What percentage of people rent in Clare, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Clare, MI, 2020–2024
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40.7% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Clare, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 574 renting households against 835 that own their home.

In Clare, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.7% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 574 (±132)
Median renter income: $31,892 (±$6,770)

Who rents and who owns in Clare

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clare	Clare County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.7% (±8.3 points)	13.1% (±1.6 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	574 (±132)	1,643 (±230)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	835 (±156)	10,878 (±347)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,892 (±$6,770)	$29,066 (±$2,411)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$51,750 (±$28,773)	$53,416 (±$2,763)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Clare, the renter share is higher than in Clare County (13.1%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Clare County, Clare ranks 1 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 81 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Clare 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	39.7% (±7.1 points)	40.7% (±8.3 points)	+1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$634 (±$56)	$822 (±$64)	+29.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,298 (±$5,224)	$41,226 (±$11,305)	−2.5%	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 Clare

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clare
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Clare	—	40.7% (±8.3 points)	—
Grant Township (Clare County)	3.0 mi	10.7% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Sheridan Township (Clare County)	4.8 mi	6.8% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Vernon Township (Isabella County)	5.1 mi	9.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Farwell	5.3 mi	30.7% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wise Township	5.5 mi	7.7% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Surrey Township	7.7 mi	15.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Hatton Township	8.2 mi	9.9% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Rosebush	8.4 mi	30.3% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grant Township (Clare County), MI (10.7%), Sheridan Township (Clare County), MI (6.8%), Vernon Township (Isabella County), MI (9.0%).

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

Households that rent across Clare County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Clare	40.7% (±8.3 points)
2	Harrison	35.8% (±8.8 points)
3	Surrey Township	15.6% (±4.7 points)
4	Grant Township (Clare County)	10.7% (±5.3 points)
5	Hatton Township	9.9% (±7.7 points)
6	Garfield Township (Clare County)	9.8% (±5.6 points)
7	Summerfield Township (Clare County)	8.6% (±8.2 points)

Showing 7 of 18 places in Clare 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 Clare

How many renters are there in Clare?

Clare has an estimated 574 (±132) renting households, 40.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Clare?

In Clare, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Clare?

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

How much do renters earn in Clare?

The median renting household in Clare, MI has an income of $31,892 (±$6,770) a year, against $51,750 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 Clare city, Michigan (place:15920, in state:26).

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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