What percentage of people rent in Bloomfield, NE?

Name: Renters and owners in Bloomfield, NE, 2020–2024
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26.8% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Bloomfield, NE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 122 renting households against 333 that own their home.

In Bloomfield, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.8% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 122 (±44)
Median renter income: $28,000 (±$6,820)

Who rents and who owns in Bloomfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bloomfield	Knox County	Nebraska	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.8% (±8.4 points)	21.6% (±2.8 points)	33.5% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	122 (±44)	738 (±99)	266,969 (±3,420)	45,017,354
Owning households	333 (±59)	2,684 (±130)	530,878 (±4,181)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±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	$28,000 (±$6,820)	$36,625 (±$3,422)	$47,168 (±$620)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,699 (±$5,336)	$77,174 (±$6,656)	$97,496 (±$809)	$100,009

In Bloomfield, the renter share is not measurably different from Knox County (21.6%).

It is not measurably different from Nebraska (33.5%).

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

In Knox County, Bloomfield ranks 11 of 41 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 233 of 846.

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

How renting in Bloomfield 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	29.9% (±8.6 points)	26.8% (±8.4 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$577 (±$25)	$725 (±$148)	+25.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,598 (±$4,173)	$50,083 (±$8,609)	+23.4%	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 Bloomfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bloomfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bloomfield	—	26.8% (±8.4 points)	—
Morton Township (Knox County)	2.2 mi	7.5% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Peoria Township	4.0 mi	17.2% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dowling Township	5.7 mi	15.0% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dolphin Township	6.6 mi	0.0% (±65.0 points)	Not measurably different
Central Township (Knox County)	7.0 mi	70.5% (±32.3 points)	Higher
Harrison Township	7.7 mi	24.1% (±21.3 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia Township	8.1 mi	52.6% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wausa	8.9 mi	17.9% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Morton Township (Knox County), NE (7.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Central Township (Knox County), NE (70.5%).

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

Households that rent across Knox County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Spade Township	47.8% (±25.1 points)
6	Logan Township (Knox County)	32.7% (±30.3 points)
7	Union Township (Knox County)	32.6% (±21.3 points)
8	Herrick Township	31.4% (±27.6 points)
9	Verdigre	27.8% (±9.3 points)
10	Creighton	27.3% (±7.8 points)
11	Bloomfield	26.8% (±8.4 points)
12	Verdel	26.1% (±29.4 points)
13 (tie)	Niobrara	25.0% (±8.7 points)
13 (tie)	Jefferson Township	25.0% (±29.6 points)
15	Harrison Township	24.1% (±21.3 points)
16	Niobrara Township	23.9% (±7.8 points)
17	Verdigre Township	22.9% (±7.8 points)

Showing 13 of 41 places in Knox 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 Bloomfield

How many renters are there in Bloomfield?

Bloomfield has an estimated 122 (±44) renting households, 26.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bloomfield?

In Bloomfield, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bloomfield?

A renting household in Bloomfield has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bloomfield?

The median renting household in Bloomfield, NE has an income of $28,000 (±$6,820) a year, against $61,699 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 Bloomfield city, Nebraska (place:05455, in state:31).

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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