What percentage of people rent in Chesaning Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Chesaning Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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19.7% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Chesaning Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 392 renting households against 1,593 that own their home.

In Chesaning Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.7% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 392 (±108)
Median renter income: $33,333 (±$20,458)

Who rents and who owns in Chesaning Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chesaning Township	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.7% (±5.2 points)	25.9% (±1.1 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	392 (±108)	20,188 (±914)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,593 (±121)	57,770 (±961)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,333 (±$20,458)	$31,977 (±$2,925)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,023 (±$7,673)	$72,039 (±$2,087)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Chesaning Township, the renter share is lower than in Saginaw County (25.9%).

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

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

In Saginaw County, Chesaning Township ranks 8 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 390 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Chesaning 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	22.9% (±4.5 points)	19.7% (±5.2 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$647 (±$50)	$690 (±$67)	+6.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$48,322 (±$4,683)	$62,434 (±$7,551)	+29.2%	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 Chesaning Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chesaning Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Chesaning Township	—	19.7% (±5.2 points)	—
Oakley	4.0 mi	27.9% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Maple Grove Township (Saginaw County)	5.7 mi	8.7% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Brady Township (Saginaw County)	5.9 mi	13.3% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
St. Charles Township	6.0 mi	20.8% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
New Haven Township (Shiawassee County)	6.0 mi	8.1% (±5.5 points)	Lower
New Lothrop	8.0 mi	29.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brant Township	8.2 mi	4.5% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Hazelton Township	8.4 mi	17.6% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Maple Grove Township (Saginaw County), MI (8.7%), New Haven Township (Shiawassee County), MI (8.1%), Brant Township, MI (4.5%).

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
2	Saginaw	40.0% (±3.2 points)
3	Saginaw Charter Township	34.1% (±2.5 points)
4	Carrollton Township	31.2% (±9.9 points)
5	Frankenmuth	29.1% (±7.0 points)
6	Buena Vista Charter Township	23.9% (±7.2 points)
7	St. Charles Township	20.8% (±5.4 points)
8	Chesaning Township	19.7% (±5.2 points)
9	Zilwaukee	18.3% (±6.1 points)
10	Bridgeport Charter Township	17.5% (±5.1 points)
11	Birch Run Township	16.6% (±4.4 points)
12	Tittabawassee Township	13.7% (±4.3 points)
13	Brady Township (Saginaw County)	13.3% (±5.6 points)
14	Thomas Township	13.0% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Saginaw County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Chesaning Township

How many renters are there in Chesaning Township?

Chesaning Township has an estimated 392 (±108) renting households, 19.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Chesaning Township?

In Chesaning Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Chesaning Township?

A renting household in Chesaning Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Chesaning Township?

The median renting household in Chesaning Township, MI has an income of $33,333 (±$20,458) a year, against $69,023 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 Chesaning township, Saginaw County, Michigan (county subdivision:15160, in state:26 county:145).

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.