What percentage of people rent in Cato Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Cato Township, MI, 2020–2024
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16.4% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Cato Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 174 renting households against 884 that own their home.

In Cato Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.4% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.4% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 174 (±53)
Median renter income: $28,333 (±$4,966)

Who rents and who owns in Cato Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cato Township	Montcalm County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.4% (±4.8 points)	16.9% (±1.6 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	174 (±53)	4,131 (±418)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	884 (±102)	20,380 (±444)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±1.0)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,333 (±$4,966)	$35,966 (±$4,514)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,455 (±$12,638)	$73,665 (±$2,023)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Cato Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Montcalm County (16.9%).

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

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

In Montcalm County, Cato Township ranks 7 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 494 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Cato 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	24.2% (±4.4 points)	16.4% (±4.8 points)	−7.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$630 (±$77)	$711 (±$315)	+12.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,185 (±$9,489)	$67,500 (±$12,761)	+52.8%	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 Cato Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cato Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cato Township	—	16.4% (±4.8 points)	—
Pine Township	5.0 mi	11.2% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Winfield Township	5.1 mi	4.5% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Hinton Township	5.8 mi	8.7% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Belvidere Township	6.5 mi	11.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Maple Valley Township (Montcalm County)	7.9 mi	6.2% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Douglass Township	8.1 mi	9.9% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township (Mecosta County)	8.5 mi	17.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Millbrook Township	8.9 mi	14.0% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winfield Township, MI (4.5%), Hinton Township, MI (8.7%), Maple Valley Township (Montcalm County), MI (6.2%).

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

Households that rent across Montcalm County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Carson City	50.5% (±10.7 points)
2	Greenville	39.3% (±5.9 points)
3	Stanton	38.5% (±10.4 points)
4	Fairplain Township	21.9% (±6.6 points)
5	Ferris Township	18.8% (±6.2 points)
6	Home Township (Montcalm County)	18.4% (±6.2 points)
7	Cato Township	16.4% (±4.8 points)
8	Evergreen Township (Montcalm County)	14.5% (±6.6 points)
9	Day Township	13.5% (±5.5 points)
10	Reynolds Township	11.7% (±4.8 points)
11	Belvidere Township	11.6% (±4.4 points)
12	Pine Township	11.2% (±5.7 points)
13	Sidney Township	10.0% (±4.1 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Montcalm County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Cato Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lakeview.

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 Cato Township

How many renters are there in Cato Township?

Cato Township has an estimated 174 (±53) renting households, 16.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cato Township?

In Cato Township, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.4% in 2020–2024 (−7.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Cato Township?

A renting household in Cato Township has 2.6 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cato Township?

The median renting household in Cato Township, MI has an income of $28,333 (±$4,966) a year, against $75,455 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 Cato township, Montcalm County, Michigan (county subdivision:14000, in state:26 county:117).

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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