What percentage of people rent in Alpena Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Alpena Township, MI, 2020–2024
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12.5% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in Alpena Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 504 renting households against 3,538 that own their home.

In Alpena Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.9% in 2015–2019 to 12.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.5% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 504 (±136)
Median renter income: $15,625 (±$8,098)

Who rents and who owns in Alpena Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alpena Township	Alpena County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.5% (±3.3 points)	20.0% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	504 (±136)	2,604 (±273)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,538 (±202)	10,415 (±291)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$15,625 (±$8,098)	$22,252 (±$2,425)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,552 (±$7,137)	$62,245 (±$3,440)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Alpena Township, the renter share is lower than in Alpena County (20.0%).

It is also lower than in Michigan (26.8%).

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

In Alpena County, Alpena Township ranks 4 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 698 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Alpena 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	18.9% (±3.4 points)	12.5% (±3.3 points)	−6.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$550 (±$39)	$748 (±$121)	+36.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,652 (±$4,285)	$52,239 (±$6,996)	+14.4%	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 Alpena Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alpena Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alpena Township	—	12.5% (±3.3 points)	—
Alpena	2.1 mi	34.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Maple Ridge Township (Alpena County)	7.6 mi	13.0% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Presque Isle Township	11 mi	3.1% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Wilson Township (Alpena County)	12 mi	9.8% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ossineke	13 mi	16.2% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sanborn Township	14 mi	11.0% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Long Rapids Township	14 mi	7.7% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Krakow Township	17 mi	4.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Presque Isle Township, MI (3.1%), Krakow Township, MI (4.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Alpena, MI (34.0%).

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

Households that rent across Alpena County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Alpena	34.0% (±4.2 points)
2	Wellington Township	20.8% (±10.3 points)
3	Maple Ridge Township (Alpena County)	13.0% (±6.9 points)
4	Alpena Township	12.5% (±3.3 points)
5	Sanborn Township	11.0% (±6.3 points)
6	Wilson Township (Alpena County)	9.8% (±4.9 points)
7	Long Rapids Township	7.7% (±4.1 points)
8	Green Township	7.0% (±4.7 points)
9	Ossineke Township	6.0% (±4.2 points)

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 Alpena Township

How many renters are there in Alpena Township?

Alpena Township has an estimated 504 (±136) renting households, 12.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alpena Township?

In Alpena Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.9% in 2015–2019 to 12.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Alpena Township?

A renting household in Alpena Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alpena Township?

The median renting household in Alpena Township, MI has an income of $15,625 (±$8,098) a year, against $62,552 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 Alpena township, Alpena County, Michigan (county subdivision:01760, in state:26 county:007).

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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