What percentage of people rent in Colon, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Colon, MI, 2020–2024
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28.6% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Colon, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 191 renting households against 478 that own their home.

In Colon, the share of households that rent went from 39.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.6% in 2020–2024 (−10.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.6% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 191 (±73)

Who rents and who owns in Colon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Colon	St. Joseph County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.6% (±9.7 points)	23.9% (±1.6 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	191 (±73)	5,640 (±407)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	478 (±107)	17,980 (±413)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$40,990 (±$3,285)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,778 (±$16,713)	$76,437 (±$2,675)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Colon, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Joseph County (23.9%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (26.8%).

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

In St. Joseph County, Colon ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 79 of 253.

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

How renting in Colon 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	39.1% (±7.7 points)	28.6% (±9.7 points)	−10.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$555 (±$94)	$785 (±$73)	+41.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,364 (±$3,357)	$58,542 (±$10,265)	+26.3%	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 Colon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Colon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Colon	—	28.6% (±9.7 points)	—
Leonidas Township	4.8 mi	11.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Sherwood	4.8 mi	17.5% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Matteson Township	4.8 mi	17.1% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sherwood Township	7.2 mi	15.2% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Mendon	7.6 mi	14.6% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Nottawa Township (St. Joseph County)	7.9 mi	15.4% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Burr Oak	8.0 mi	23.1% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Burr Oak Township	8.1 mi	18.8% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leonidas Township, MI (11.3%), Sherwood Township, MI (15.2%), Mendon, MI (14.6%).

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

Households that rent across St. Joseph County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	White Pigeon	33.2% (±9.2 points)
2	Constantine	32.7% (±7.8 points)
3	Colon	28.6% (±9.7 points)
4	Centreville	23.6% (±7.1 points)
5	Burr Oak	23.1% (±12.0 points)
6	Mendon	14.6% (±5.9 points)

Colon lies inside Colon Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

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 Colon

How many renters are there in Colon?

Colon has an estimated 191 (±73) renting households, 28.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Colon?

In Colon, the share of households that rent went from 39.1% in 2015–2019 to 28.6% in 2020–2024 (−10.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Colon?

A renting household in Colon has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Colon village, Michigan (place:17360, 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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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.