What percentage of people rent in DeWitt Charter Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in DeWitt Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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15.8% (±2.0 points) of the occupied homes in DeWitt Charter Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,000 renting households against 5,328 that own their home.

In DeWitt Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.8% (±2.0 points)
Renting households: 1,000 (±136)
Median renter income: $66,447 (±$10,456)

Who rents and who owns in DeWitt Charter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	DeWitt Charter Township	Clinton County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.8% (±2.0 points)	17.8% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,000 (±136)	5,634 (±392)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,328 (±205)	26,005 (±424)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,447 (±$10,456)	$46,935 (±$6,710)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,583 (±$9,482)	$100,344 (±$4,917)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In DeWitt Charter Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Clinton County (17.8%).

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

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

In Clinton County, DeWitt Charter Township ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 518 of 1,520.

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

How renting in DeWitt Charter 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	20.5% (±2.8 points)	15.8% (±2.0 points)	−4.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$813 (±$46)	$1,278 (±$99)	+57.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$66,213 (±$6,108)	$96,824 (±$8,037)	+46.2%	Up 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 DeWitt Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with DeWitt Charter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
DeWitt Charter Township	—	15.8% (±2.0 points)	—
DeWitt	2.8 mi	17.5% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bath	4.3 mi	37.9% (±10.0 points)	Higher
East Lansing	5.4 mi	61.5% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Edgemont Park	5.4 mi	32.1% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Olive Township (Clinton County)	5.7 mi	5.5% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Watertown Charter Township	5.8 mi	3.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Lansing Charter Township	5.9 mi	51.8% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Bath Charter Township	6.3 mi	34.5% (±4.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Olive Township (Clinton County), MI (5.5%), Watertown Charter Township, MI (3.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bath, MI (37.9%), East Lansing, MI (61.5%), Edgemont Park, MI (32.1%).

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

Households that rent across Clinton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bath Charter Township	34.5% (±4.4 points)
2	Ovid	34.2% (±10.0 points)
3	St. Johns	30.3% (±5.1 points)
4	DeWitt	17.5% (±4.5 points)
5	DeWitt Charter Township	15.8% (±2.0 points)
6	Essex Township	13.3% (±5.8 points)
7	Duplain Township	12.5% (±5.7 points)
8	Bingham Township (Clinton County)	10.4% (±3.7 points)
9	Greenbush Township (Clinton County)	10.3% (±6.7 points)
10	Dallas Township	7.6% (±4.2 points)
11	Westphalia Township	7.5% (±3.7 points)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Clinton 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 DeWitt Charter Township

How many renters are there in DeWitt Charter Township?

DeWitt Charter Township has an estimated 1,000 (±136) renting households, 15.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in DeWitt Charter Township?

In DeWitt Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in DeWitt Charter Township?

A renting household in DeWitt Charter Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in DeWitt Charter Township?

The median renting household in DeWitt Charter Township, MI has an income of $66,447 (±$10,456) a year, against $109,583 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 DeWitt charter township, Clinton County, Michigan (county subdivision:22140, in state:26 county:037).

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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