What percentage of people rent in Brookfield Township (Huron County), MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Brookfield Township (Huron County), MI, 2020–2024
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16.9% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Brookfield Township (Huron County), MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 60 renting households against 296 that own their home.

In Brookfield Township (Huron County), the share of households that rent went from 13.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.9% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 60 (±26)

Who rents and who owns in Brookfield Township (Huron County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brookfield Township (Huron County)	Huron County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.9% (±7.3 points)	18.2% (±1.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	60 (±26)	2,573 (±217)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	296 (±70)	11,577 (±277)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$35,246 (±$6,238)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,542 (±$13,279)	$65,226 (±$2,489)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Brookfield Township (Huron County), the renter share is not measurably different from Huron County (18.2%).

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

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

In Huron County, Brookfield Township (Huron County) ranks 11 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 477 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Brookfield Township (Huron County) 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	13.2% (±6.9 points)	16.9% (±7.3 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$658 (±$204)	$950 (±$276)	+44.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,833 (±$10,526)	$77,917 (±$13,587)	+28.1%	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 Brookfield Township (Huron County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brookfield Township (Huron County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brookfield Township (Huron County)	—	16.9% (±7.3 points)	—
Gagetown	4.6 mi	23.1% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sebewaing Township	5.4 mi	23.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Elmwood Township	5.6 mi	15.2% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Grant Township (Huron County)	6.2 mi	2.4% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Winsor Township	6.5 mi	29.1% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Sebewaing	7.8 mi	25.1% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pigeon	8.1 mi	39.3% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Elkland Township	8.4 mi	17.6% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grant Township (Huron County), MI (2.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Winsor Township, MI (29.1%), Pigeon, MI (39.3%).

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

Households that rent across Huron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Oliver Township (Huron County)	26.7% (±6.3 points)
6	Harbor Beach	23.8% (±5.2 points)
7	Sebewaing Township	23.5% (±5.3 points)
8	Fairhaven Township	18.3% (±9.2 points)
9	Dwight Township	17.8% (±6.5 points)
10	Bingham Township (Huron County)	17.6% (±4.5 points)
11	Brookfield Township (Huron County)	16.9% (±7.3 points)
12	Paris Township	16.3% (±7.1 points)
13	Bloomfield Township (Huron County)	13.9% (±7.1 points)
14	Sand Beach Township	13.8% (±5.8 points)
15	McKinley Township (Huron County)	13.3% (±7.9 points)
16	Meade Township (Huron County)	12.7% (±7.7 points)
17	Colfax Township (Huron County)	11.9% (±5.2 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Huron County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Brookfield Township (Huron County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Owendale.

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 Brookfield Township (Huron County)

How many renters are there in Brookfield Township (Huron County)?

Brookfield Township (Huron County) has an estimated 60 (±26) renting households, 16.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brookfield Township (Huron County)?

In Brookfield Township (Huron County), the share of households that rent went from 13.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Brookfield Township (Huron County)?

A renting household in Brookfield Township (Huron County) has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 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 Brookfield township, Huron County, Michigan (county subdivision:10940, in state:26 county:063).

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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