What percentage of people rent in Big Stone City, SD?

Name: Renters and owners in Big Stone City, SD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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30.2% (±12.5 points) of the occupied homes in Big Stone City, SD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 96 renting households against 222 that own their home.

In Big Stone City, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.2% (±12.5 points)
Renting households: 96 (±52)
Median renter income: $40,357 (±$28,452)

Who rents and who owns in Big Stone City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Stone City	Grant County	South Dakota	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.2% (±12.5 points)	24.4% (±4.2 points)	31.4% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	96 (±52)	738 (±134)	114,923 (±1,973)	45,017,354
Owning households	222 (±68)	2,291 (±169)	250,621 (±2,208)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.7)	1.7 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,357 (±$28,452)	$47,596 (±$17,421)	$45,599 (±$1,257)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,500 (±$25,859)	$83,693 (±$10,741)	$92,702 (±$1,158)	$100,009

In Big Stone City, the renter share is not measurably different from Grant County (24.4%).

It is not measurably different from South Dakota (31.4%).

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

In Grant County, Big Stone City ranks 6 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 246 of 1,152.

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

How renting in Big Stone City 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	24.1% (±14.5 points)	30.2% (±12.5 points)	+6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$712 (±$227)	$776 (±$27)	+9.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,682 (±$23,933)	$63,333 (±$20,188)	+25.0%	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 Big Stone City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Stone City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Big Stone City	—	30.2% (±12.5 points)	—
Ortonville	1.5 mi	21.7% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Big Stone Township	2.9 mi	5.7% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Ortonville Township	3.6 mi	0.0% (±45.1 points)	Not measurably different
Big Stone Township	5.4 mi	1.9% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Lockwood Township	5.6 mi	0.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Odessa	7.5 mi	13.0% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Yellow Bank Township	8.0 mi	25.5% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Alban Township	8.3 mi	20.7% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Big Stone Township, SD (5.7%), Big Stone Township, MN (1.9%), Lockwood Township, SD (0.7%).

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

Households that rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Georgia Township	55.6% (±39.0 points)
2	Osceola Township (Grant County)	47.4% (±42.9 points)
3	Melrose Township	41.8% (±33.7 points)
4	Stockholm	32.4% (±26.1 points)
5	Troy Township (Grant County)	30.4% (±35.1 points)
6 (tie)	Big Stone City	30.2% (±12.5 points)
6 (tie)	Milbank	30.2% (±8.1 points)
8	Blooming Valley Township	20.9% (±32.8 points)
9	Alban Township	20.7% (±19.1 points)
10	Stockholm Township	18.8% (±24.5 points)
11	La Bolt	13.9% (±18.0 points)
12	Twin Brooks	11.8% (±19.0 points)

Showing 12 of 26 places in Grant 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 Big Stone City

How many renters are there in Big Stone City?

Big Stone City has an estimated 96 (±52) renting households, 30.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Big Stone City?

In Big Stone City, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Big Stone City?

A renting household in Big Stone City has 2.5 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Big Stone City?

The median renting household in Big Stone City, SD has an income of $40,357 (±$28,452) a year, against $77,500 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 Big Stone City city, South Dakota (place:05540, in state:46).

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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