14.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$729 (±$116)	$1,155 (±$185)	+58.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$60,192 (±$8,352)	$87,500 (±$20,019)	+45.4%	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 South Bend Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Bend Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Bend Township	—	30.4% (±8.4 points)	—
Skyline	3.0 mi	7.1% (±9.2 points)	Lower
North Mankato	3.9 mi	30.3% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Judson Township	4.9 mi	8.7% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Belgrade Township	5.9 mi	8.1% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Rapidan Township	6.0 mi	13.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Mankato	6.2 mi	50.0% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Lake Crystal	6.7 mi	16.7% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Garden City Township	7.2 mi	12.0% (±5.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Skyline, MN (7.1%), Judson Township, MN (8.7%), Belgrade Township, MN (8.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mankato, MN (50.0%).

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

Households that rent across Blue Earth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mankato	50.0% (±2.1 points)
2	Eagle Lake	35.6% (±6.7 points)
3	Madison Lake	31.1% (±8.4 points)
4	South Bend Township	30.4% (±8.4 points)
5	Cambria Township	25.2% (±18.3 points)
6	Mapleton	24.0% (±5.7 points)
7	Pleasant Mound Township	19.4% (±11.8 points)
8	Lake Crystal	16.7% (±6.7 points)
9	Vernon Center	15.9% (±5.2 points)
10	Ceresco Township	15.3% (±9.8 points)

Showing 10 of 34 places in Blue Earth 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 South Bend Township

How many renters are there in South Bend Township?

South Bend Township has an estimated 164 (±58) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Bend Township?

In South Bend Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.9% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (+14.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in South Bend Township?

A renting household in South Bend Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Bend Township?

The median renting household in South Bend Township, MN has an income of $66,250 (±$20,878) a year, against $107,361 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 South Bend township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota (county subdivision:61240, in state:27 county:013).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.