What percentage of people rent in Comstock Park, MI?

51.3% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Comstock Park, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,289 renting households against 2,173 that own their home.

In Comstock Park, the share of households that rent went from 51.9% in 2015–2019 to 51.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
51.3% (±5.0 points)
Renting households
2,289 (±292)
Median renter income
$44,863 (±$3,986)

Who rents and who owns in Comstock Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
Comstock ParkKent CountyMichiganUnited States
Renter-occupied share51.3% (±5.0 points)29.7% (±0.7 points)26.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households2,289 (±292)76,166 (±1,766)1,092,179 (±7,674)45,017,354
Owning households2,173 (±238)180,482 (±1,769)2,984,190 (±12,886)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.0 (±0.2)2.1 (±0.0)2.1 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.7 (±0.2)2.7 (±0.0)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$44,863 (±$3,986)$50,123 (±$1,340)$42,352 (±$376)$52,966
Median owner household income$94,957 (±$11,092)$101,126 (±$1,625)$87,130 (±$344)$100,009

In Comstock Park, the renter share is higher than in Kent County (29.7%).

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

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

In Kent County, Comstock Park ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 6 of 80.

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

How renting in Comstock Park has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent51.9% (±3.1 points)51.3% (±5.0 points)−0.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$821 (±$27)$1,189 (±$48)+44.8%Up after inflation
Median household income$46,677 (±$4,022)$59,984 (±$7,323)+28.5%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 Comstock Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Comstock Park
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Comstock Park—51.3% (±5.0 points)—
Northview3.7 mi20.8% (±3.3 points)Lower
Plainfield Charter Township3.9 mi12.2% (±1.9 points)Lower
Walker5.2 mi34.8% (±3.2 points)Lower
Grand Rapids5.8 mi46.0% (±1.3 points)Lower
Grand Rapids Charter Township6.1 mi14.9% (±3.7 points)Lower
East Grand Rapids7.6 mi6.1% (±2.0 points)Lower
Sparta8.0 mi23.5% (±6.1 points)Lower
Sparta Township8.5 mi15.3% (±3.7 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Northview, MI (20.8%), Plainfield Charter Township, MI (12.2%), Walker, MI (34.8%).

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

Households that rent across Kent County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Comstock Park51.3% (±5.0 points)
2Cutlerville30.2% (±4.7 points)
3Northview20.8% (±3.3 points)
4Forest Hills6.0% (±1.7 points)
5Byron Center4.1% (±2.8 points)

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

It lies inside Alpine 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 Park

How many renters are there in Comstock Park?

Comstock Park has an estimated 2,289 (±292) renting households, 51.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Comstock Park?

In Comstock Park, the share of households that rent went from 51.9% in 2015–2019 to 51.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Comstock Park?

A renting household in Comstock Park has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Comstock Park?

The median renting household in Comstock Park, MI has an income of $44,863 (±$3,986) a year, against $94,957 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 Park CDP, Michigan (place:17700, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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