What percentage of people rent in Fairfield Township, NE?

Name: Renters and owners in Fairfield Township, NE, 2020–2024
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28.8% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in Fairfield Township, NE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 66 renting households against 163 that own their home.

In Fairfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.8% in 2020–2024 (+13.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.8% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 66 (±22)
Median renter income: $43,750 (±$33,288)

Who rents and who owns in Fairfield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairfield Township	Clay County	Nebraska	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.8% (±8.6 points)	18.1% (±2.6 points)	33.5% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	66 (±22)	450 (±66)	266,969 (±3,420)	45,017,354
Owning households	163 (±43)	2,040 (±105)	530,878 (±4,181)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,750 (±$33,288)	$36,818 (±$11,753)	$47,168 (±$620)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,750 (±$26,935)	$85,966 (±$5,149)	$97,496 (±$809)	$100,009

In Fairfield Township, the renter share is higher than in Clay County (18.1%).

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

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

In Clay County, Fairfield Township ranks 2 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 194 of 846.

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

How renting in Fairfield Township 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	15.1% (±5.0 points)	28.8% (±8.6 points)	+13.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$619 (±$34)	$635 (±$84)	+2.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$45,625 (±$11,809)	$68,750 (±$18,782)	+50.7%	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 Fairfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairfield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fairfield Township	—	28.8% (±8.6 points)	—
Fairfield	2.2 mi	26.5% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Deweese	3.8 mi	43.8% (±32.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lone Tree Township (Clay County)	5.2 mi	0.0% (±37.9 points)	Not measurably different
Edgar Township	6.1 mi	25.6% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Ranch Township	6.5 mi	28.2% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different
Edgar	7.1 mi	23.0% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Marshall Township	7.8 mi	0.0% (±72.1 points)	Not measurably different
Glenvil Township	8.5 mi	15.8% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that rent across Clay County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Deweese	43.8% (±32.1 points)
2	Fairfield Township	28.8% (±8.6 points)
3	Spring Ranch Township	28.2% (±30.8 points)
4	Fairfield	26.5% (±8.3 points)
5 (tie)	Harvard	25.6% (±7.5 points)
5 (tie)	Edgar Township	25.6% (±11.0 points)
7	Harvard Township	24.3% (±7.4 points)
8	School Creek Township	23.3% (±27.2 points)

Showing 8 of 26 places in Clay 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 Fairfield Township

How many renters are there in Fairfield Township?

Fairfield Township has an estimated 66 (±22) renting households, 28.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fairfield Township?

In Fairfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.8% in 2020–2024 (+13.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Fairfield Township?

A renting household in Fairfield Township has 1.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fairfield Township?

The median renting household in Fairfield Township, NE has an income of $43,750 (±$33,288) a year, against $78,750 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 Fairfield township, Clay County, Nebraska (county subdivision:16480, in state:31 county:035).

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.