What percentage of people rent in Center Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Center Township, MI, 2020–2024
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7.3% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Center Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 16 renting households against 202 that own their home.

In Center Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.1% in 2015–2019 to 7.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 7.3% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 16 (±8)
Median renter income: $53,750 (±$18,766)

Who rents and who owns in Center Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Center Township	Emmet County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	7.3% (±3.5 points)	23.0% (±1.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	16 (±8)	3,488 (±304)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	202 (±37)	11,702 (±338)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,750 (±$18,766)	$46,548 (±$8,782)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,750 (±$16,742)	$89,600 (±$6,140)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Center Township, the renter share is lower than in Emmet County (23.0%).

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

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

In Emmet County, Center Township ranks 15 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1087 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Center 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	13.1% (±6.2 points)	7.3% (±3.5 points)	−5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$52,708 (±$6,584)	$68,636 (±$7,674)	+30.2%	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 Center Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Center Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Center Township	—	7.3% (±3.5 points)	—
Cross Village Township	4.8 mi	9.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Readmond Township	5.8 mi	0.4% (±1.0 points)	Lower
McKinley Township (Emmet County)	6.5 mi	26.9% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Pleasantview Township	6.6 mi	6.4% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bliss Township	6.9 mi	8.4% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pellston	7.3 mi	29.8% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Friendship Township	8.2 mi	8.3% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Carp Lake Township (Emmet County)	8.6 mi	24.6% (±10.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Readmond Township, MI (0.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: McKinley Township (Emmet County), MI (26.9%), Pellston, MI (29.8%), Carp Lake Township (Emmet County), MI (24.6%).

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

Households that rent across Emmet County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
9	West Traverse Township	10.5% (±3.7 points)
10	Resort Township	9.7% (±5.5 points)
11	Cross Village Township	9.3% (±10.5 points)
12	Maple River Township	8.5% (±4.5 points)
13	Bliss Township	8.4% (±5.4 points)
14	Friendship Township	8.3% (±4.6 points)
15	Center Township	7.3% (±3.5 points)
16	Pleasantview Township	6.4% (±3.7 points)
17	Springvale Township	2.8% (±2.4 points)
18	Readmond Township	0.4% (±1.0 points)

Showing 10 of 18 places in Emmet 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 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).

Is renting growing in Center Township?

In Center Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.1% in 2015–2019 to 7.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Center Township?

A renting household in Center Township has 1.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Center Township?

The median renting household in Center Township, MI has an income of $53,750 (±$18,766) a year, against $73,750 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 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 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.