What percentage of people rent in Spring Grove, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Spring Grove, MN, 2020–2024
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28.8% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in Spring Grove, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 167 renting households against 412 that own their home.

In Spring Grove, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.8% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 167 (±49)
Median renter income: $24,199 (±$7,345)

Who rents and who owns in Spring Grove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spring Grove	Houston County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.8% (±7.4 points)	16.6% (±2.3 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	167 (±49)	1,352 (±201)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	412 (±65)	6,782 (±200)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.2)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,199 (±$7,345)	$38,261 (±$9,304)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,071 (±$11,461)	$90,797 (±$7,108)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Spring Grove, the renter share is higher than in Houston County (16.6%).

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

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

In Houston County, Spring Grove ranks 2 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 292 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Spring Grove 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	30.8% (±6.2 points)	28.8% (±7.4 points)	−2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$627 (±$128)	$978 (±$270)	+56.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,854 (±$4,779)	$59,625 (±$15,669)	+22.0%	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 Spring Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spring Grove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spring Grove	—	28.8% (±7.4 points)	—
Spring Grove Township	2.8 mi	6.3% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Wilmington Township	4.4 mi	11.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Black Hammer Township	6.0 mi	6.2% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Caledonia Township	6.0 mi	10.0% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Mabel	7.1 mi	13.3% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Newburg Township	7.8 mi	7.0% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Caledonia	8.5 mi	25.6% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Preble Township	9.1 mi	14.7% (±8.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spring Grove Township, MN (6.3%), Wilmington Township, MN (11.2%), Black Hammer Township, MN (6.2%).

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

Households that rent across Houston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hokah	39.6% (±12.6 points)
2	Spring Grove	28.8% (±7.4 points)
3	Caledonia	25.6% (±7.2 points)
4	Houston	23.6% (±6.8 points)
5	Eitzen	21.2% (±12.9 points)
6	Mayville Township	20.0% (±11.3 points)
7	Crooked Creek Township	17.6% (±9.6 points)
8	La Crescent	14.0% (±4.7 points)

Showing 8 of 24 places in Houston 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 Spring Grove

How many renters are there in Spring Grove?

Spring Grove has an estimated 167 (±49) renting households, 28.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spring Grove?

In Spring Grove, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Spring Grove?

A renting household in Spring Grove has 1.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spring Grove?

The median renting household in Spring Grove, MN has an income of $24,199 (±$7,345) a year, against $71,071 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 Spring Grove city, Minnesota (place:61852, 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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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.