What is the median household income in Sylvan Township, MN?

Name: Income and affordability in Sylvan Township, MN, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Sylvan Township, MN is $95,354 (±$7,185) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,188 a month would take about $47,500 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Sylvan Township, the median household income went from $66,940 in 2015–2019 to $95,354 in 2020–2024 (+42.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $95,354 (±$7,185)
Median renter income: $102,833 (±$71,276)
Income to afford median rent: about $47,500

Income in Sylvan Township against Cass County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sylvan Township	Cass County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$95,354 (±$7,185)	$68,874 (±$2,502)	$89,062 (±$409)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$102,833 (±$71,276)	$40,815 (±$3,327)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,259 (±$7,540)	$74,365 (±$1,916)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,188 (±$350)	$863 (±$45)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413

In Sylvan Township, median household income is higher than in Cass County ($68,874).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota ($89,062).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In Cass County, Sylvan Township ranks 6 of 61 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 867 of 2,568.

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

How much you need to earn to rent in Sylvan Township

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,188 a month ($14,256 a year) needs an income of about $47,500 a year.

The median renting household in Sylvan Township earns $102,833 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$66,940 (±$5,515)	$95,354 (±$7,185)	+42.4%	Up after inflation
Median gross rent	$845 (±$71)	$1,188 (±$350)	+40.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$187,700 (±$15,799)	$298,200 (±$31,807)	+58.9%	Up 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.

Median household income in places near Sylvan Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sylvan Township
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Sylvan Township	—	$95,354 (±$7,185)	—
Rosing Township	3.8 mi	$124,000 (±$19,076)	Higher
Pillager	3.9 mi	$67,679 (±$8,050)	Lower
East Gull Lake	4.0 mi	$123,333 (±$18,866)	Higher
Fairview Township (Cass County)	5.4 mi	$113,646 (±$10,013)	Higher
Baxter	5.8 mi	$70,688 (±$7,363)	Lower
Scandia Valley Township	7.7 mi	$81,750 (±$17,117)	Not measurably different
Fort Ripley Township	8.5 mi	$75,000 (±$10,295)	Lower
Crow Wing Township	8.8 mi	$99,861 (±$10,616)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pillager, MN ($67,679), Baxter, MN ($70,688), Fort Ripley Township, MN ($75,000).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rosing Township, MN ($124,000), East Gull Lake, MN ($123,333), Fairview Township (Cass County), MN ($113,646).

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

Median household income across Cass County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	East Gull Lake	$123,333 (±$18,866)
2	Bull Moose Township	$116,250 (±$34,329)
3	Fairview Township (Cass County)	$113,646 (±$10,013)
4	Chickamaw Beach	$110,000 (±$56,216)
5	Lake Shore	$96,563 (±$10,762)
6	Sylvan Township	$95,354 (±$7,185)
7	Otter Tail Peninsula Township	$93,750 (±$45,012)
8	Rogers Township	$83,750 (±$60,036)
9	Turtle Lake Township (Cass County)	$80,208 (±$11,886)
10	Slater Township	$79,688 (±$11,680)
11	Ponto Lake Township	$79,318 (±$10,618)
12	Thunder Lake Township	$77,188 (±$11,263)

Showing 12 of 61 places in Cass 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 Sylvan Township

What is the median household income in Sylvan Township?

The median household income in Sylvan Township is $95,354 (±$7,185) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Sylvan Township?

About $47,500 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,188 a month.

Have incomes in Sylvan Township kept up with inflation?

In Sylvan Township, the median household income went from $66,940 in 2015–2019 to $95,354 in 2020–2024 (+42.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

What do renters earn in Sylvan Township?

The median renting household in Sylvan Township, MN earns $102,833 (±$71,276) a year.

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 Sylvan township, Cass County, Minnesota (county subdivision:63958, in state:27 county:021).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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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.