What percentage of people rent in Wakefield Township, NE?

Name: Renters and owners in Wakefield Township, NE, 2020–2024
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40.8% (±11.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wakefield Township, NE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 175 renting households against 254 that own their home.

In Wakefield Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 40.8% in 2020–2024 (+12.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.8% (±11.6 points)
Renting households: 175 (±62)

Who rents and who owns in Wakefield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wakefield Township	Dixon County	Nebraska	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.8% (±11.6 points)	23.5% (±3.5 points)	33.5% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	175 (±62)	514 (±82)	266,969 (±3,420)	45,017,354
Owning households	254 (±55)	1,674 (±94)	530,878 (±4,181)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.9)	2.4 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$43,000 (±$19,555)	$47,168 (±$620)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,667 (±$15,652)	$81,795 (±$5,157)	$97,496 (±$809)	$100,009

In Wakefield Township, the renter share is higher than in Dixon County (23.5%).

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

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

In Dixon County, Wakefield Township ranks 3 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 68 of 846.

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

How renting in Wakefield 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	27.9% (±9.2 points)	40.8% (±11.6 points)	+12.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$775 (±$115)	$817 (±$484)	+5.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,139 (±$11,404)	$58,125 (±$15,293)	−10.8%	Down 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 Wakefield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wakefield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wakefield Township	—	40.8% (±11.6 points)	—
Wakefield	3.4 mi	41.2% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Emerson Township	5.0 mi	17.1% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Logan Township (Dixon County)	5.5 mi	0.0% (±35.8 points)	Lower
Springbank Township	5.7 mi	22.7% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Emerson	6.8 mi	30.5% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Allen	6.9 mi	27.6% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Concord Township	7.6 mi	4.2% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Perry Township	8.1 mi	30.5% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Emerson Township, NE (17.1%), Logan Township (Dixon County), NE (0.0%), Springbank Township, NE (22.7%).

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

Households that rent across Dixon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Clark Township	63.3% (±24.0 points)
2	Wakefield	41.2% (±11.3 points)
3	Wakefield Township	40.8% (±11.6 points)
4	Emerson	30.5% (±8.8 points)
5	Allen	27.6% (±11.1 points)
6	Ponca	25.1% (±8.1 points)
7	Springbank Township	22.7% (±9.6 points)
8	Newcastle Township	22.5% (±11.3 points)
9	Ponca Township	20.6% (±16.2 points)

Showing 9 of 23 places in Dixon 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 Wakefield Township

How many renters are there in Wakefield Township?

Wakefield Township has an estimated 175 (±62) renting households, 40.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wakefield Township?

In Wakefield Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 40.8% in 2020–2024 (+12.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wakefield Township?

A renting household in Wakefield Township has 3.1 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 Wakefield township, Dixon County, Nebraska (county subdivision:51105, in state:31 county:051).

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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