What percentage of people rent in Staples, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Staples, MN, 2020–2024
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37.1% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in Staples, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 372 renting households against 630 that own their home.

In Staples, the share of households that rent went from 31.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.1% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 372 (±94)
Median renter income: $28,500 (±$19,740)

Who rents and who owns in Staples

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Staples	Todd County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.1% (±7.4 points)	17.0% (±2.0 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	372 (±94)	1,738 (±211)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	630 (±101)	8,471 (±227)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,500 (±$19,740)	$41,194 (±$1,340)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,500 (±$21,702)	$75,574 (±$2,204)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Staples, the renter share is higher than in Todd County (17.0%).

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

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

In Todd County, Staples ranks 2 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 136 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Staples 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	31.4% (±7.1 points)	37.1% (±7.4 points)	+5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$740 (±$131)	$844 (±$121)	+14.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,152 (±$5,914)	$52,071 (±$8,638)	+15.3%	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 Staples

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Staples
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Staples	—	37.1% (±7.4 points)	—
Thomastown Township	3.3 mi	8.9% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Staples Township	4.4 mi	22.6% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Villard Township	4.8 mi	5.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Becker Township (Cass County)	5.5 mi	12.4% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Aldrich	5.9 mi	31.8% (±29.2 points)	Not measurably different
Aldrich Township	7.8 mi	13.1% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Bartlett Township	7.9 mi	10.4% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Motley	8.6 mi	36.4% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Thomastown Township, MN (8.9%), Staples Township, MN (22.6%), Villard Township, MN (5.0%).

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

Households that rent across Todd County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Browerville	52.6% (±11.4 points)
2	Staples	37.1% (±7.4 points)
3	Long Prairie	34.3% (±9.2 points)
4	Bertha	26.3% (±8.0 points)
5	Grey Eagle	24.5% (±10.9 points)
6	Staples Township	22.6% (±9.6 points)
7	Clarissa	22.4% (±10.0 points)
8	West Union	20.7% (±20.0 points)

Showing 8 of 38 places in Todd 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 Staples

How many renters are there in Staples?

Staples has an estimated 372 (±94) renting households, 37.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Staples?

In Staples, the share of households that rent went from 31.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Staples?

A renting household in Staples has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Staples?

The median renting household in Staples, MN has an income of $28,500 (±$19,740) a year, against $72,500 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 Staples city, Minnesota (place:62446, 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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