What percentage of people rent in Buena Vista Charter Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Buena Vista Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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23.9% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Buena Vista Charter Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 745 renting households against 2,371 that own their home.

In Buena Vista Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 39.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.9% in 2020–2024 (−15.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.9% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 745 (±235)

Who rents and who owns in Buena Vista Charter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buena Vista Charter Township	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.9% (±7.2 points)	25.9% (±1.1 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	745 (±235)	20,188 (±914)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,371 (±337)	57,770 (±961)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$31,977 (±$2,925)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,261 (±$9,709)	$72,039 (±$2,087)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Buena Vista Charter Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Saginaw County (25.9%).

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

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

In Saginaw County, Buena Vista Charter Township ranks 6 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 303 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Buena Vista Charter 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	39.8% (±5.9 points)	23.9% (±7.2 points)	−15.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$830 (±$108)	$910 (±$123)	+9.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,064 (±$4,457)	$44,397 (±$9,187)	+30.3%	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 Buena Vista Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buena Vista Charter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buena Vista Charter Township	—	23.9% (±7.2 points)	—
Zilwaukee	3.8 mi	18.3% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Zilwaukee Township	3.9 mi	0.0% (±79.0 points)	Not measurably different
Carrollton Township	4.0 mi	31.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Saginaw	5.1 mi	40.0% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Blumfield Township	5.2 mi	5.6% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Bridgeport	5.8 mi	25.5% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Merritt Township	7.1 mi	7.3% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Kochville Township	7.2 mi	40.8% (±6.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Blumfield Township, MI (5.6%), Merritt Township, MI (7.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Saginaw, MI (40.0%), Kochville Township, MI (40.8%).

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

Households that rent across Saginaw County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kochville Township	40.8% (±6.8 points)
2	Saginaw	40.0% (±3.2 points)
3	Saginaw Charter Township	34.1% (±2.5 points)
4	Carrollton Township	31.2% (±9.9 points)
5	Frankenmuth	29.1% (±7.0 points)
6	Buena Vista Charter Township	23.9% (±7.2 points)
7	St. Charles Township	20.8% (±5.4 points)
8	Chesaning Township	19.7% (±5.2 points)
9	Zilwaukee	18.3% (±6.1 points)
10	Bridgeport Charter Township	17.5% (±5.1 points)
11	Birch Run Township	16.6% (±4.4 points)
12	Tittabawassee Township	13.7% (±4.3 points)

Showing 12 of 30 places in Saginaw County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Buena Vista Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Buena Vista.

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 Buena Vista Charter Township

How many renters are there in Buena Vista Charter Township?

Buena Vista Charter Township has an estimated 745 (±235) renting households, 23.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buena Vista Charter Township?

In Buena Vista Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 39.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.9% in 2020–2024 (−15.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Buena Vista Charter Township?

A renting household in Buena Vista Charter Township has 2.7 people on average, against 2.3 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 Buena Vista charter township, Saginaw County, Michigan (county subdivision:11560, in state:26 county:145).

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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