What percentage of people rent in Cascade Charter Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Cascade Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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9.3% (±1.9 points) of the occupied homes in Cascade Charter Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 658 renting households against 6,427 that own their home.

In Cascade Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.4% in 2015–2019 to 9.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.3% (±1.9 points)
Renting households: 658 (±137)
Median renter income: $74,800 (±$28,368)

Who rents and who owns in Cascade Charter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cascade Charter Township	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.3% (±1.9 points)	29.7% (±0.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	658 (±137)	76,166 (±1,766)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,427 (±289)	180,482 (±1,769)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$74,800 (±$28,368)	$50,123 (±$1,340)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$146,719 (±$16,316)	$101,126 (±$1,625)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Cascade Charter Township, the renter share is lower than in Kent County (29.7%).

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

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

In Kent County, Cascade Charter Township ranks 20 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 931 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Cascade 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	11.4% (±2.0 points)	9.3% (±1.9 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,246 (±$371)	$2,277 (±$323)	+82.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$108,657 (±$6,859)	$135,896 (±$14,943)	+25.1%	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 Cascade Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cascade Charter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cascade Charter Township	—	9.3% (±1.9 points)	—
Forest Hills	4.3 mi	6.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Kentwood	5.2 mi	38.7% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Ada Township	5.8 mi	7.2% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lowell Charter Township	6.0 mi	7.5% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
East Grand Rapids	6.7 mi	6.1% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Caledonia Township (Kent County)	7.1 mi	9.9% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Caledonia	7.3 mi	26.3% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Lowell	7.7 mi	30.0% (±8.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forest Hills, MI (6.0%), East Grand Rapids, MI (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kentwood, MI (38.7%), Caledonia, MI (26.3%), Lowell, MI (30.0%).

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

Households that rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Vergennes Township	13.0% (±5.8 points)
15	Grattan Township	12.8% (±11.9 points)
16	Plainfield Charter Township	12.2% (±1.9 points)
17	Byron Township	11.8% (±2.7 points)
18	Spencer Township	10.5% (±6.6 points)
19	Caledonia Township (Kent County)	9.9% (±3.8 points)
20	Cascade Charter Township	9.3% (±1.9 points)
21	Oakfield Township	8.1% (±4.4 points)
22	Lowell Charter Township	7.5% (±3.2 points)
23	Ada Township	7.2% (±2.9 points)
24	Nelson Township	6.6% (±3.9 points)
25	East Grand Rapids	6.1% (±2.0 points)
26	Algoma Township	6.0% (±3.1 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Kent 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 Cascade Charter Township

How many renters are there in Cascade Charter Township?

Cascade Charter Township has an estimated 658 (±137) renting households, 9.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cascade Charter Township?

In Cascade Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.4% in 2015–2019 to 9.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cascade Charter Township?

A renting household in Cascade Charter Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cascade Charter Township?

The median renting household in Cascade Charter Township, MI has an income of $74,800 (±$28,368) a year, against $146,719 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 Cascade charter township, Kent County, Michigan (county subdivision:13660, in state:26 county:081).

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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