What percentage of people rent in Comstock Northwest, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Comstock Northwest, MI, 2020–2024
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53.4% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Comstock Northwest, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,426 renting households against 1,242 that own their home.

In Comstock Northwest, the share of households that rent went from 52.5% in 2015–2019 to 53.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.4% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 1,426 (±245)
Median renter income: $43,443 (±$24,937)

Who rents and who owns in Comstock Northwest

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Comstock Northwest	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.4% (±6.6 points)	35.5% (±1.0 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,426 (±245)	38,004 (±1,158)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,242 (±218)	69,106 (±1,098)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,443 (±$24,937)	$42,263 (±$2,034)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,849 (±$5,637)	$97,916 (±$3,658)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Comstock Northwest, the renter share is higher than in Kalamazoo County (35.5%).

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

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

In Kalamazoo County, Comstock Northwest ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2 of 80.

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

How renting in Comstock Northwest 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	52.5% (±5.1 points)	53.4% (±6.6 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$805 (±$38)	$1,080 (±$79)	+34.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$56,416 (±$5,786)	$73,475 (±$12,388)	+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 Comstock Northwest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Comstock Northwest
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Comstock Northwest	—	53.4% (±6.6 points)	—
Eastwood	1.9 mi	39.8% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Parchment	2.5 mi	42.0% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Richland Township (Kalamazoo County)	4.3 mi	10.5% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Richland	4.6 mi	22.7% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Kalamazoo	4.8 mi	57.7% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kalamazoo Charter Township	5.2 mi	35.9% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Cooper Charter Township	5.3 mi	23.0% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Galesburg	5.5 mi	31.9% (±7.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eastwood, MI (39.8%), Richland Township (Kalamazoo County), MI (10.5%), Richland, MI (22.7%).

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

Households that rent across Kalamazoo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Comstock Northwest	53.4% (±6.6 points)
2	Westwood	41.3% (±6.5 points)
3	Eastwood	39.8% (±7.7 points)
4	South Gull Lake	18.4% (±16.2 points)

Comstock Northwest is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Comstock Charter Township, whose figures include 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 Comstock Northwest

How many renters are there in Comstock Northwest?

Comstock Northwest has an estimated 1,426 (±245) renting households, 53.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Comstock Northwest?

In Comstock Northwest, the share of households that rent went from 52.5% in 2015–2019 to 53.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Comstock Northwest?

A renting household in Comstock Northwest has 1.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Comstock Northwest?

The median renting household in Comstock Northwest, MI has an income of $43,443 (±$24,937) a year, against $101,849 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 Comstock Northwest CDP, Michigan (place:17690, 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.