What percentage of people rent in Belding, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Belding, MI, 2020–2024
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28.2% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Belding, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 609 renting households against 1,548 that own their home.

In Belding, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−13.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.2% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 609 (±116)
Median renter income: $18,785 (±$5,467)

Who rents and who owns in Belding

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belding	Ionia County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.2% (±4.6 points)	22.7% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	609 (±116)	5,303 (±425)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,548 (±135)	18,052 (±530)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$18,785 (±$5,467)	$34,502 (±$4,197)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,765 (±$13,315)	$85,275 (±$2,985)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Belding, the renter share is higher than in Ionia County (22.7%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (26.8%).

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

In Ionia County, Belding ranks 3 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 239 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Belding 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	41.5% (±5.1 points)	28.2% (±4.6 points)	−13.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$692 (±$120)	$668 (±$62)	−3.5%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$41,812 (±$4,042)	$60,373 (±$6,214)	+44.4%	Up 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 Belding

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belding
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Belding	—	28.2% (±4.6 points)	—
Otisco Township	1.9 mi	12.9% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Eureka Township	4.5 mi	9.9% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Orleans Township	5.2 mi	25.2% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Greenville	5.8 mi	39.3% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Fairplain Township	6.5 mi	21.9% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Grattan Township	6.7 mi	12.8% (±11.9 points)	Lower
Keene Township	7.3 mi	6.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Oakfield Township	8.4 mi	8.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Otisco Township, MI (12.9%), Eureka Township, MI (9.9%), Grattan Township, MI (12.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Greenville, MI (39.3%).

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

Households that rent across Ionia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ionia	40.4% (±6.4 points)
2	Portland	28.7% (±8.0 points)
3	Belding	28.2% (±4.6 points)
4	Orleans Township	25.2% (±8.3 points)
5	Ionia Township	24.8% (±10.8 points)
6	Portland Township	21.2% (±8.8 points)
7 (tie)	Berlin Township (Ionia County)	18.8% (±7.2 points)
7 (tie)	Boston Township	18.8% (±4.2 points)
9	Lyons Township	18.7% (±6.7 points)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Ionia 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 Belding

How many renters are there in Belding?

Belding has an estimated 609 (±116) renting households, 28.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Belding?

In Belding, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−13.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Belding?

A renting household in Belding has 1.7 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Belding?

The median renting household in Belding, MI has an income of $18,785 (±$5,467) a year, against $76,765 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 Belding city, Michigan (place:06900, 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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