What percentage of people rent in Dell Rapids, SD?

Name: Renters and owners in Dell Rapids, SD, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Dell Rapids, SD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 275 renting households against 1,276 that own their home.

In Dell Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 21.9% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 275 (±108)
Median renter income: $41,750 (±$13,293)

Who rents and who owns in Dell Rapids

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dell Rapids	Minnehaha County	South Dakota	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±6.5 points)	36.9% (±1.2 points)	31.4% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	275 (±108)	31,307 (±1,115)	114,923 (±1,973)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,276 (±114)	53,507 (±993)	250,621 (±2,208)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,750 (±$13,293)	$46,405 (±$2,094)	$45,599 (±$1,257)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$117,639 (±$21,215)	$104,882 (±$3,209)	$92,702 (±$1,158)	$100,009

In Dell Rapids, the renter share is lower than in Minnehaha County (36.9%).

It is also lower than in South Dakota (31.4%).

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

In Minnehaha County, Dell Rapids ranks 12 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 447 of 1,152.

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

How renting in Dell Rapids 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	21.9% (±5.4 points)	17.7% (±6.5 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$856 (±$95)	$962 (±$79)	+12.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$71,162 (±$7,427)	$100,170 (±$16,641)	+40.8%	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 Dell Rapids

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dell Rapids
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dell Rapids	—	17.7% (±6.5 points)	—
Dell Rapids Township	1.5 mi	0.0% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Baltic	4.6 mi	18.9% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Enterprise Township (Moody County)	4.6 mi	0.0% (±40.1 points)	Not measurably different
Burk Township	5.9 mi	44.0% (±36.3 points)	Not measurably different
Trent	6.3 mi	26.8% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Logan Township (Minnehaha County)	6.3 mi	0.0% (±29.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lynn Township (Moody County)	7.0 mi	28.6% (±26.0 points)	Not measurably different
Blinsmon Township	7.8 mi	0.0% (±40.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dell Rapids Township, SD (0.0%).

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

Households that rent across Minnehaha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Lyons Township	20.3% (±15.9 points)
7	Brandon	19.9% (±4.8 points)
8	Brandon Township	19.4% (±16.2 points)
9	Valley Springs	19.0% (±9.5 points)
10	Baltic	18.9% (±9.3 points)
11	Valley Springs Township	18.4% (±17.0 points)
12	Dell Rapids	17.7% (±6.5 points)
13	Crooks	16.8% (±7.5 points)
14	Palisade Township	16.2% (±15.6 points)
15	Highland Township (Minnehaha County)	14.1% (±14.2 points)
16	Sherman	12.5% (±12.6 points)
17 (tie)	Humboldt	10.9% (±8.2 points)
17 (tie)	Sverdrup Township	10.9% (±15.7 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Minnehaha 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 Dell Rapids

How many renters are there in Dell Rapids?

Dell Rapids has an estimated 275 (±108) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dell Rapids?

In Dell Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 21.9% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dell Rapids?

A renting household in Dell Rapids has 1.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dell Rapids?

The median renting household in Dell Rapids, SD has an income of $41,750 (±$13,293) a year, against $117,639 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 Dell Rapids city, South Dakota (place:15980, 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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