What percentage of people rent in Belvidere Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Belvidere Township, MI, 2020–2024
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11.6% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Belvidere Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 93 renting households against 707 that own their home.

In Belvidere Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.4% in 2015–2019 to 11.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.6% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 93 (±37)
Median renter income: $27,411 (±$22,397)

Who rents and who owns in Belvidere Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belvidere Township	Montcalm County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.6% (±4.4 points)	16.9% (±1.6 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	93 (±37)	4,131 (±418)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	707 (±97)	20,380 (±444)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.8)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,411 (±$22,397)	$35,966 (±$4,514)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,486 (±$8,972)	$73,665 (±$2,023)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Belvidere Township, the renter share is lower than in Montcalm County (16.9%).

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

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

In Montcalm County, Belvidere Township ranks 11 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 773 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Belvidere 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	15.4% (±6.6 points)	11.6% (±4.4 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$628 (±$86)	$919 (±$143)	+46.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,020 (±$9,958)	$59,891 (±$7,008)	+22.2%	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 Belvidere Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belvidere Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Belvidere Township	—	11.6% (±4.4 points)	—
Edmore	5.5 mi	25.1% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Douglass Township	5.6 mi	9.9% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Home Township (Montcalm County)	5.7 mi	18.4% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Millbrook Township	6.0 mi	14.0% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeview	6.3 mi	34.2% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Cato Township	6.5 mi	16.4% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
McBride	7.0 mi	14.8% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hinton Township	7.9 mi	8.7% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Edmore, MI (25.1%), Lakeview, MI (34.2%).

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

Households that rent across Montcalm County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Ferris Township	18.8% (±6.2 points)
6	Home Township (Montcalm County)	18.4% (±6.2 points)
7	Cato Township	16.4% (±4.8 points)
8	Evergreen Township (Montcalm County)	14.5% (±6.6 points)
9	Day Township	13.5% (±5.5 points)
10	Reynolds Township	11.7% (±4.8 points)
11	Belvidere Township	11.6% (±4.4 points)
12	Pine Township	11.2% (±5.7 points)
13	Sidney Township	10.0% (±4.1 points)
14 (tie)	Douglass Township	9.9% (±5.3 points)
14 (tie)	Eureka Township	9.9% (±9.0 points)
16	Pierson Township	9.7% (±6.6 points)
17	Crystal Township (Montcalm County)	9.1% (±4.5 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Montcalm 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 Belvidere Township

How many renters are there in Belvidere Township?

Belvidere Township has an estimated 93 (±37) renting households, 11.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Belvidere Township?

In Belvidere Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.4% in 2015–2019 to 11.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Belvidere Township?

A renting household in Belvidere Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Belvidere Township?

The median renting household in Belvidere Township, MI has an income of $27,411 (±$22,397) a year, against $65,486 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 Belvidere township, Montcalm County, Michigan (county subdivision:07200, in state:26 county:117).

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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