Housing data for Center Township, MI
Center Township, MI has an estimated 522 residents and 337 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Emmet County.
7.3% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 522 (±92)
- Housing units
- 337 (±52)
- Households that rent
- 7.3%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −17.9%
What stands out in Center Township
Households that rent: 7.3% (±3.5 points) in Center Township, lower than in Emmet County (23.0%).
Working from home: 4.5% (±3.6 points) in Center Township, lower than in Emmet County (10.7%).
Median real estate taxes: $1,759 (±$194) in Center Township, lower than in Emmet County ($2,634).
Median home value: $219,500 (±$25,748) in Center Township, lower than in Emmet County ($315,700).
- Renters and owners in Center Township
- Commute and cars in Center Township
- Property taxes in Center Township
- Home values in Center Township
Housing in Center Township at a glance
- Rent burden: 22.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 7.3% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $68,636 median household income
- Home values: $219,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,384 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,759 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 50.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 53.1% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 42.2% heat with propane
- Commute and cars: 26.0 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −17.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 11.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Center Township against Emmet County, its state and the nation
| Center Township | Emmet County | Michigan | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 522 (±92) | 34,125 (exact) | 10,077,761 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 337 (±52) | 21,979 (±63) | 4,622,236 (±795) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 7.3% (±3.5 points) | 23.0% (±1.7 points) | 26.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,112 (±$81) | $1,129 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $68,636 (±$7,674) | $78,112 (±$4,802) | $72,875 (±$293) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $219,500 (±$25,748) | $315,700 (±$11,662) | $231,600 (±$642) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,759 (±$194) | $2,634 (±$80) | $2,904 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 53.1% (±13.2 points) | 42.4% (±2.6 points) | 62.1% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.0 minutes (±2.6) | 19.9 minutes (±1.1) | 24.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 79.8% (±9.0 points) | 91.1% (±1.7 points) | 90.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 46.7 years (±4.3) | 47.0 years (±0.5) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Center Township covers 34.3 square miles of land, about 15 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Center Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 636 (±109) | 522 (±92) | −17.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 386 (±53) | 337 (±52) | −12.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $169,300 (±$22,121) | $219,500 (±$25,748) | +29.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $52,708 (±$6,584) | $68,636 (±$7,674) | +30.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,314 (±$130) | $1,384 (±$283) | +5.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,517 (±$332) | $1,759 (±$194) | +16.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 13.1% (±6.2 points) | 7.3% (±3.5 points) | −5.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±44.0 points) | 0.0% (±71.2 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Emmet County
Center Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Emmet County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Emmet County recorded 123 violent and 268 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Center Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49769 | 44% | 1,718 | $1,016 | $160,000 | $67,558 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Center Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Village Township | 4.8 mi | — | $250,000 | 9.3% |
| Readmond Township | 5.8 mi | — | $287,500 | 0.4% |
| McKinley Township (Emmet County) | 6.5 mi | $978 | $117,300 | 26.9% |
| Pleasantview Township | 6.6 mi | $825 | $356,800 | 6.4% |
| Bliss Township | 6.9 mi | $989 | $185,400 | 8.4% |
| Pellston | 7.3 mi | $1,030 | $121,000 | 29.8% |
| Friendship Township | 8.2 mi | $542 | $354,000 | 8.3% |
| Carp Lake Township (Emmet County) | 8.6 mi | $570 | $195,200 | 24.6% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Center Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,015 | $1,021 | $1,336 | $1,592 | $1,756 |
HUD income limits for Center Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,350 | $35,600 | $56,950 |
| 2 people | $24,400 | $40,700 | $65,100 |
| 3 people | $27,450 | $45,800 | $73,250 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $54,950 | $87,900 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $59,000 | $94,400 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $63,100 | $100,900 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $67,150 | $107,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Emmet County, MI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $101,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Center Township
How many renters are there in Center Township?
Center Township has an estimated 16 (±8) renting households, 7.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Center Township?
The median household income in Center Township is $68,636 (±$7,674) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Center Township, MI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $219,500 (±$25,748) for owner-occupied homes in Center Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Center Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Center Township, MI is $1,384 (±$283) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Center Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Center Township, MI is $1,759 (±$194) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Center Township?
Center Township, MI has an estimated 337 (±52) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Center Township growing?
In Center Township, the number of residents went from 636 in 2015–2019 to 522 in 2020–2024 (−17.9%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Center Township?
The ZIP code that covers Center Township is 49769.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 49769?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49769 is $1,016 (±$168) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Center township, Emmet County, Michigan
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Center township, Emmet County, Michigan
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Center township, Emmet County, Michigan
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Center township, Emmet County, Michigan
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Center township, Emmet County, Michigan
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Center township, Emmet County, Michigan
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Center township, Emmet County, Michigan
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Emmet County, MI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Emmet County, MI
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Center township, Emmet County, Michigan (county subdivision:14300, in state:26 county:047).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .