What percentage of people rent in Bay Mills Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Bay Mills Township, MI, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Bay Mills Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 141 renting households against 657 that own their home.

In Bay Mills Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−9.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 141 (±48)
Median renter income: $43,542 (±$8,750)

Who rents and who owns in Bay Mills Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bay Mills Township	Chippewa County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±4.8 points)	25.0% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	141 (±48)	3,516 (±298)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	657 (±92)	10,564 (±346)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,542 (±$8,750)	$34,769 (±$4,617)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,339 (±$12,927)	$74,688 (±$3,808)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Bay Mills Township, the renter share is lower than in Chippewa County (25.0%).

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

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

In Chippewa County, Bay Mills Township ranks 5 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 450 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Bay Mills 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	27.2% (±4.7 points)	17.7% (±4.8 points)	−9.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$480 (±$76)	$575 (±$80)	+19.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,472 (±$5,504)	$60,972 (±$6,712)	+14.0%	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 Bay Mills Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bay Mills Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bay Mills Township	—	17.7% (±4.8 points)	—
Superior Township	6.0 mi	7.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Kinross Charter Township	10 mi	38.7% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Chippewa Township (Chippewa County)	12 mi	18.0% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rudyard Township	17 mi	14.6% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Dafter Township	17 mi	9.1% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Trout Lake Township	17 mi	8.1% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Kincheloe	19 mi	53.0% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Hulbert Township	20 mi	12.5% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Superior Township, MI (7.4%), Dafter Township, MI (9.1%), Trout Lake Township, MI (8.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kinross Charter Township, MI (38.7%), Kincheloe, MI (53.0%).

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

Households that rent across Chippewa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sault Ste. Marie	39.5% (±3.7 points)
2	Kinross Charter Township	38.7% (±7.9 points)
3	Soo Township	19.4% (±6.5 points)
4	Chippewa Township (Chippewa County)	18.0% (±12.1 points)
5	Bay Mills Township	17.7% (±4.8 points)
6	Rudyard Township	14.6% (±7.4 points)
7	Whitefish Township	12.9% (±7.4 points)
8	Hulbert Township	12.5% (±9.4 points)
9	Dafter Township	9.1% (±6.1 points)
10	Sugar Island Township	9.0% (±8.5 points)
11	Trout Lake Township	8.1% (±8.3 points)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Chippewa 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 Bay Mills Township

How many renters are there in Bay Mills Township?

Bay Mills Township has an estimated 141 (±48) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bay Mills Township?

In Bay Mills Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−9.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Bay Mills Township?

A renting household in Bay Mills Township has 2.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bay Mills Township?

The median renting household in Bay Mills Township, MI has an income of $43,542 (±$8,750) a year, against $66,339 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 Bay Mills township, Chippewa County, Michigan (county subdivision:06070, in state:26 county:033).

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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