What percentage of people rent in Bath Charter Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Bath Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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34.5% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Bath Charter Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,900 renting households against 3,604 that own their home.

In Bath Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 34.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.5% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 1,900 (±253)
Median renter income: $49,395 (±$8,911)

Who rents and who owns in Bath Charter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bath Charter Township	Clinton County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.5% (±4.4 points)	17.8% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,900 (±253)	5,634 (±392)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,604 (±331)	26,005 (±424)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,395 (±$8,911)	$46,935 (±$6,710)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,808 (±$14,060)	$100,344 (±$4,917)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Bath Charter Township, the renter share is higher than in Clinton County (17.8%).

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

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

In Clinton County, Bath Charter Township ranks 1 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 141 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Bath Charter 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	31.0% (±3.8 points)	34.5% (±4.4 points)	+3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,004 (±$111)	$1,193 (±$109)	+18.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,313 (±$4,940)	$75,541 (±$7,648)	+10.6%	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 Bath Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bath Charter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bath Charter Township	—	34.5% (±4.4 points)	—
Haslett	4.7 mi	40.6% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Woodhull Township	5.0 mi	12.1% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Victor Township	5.4 mi	2.8% (±2.2 points)	Lower
East Lansing	5.9 mi	61.5% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Laingsburg	6.0 mi	31.3% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
DeWitt Charter Township	6.3 mi	15.8% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Meridian Charter Township	6.5 mi	41.2% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Lake Victoria	7.1 mi	0.0% (±6.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodhull Township, MI (12.1%), Victor Township, MI (2.8%), DeWitt Charter Township, MI (15.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Haslett, MI (40.6%), East Lansing, MI (61.5%), Meridian Charter Township, MI (41.2%).

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

Households that rent across Clinton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bath Charter Township	34.5% (±4.4 points)
2	Ovid	34.2% (±10.0 points)
3	St. Johns	30.3% (±5.1 points)
4	DeWitt	17.5% (±4.5 points)
5	DeWitt Charter Township	15.8% (±2.0 points)
6	Essex Township	13.3% (±5.8 points)
7	Duplain Township	12.5% (±5.7 points)

Showing 7 of 19 places in Clinton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Bath Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bath.

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 Bath Charter Township

How many renters are there in Bath Charter Township?

Bath Charter Township has an estimated 1,900 (±253) renting households, 34.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bath Charter Township?

In Bath Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 34.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bath Charter Township?

A renting household in Bath Charter Township has 2.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bath Charter Township?

The median renting household in Bath Charter Township, MI has an income of $49,395 (±$8,911) a year, against $89,808 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 Bath charter township, Clinton County, Michigan (county subdivision:05900, in state:26 county:037).

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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