It's no secret that many Americans are forgoing homeownership in favor of renting. In 2020, renters in the U.S. occupied 43 million housing units.
The Stacker team looked at data from a United States Census survey that revealed an estimated 43,378,800 renter-occupied homes in the United States as of 2017, which makes up 36.1% of all households in the country. In 2019, renting was more affordable than buying a median-priced home in 59% of the counties; in 2021, the opposite was true: Owning was more affordable than renting in 63% of U.S. counties.
Stacker compiled a list of counties in Indiana where people spend the highest percent of income on rent using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Of course, saving money by owning a home is unattainable for many Americans who don't have savings that could cover a down payment, those who are denied a mortgage, or both. Keep reading to see where in your home state most of people's take-home pay goes to their monthly rent.
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#50. Benton County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 54.4%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 20.9%
- Total occupied households: 3,432
- Median household income: $49,488
- Median monthly housing cost: $676
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#49. Clinton County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 58.7%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 22.3%
- Total occupied households: 12,033
- Median household income: $54,286
- Median monthly housing cost: $743
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#48. Shelby County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 58.0%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 20.2%
- Total occupied households: 17,823
- Median household income: $60,404
- Median monthly housing cost: $827
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#47. Jennings County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 58.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 20.3%
- Total occupied households: 10,792
- Median household income: $54,191
- Median monthly housing cost: $742
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#46. Steuben County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 58.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 17.5%
- Total occupied households: 14,261
- Median household income: $58,279
- Median monthly housing cost: $799
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#45. Montgomery County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 58.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 19.2%
- Total occupied households: 15,382
- Median household income: $55,522
- Median monthly housing cost: $762
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#44. Hamilton County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 58.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 19.4%
- Total occupied households: 119,789
- Median household income: $98,173
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,349
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#43. Floyd County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 56.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 21.4%
- Total occupied households: 29,189
- Median household income: $64,468
- Median monthly housing cost: $886
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#42. Huntington County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 57.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 20.8%
- Total occupied households: 14,742
- Median household income: $53,632
- Median monthly housing cost: $740
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#41. Sullivan County
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#40. Crawford County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 56.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 17.2%
- Total occupied households: 3,835
- Median household income: $41,662
- Median monthly housing cost: $577
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#39. Harrison County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.7%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 56.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 19.3%
- Total occupied households: 14,403
- Median household income: $57,712
- Median monthly housing cost: $803
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#38. Johnson County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.7%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 57.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 20.0%
- Total occupied households: 56,628
- Median household income: $72,440
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,008
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#37. Decatur County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.7%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 59.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 19.7%
- Total occupied households: 10,353
- Median household income: $57,949
- Median monthly housing cost: $808
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#35. Ohio County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.8%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 51.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 16.0%
- Total occupied households: 2,555
- Median household income: $60,128
- Median monthly housing cost: $843
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#34. Bartholomew County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 16.8%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 57.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 20.3%
- Total occupied households: 31,452
- Median household income: $63,431
- Median monthly housing cost: $890
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#33. Morgan County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 58.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 20.0%
- Total occupied households: 26,034
- Median household income: $64,335
- Median monthly housing cost: $911
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#32. Ripley County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 54.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 21.8%
- Total occupied households: 10,992
- Median household income: $56,332
- Median monthly housing cost: $807
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#30. Jefferson County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 53.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 22.1%
- Total occupied households: 12,632
- Median household income: $52,718
- Median monthly housing cost: $757
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#29. Hancock County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 55.5%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 20.7%
- Total occupied households: 28,740
- Median household income: $74,072
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,064
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#28. Blackford County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.3%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 54.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 23.4%
- Total occupied households: 5,235
- Median household income: $43,505
- Median monthly housing cost: $627
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#27. Hendricks County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.3%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 58.2%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 20.3%
- Total occupied households: 59,015
- Median household income: $81,933
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,182
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#25. Brown County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 53.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 25.9%
- Total occupied households: 6,189
- Median household income: $61,030
- Median monthly housing cost: $890
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#24. Allen County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 55.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 22.6%
- Total occupied households: 145,065
- Median household income: $54,857
- Median monthly housing cost: $802
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#23. Elkhart County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 55.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 22.8%
- Total occupied households: 71,718
- Median household income: $57,021
- Median monthly housing cost: $834
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#22. Porter County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 53.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 23.7%
- Total occupied households: 64,517
- Median household income: $71,152
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,042
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#21. Marshall County
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#20. LaPorte County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.8%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 53.5%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 24.9%
- Total occupied households: 43,039
- Median household income: $53,658
- Median monthly housing cost: $794
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#19. Boone County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.9%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 55.0%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 22.3%
- Total occupied households: 25,485
- Median household income: $83,077
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,236
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#18. St. Joseph County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 18.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 53.9%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 24.1%
- Total occupied households: 101,872
- Median household income: $52,769
- Median monthly housing cost: $793
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#17. Switzerland County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 18.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 50.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 26.2%
- Total occupied households: 4,349
- Median household income: $49,383
- Median monthly housing cost: $747
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#16. Washington County
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#15. Fayette County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 18.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 55.0%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 25.3%
- Total occupied households: 9,584
- Median household income: $46,175
- Median monthly housing cost: $702
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#14. Grant County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 18.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 53.4%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 24.7%
- Total occupied households: 26,372
- Median household income: $44,356
- Median monthly housing cost: $680
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#13. Wayne County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 18.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 52.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 23.3%
- Total occupied households: 26,644
- Median household income: $46,516
- Median monthly housing cost: $714
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#12. Jackson County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 18.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 54.4%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 23.8%
- Total occupied households: 16,753
- Median household income: $51,250
- Median monthly housing cost: $787
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#11. Madison County
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#10. Clark County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 53.0%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 23.7%
- Total occupied households: 44,200
- Median household income: $55,630
- Median monthly housing cost: $888
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#9. Union County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 52.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 23.7%
- Total occupied households: 2,823
- Median household income: $50,375
- Median monthly housing cost: $806
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#8. Lake County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 49.4%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 26.4%
- Total occupied households: 186,731
- Median household income: $56,128
- Median monthly housing cost: $918
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#7. Vigo County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 50.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 28.3%
- Total occupied households: 41,994
- Median household income: $45,230
- Median monthly housing cost: $740
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#6. Vanderburgh County
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#5. Delaware County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.7%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 50.7%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 27.8%
- Total occupied households: 46,026
- Median household income: $43,512
- Median monthly housing cost: $716
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#4. Tippecanoe County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.8%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 47.5%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 29.9%
- Total occupied households: 70,526
- Median household income: $53,130
- Median monthly housing cost: $878
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#3. Scott County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 47.9%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 27.0%
- Total occupied households: 8,971
- Median household income: $48,700
- Median monthly housing cost: $810
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#2. Monroe County
- Median percent of income spent on housing: 22.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 44.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 33.4%
- Total occupied households: 55,624
- Median household income: $49,839
- Median monthly housing cost: $921