What percentage of people rent in Buena Vista, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Buena Vista, MI, 2020–2024
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27.7% (±9.6 points) of the occupied homes in Buena Vista, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 637 renting households against 1,660 that own their home.

In Buena Vista, the share of households that rent went from 47.5% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−19.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.7% (±9.6 points)
Renting households: 637 (±217)

Who rents and who owns in Buena Vista

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buena Vista	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.7% (±9.6 points)	25.9% (±1.1 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	637 (±217)	20,188 (±914)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,660 (±314)	57,770 (±961)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	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	$56,544 (±$14,340)	$72,039 (±$2,087)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

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

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Saginaw County, Buena Vista ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 80.

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

How renting in Buena Vista 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	47.5% (±7.1 points)	27.7% (±9.6 points)	−19.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$823 (±$109)	$906 (±$163)	+10.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$30,735 (±$5,556)	$41,999 (±$7,125)	+36.6%	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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buena Vista
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buena Vista	—	27.7% (±9.6 points)	—
Saginaw	2.5 mi	40.0% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Bridgeport	3.4 mi	25.5% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Carrollton Township	3.5 mi	31.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Zilwaukee	4.7 mi	18.3% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgeport Charter Township	5.0 mi	17.5% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Zilwaukee Township	5.9 mi	0.0% (±79.0 points)	Not measurably different
Saginaw Charter Township	6.5 mi	34.1% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Spaulding Township	6.8 mi	4.6% (±3.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spaulding Township, MI (4.6%).

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

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	Buena Vista	27.7% (±9.6 points)
2	Bridgeport	25.5% (±6.9 points)
3	Shields	19.4% (±5.5 points)
4 (tie)	Burt	15.9% (±9.1 points)
4 (tie)	Freeland	15.9% (±5.9 points)
6	Hemlock	12.7% (±7.2 points)

Buena Vista is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Buena Vista Charter Township, whose figures include it.

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

How many renters are there in Buena Vista?

Buena Vista has an estimated 637 (±217) renting households, 27.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buena Vista?

In Buena Vista, the share of households that rent went from 47.5% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−19.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Buena Vista?

A renting household in Buena Vista has 2.7 people on average, against 2.5 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 CDP, Michigan (place:11555, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.