What percentage of people rent in Bonne Terre, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Bonne Terre, MO, 2020–2024
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40.1% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Bonne Terre, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 764 renting households against 1,143 that own their home.

In Bonne Terre, the share of households that rent went from 47.6% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (−7.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.1% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 764 (±239)

Who rents and who owns in Bonne Terre

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bonne Terre	St. Francois County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.1% (±9.9 points)	31.8% (±2.3 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	764 (±239)	7,891 (±629)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,143 (±237)	16,925 (±537)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,441 (±$5,043)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,609 (±$27,961)	$69,456 (±$3,396)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Bonne Terre, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Francois County (31.8%).

It is not measurably different from Missouri (31.9%).

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

In St. Francois County, Bonne Terre ranks 5 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 244 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Bonne Terre 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	47.6% (±7.9 points)	40.1% (±9.9 points)	−7.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$716 (±$98)	$641 (±$145)	−10.5%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$47,833 (±$10,957)	$46,179 (±$9,621)	−3.5%	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 Bonne Terre

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bonne Terre
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bonne Terre	—	40.1% (±9.9 points)	—
Desloge	3.4 mi	23.8% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Terre du Lac	4.3 mi	2.6% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Leadwood	4.8 mi	24.2% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Leadington	6.9 mi	69.7% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Park Hills	7.6 mi	44.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Irondale	9.0 mi	11.4% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Mineral Point	10 mi	25.6% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Farmington	11 mi	46.2% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Desloge, MO (23.8%), Terre du Lac, MO (2.6%), Leadwood, MO (24.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Leadington, MO (69.7%).

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

Households that rent across St. Francois County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Leadington	69.7% (±9.3 points)
2	Farmington	46.2% (±4.9 points)
3	Park Hills	44.0% (±5.8 points)
4	Bismarck	42.3% (±9.1 points)
5	Bonne Terre	40.1% (±9.9 points)
6	Leadwood	24.2% (±8.9 points)
7	Desloge	23.8% (±9.6 points)
8	Iron Mountain Lake	16.4% (±13.0 points)
9	Terre du Lac	2.6% (±3.8 points)

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 Bonne Terre

How many renters are there in Bonne Terre?

Bonne Terre has an estimated 764 (±239) renting households, 40.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bonne Terre?

In Bonne Terre, the share of households that rent went from 47.6% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (−7.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bonne Terre?

A renting household in Bonne Terre has 1.9 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned 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 Bonne Terre city, Missouri (place:07102, in state:29).

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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