What percentage of people rent in Bessemer Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Bessemer Township, MI, 2020–2024
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12.7% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Bessemer Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 69 renting households against 473 that own their home.

In Bessemer Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.7% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 69 (±36)

Who rents and who owns in Bessemer Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bessemer Township	Gogebic County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.7% (±6.0 points)	19.0% (±2.8 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	69 (±36)	1,329 (±222)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	473 (±98)	5,660 (±225)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.9 (±1.4)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$24,688 (±$2,156)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,098 (±$5,785)	$59,561 (±$4,911)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Bessemer Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Gogebic County (19.0%).

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

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

In Gogebic County, Bessemer Township ranks 4 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 683 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Bessemer 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	14.0% (±6.4 points)	12.7% (±6.0 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$623 (±$24)	$869 (±$213)	+39.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,310 (±$9,662)	$56,016 (±$7,459)	+21.0%	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 Bessemer Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bessemer Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bessemer Township	—	12.7% (±6.0 points)	—
Wakefield	5.9 mi	17.9% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Erwin Township	7.9 mi	5.0% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Bessemer	8.5 mi	27.6% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Town of Oma	11 mi	1.2% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Wakefield Township	11 mi	6.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ironwood	12 mi	27.9% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Town of Winchester (Vilas County)	12 mi	4.9% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Hurley	14 mi	27.1% (±6.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Erwin Township, MI (5.0%), Town of Oma, WI (1.2%), Town of Winchester (Vilas County), WI (4.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bessemer, MI (27.6%), Ironwood, MI (27.9%), Hurley, WI (27.1%).

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

Households that rent across Gogebic County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ironwood	27.9% (±6.6 points)
2	Bessemer	27.6% (±7.1 points)
3	Wakefield	17.9% (±5.5 points)
4	Bessemer Township	12.7% (±6.0 points)
5	Ironwood Charter Township	11.1% (±4.4 points)
6	Wakefield Township	6.2% (±5.6 points)
7	Watersmeet Township	5.5% (±3.8 points)
8	Erwin Township	5.0% (±3.9 points)
9	Marenisco Township	2.5% (±4.0 points)

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 Bessemer Township

How many renters are there in Bessemer Township?

Bessemer Township has an estimated 69 (±36) renting households, 12.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bessemer Township?

In Bessemer Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bessemer Township?

A renting household in Bessemer Township has 3.9 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned 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 Bessemer township, Gogebic County, Michigan (county subdivision:07980, in state:26 county:053).

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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