What percentage of people rent in New Town, ND?

Name: Renters and owners in New Town, ND, 2020–2024
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67.7% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in New Town, ND are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 663 renting households against 317 that own their home.

In New Town, the share of households that rent went from 50.4% in 2015–2019 to 67.7% in 2020–2024 (+17.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 67.7% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 663 (±110)
Median renter income: $44,426 (±$14,371)

Who rents and who owns in New Town

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Town	Mountrail County	North Dakota	United States
Renter-occupied share	67.7% (±9.2 points)	38.5% (±4.0 points)	37.1% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	663 (±110)	1,500 (±181)	122,979 (±2,250)	45,017,354
Owning households	317 (±97)	2,401 (±170)	208,084 (±2,303)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,426 (±$14,371)	$59,677 (±$12,875)	$48,236 (±$1,347)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,058 (±$16,492)	$103,417 (±$20,757)	$100,032 (±$1,209)	$100,009

In New Town, the renter share is higher than in Mountrail County (38.5%).

It is also higher than in North Dakota (37.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Mountrail County, New Town ranks 4 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 62 of 1,526.

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

How renting in New Town 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	50.4% (±5.4 points)	67.7% (±9.2 points)	+17.3 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$692 (±$86)	$851 (±$124)	+23.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,583 (±$13,495)	$52,500 (±$16,093)	−11.9%	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 New Town

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Town
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Town	—	67.7% (±9.2 points)	—
Osborn Township	2.7 mi	0.0% (±42.8 points)	Lower
Knife River Township	5.5 mi	0.0% (±30.5 points)	Lower
Howie Township	6.7 mi	60.3% (±54.6 points)	Not measurably different
Crane Creek Township	7.3 mi	0.0% (±53.1 points)	Lower
Van Hook Township	7.8 mi	4.0% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Big Bend Township (Mountrail County)	8.5 mi	0.0% (±46.7 points)	Lower
Liberty Township (Mountrail County)	12 mi	0.0% (±61.3 points)	Lower
Brookbank Township	12 mi	0.0% (±42.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Osborn Township, ND (0.0%), Knife River Township, ND (0.0%), Crane Creek Township, ND (0.0%).

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

Households that rent across Mountrail County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1 (tie)	Debing Township	100.0% (±49.2 points)
1 (tie)	White Earth Township	100.0% (±78.4 points)
3	Ross	76.1% (±35.0 points)
4	New Town	67.7% (±9.2 points)
5	Howie Township	60.3% (±54.6 points)
6	Parshall	55.3% (±11.5 points)
7	Palermo	48.3% (±23.7 points)
8	Egan Township	47.4% (±43.9 points)
9	Plaza Township	41.4% (±47.6 points)
10	Stanley	39.2% (±8.5 points)

Showing 10 of 43 places in Mountrail 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 New Town

How many renters are there in New Town?

New Town has an estimated 663 (±110) renting households, 67.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Town?

In New Town, the share of households that rent went from 50.4% in 2015–2019 to 67.7% in 2020–2024 (+17.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in New Town?

A renting household in New Town has 2.6 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Town?

The median renting household in New Town, ND has an income of $44,426 (±$14,371) a year, against $61,058 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 New Town city, North Dakota (place:56740, in state:38).

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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