What percentage of people rent in Bad Axe, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Bad Axe, MI, 2020–2024
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42.6% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Bad Axe, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 577 renting households against 778 that own their home.

In Bad Axe, the share of households that rent went from 40.6% in 2015–2019 to 42.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.6% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 577 (±115)
Median renter income: $22,431 (±$14,009)

Who rents and who owns in Bad Axe

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bad Axe	Huron County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.6% (±7.6 points)	18.2% (±1.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	577 (±115)	2,573 (±217)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	778 (±149)	11,577 (±277)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,431 (±$14,009)	$35,246 (±$6,238)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,289 (±$17,650)	$65,226 (±$2,489)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Bad Axe, the renter share is higher than in Huron County (18.2%).

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

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

In Huron County, Bad Axe ranks 1 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 61 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Bad Axe 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	40.6% (±7.8 points)	42.6% (±7.6 points)	+2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$609 (±$142)	$742 (±$86)	+21.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,239 (±$5,382)	$44,688 (±$10,657)	+13.9%	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 Bad Axe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bad Axe
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bad Axe	—	42.6% (±7.6 points)	—
Verona Township	3.3 mi	7.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Colfax Township (Huron County)	3.4 mi	11.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Sheridan Township (Huron County)	6.3 mi	5.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Bingham Township (Huron County)	6.5 mi	17.6% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Meade Township (Huron County)	6.6 mi	12.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Ubly	7.4 mi	23.0% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Lincoln Township (Huron County)	7.6 mi	10.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Oliver Township (Huron County)	8.3 mi	26.7% (±6.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Verona Township, MI (7.5%), Colfax Township (Huron County), MI (11.9%), Sheridan Township (Huron County), MI (5.6%).

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

Households that rent across Huron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bad Axe	42.6% (±7.6 points)
2	Winsor Township	29.1% (±6.7 points)
3	Caseville	27.6% (±10.4 points)
4	Port Austin Township	27.1% (±7.0 points)
5	Oliver Township (Huron County)	26.7% (±6.3 points)
6	Harbor Beach	23.8% (±5.2 points)
7	Sebewaing Township	23.5% (±5.3 points)

Showing 7 of 31 places in Huron 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 Bad Axe

How many renters are there in Bad Axe?

Bad Axe has an estimated 577 (±115) renting households, 42.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bad Axe?

In Bad Axe, the share of households that rent went from 40.6% in 2015–2019 to 42.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bad Axe?

A renting household in Bad Axe has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bad Axe?

The median renting household in Bad Axe, MI has an income of $22,431 (±$14,009) a year, against $63,289 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 Bad Axe city, Michigan (place:04740, in state:26).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.