What percentage of people rent in DeWitt, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in DeWitt, MI, 2020–2024
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17.5% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in DeWitt, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 309 renting households against 1,453 that own their home.

In DeWitt, the share of households that rent went from 23.9% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.5% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 309 (±90)
Median renter income: $59,199 (±$11,633)

Who rents and who owns in DeWitt

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	DeWitt	Clinton County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.5% (±4.5 points)	17.8% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	309 (±90)	5,634 (±392)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,453 (±106)	26,005 (±424)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,199 (±$11,633)	$46,935 (±$6,710)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,087 (±$17,287)	$100,344 (±$4,917)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In DeWitt, 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 ranks 4 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 459 of 1,520.

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

How renting in DeWitt 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	23.9% (±4.2 points)	17.5% (±4.5 points)	−6.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$999 (±$367)	$1,072 (±$119)	+7.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$96,023 (±$15,157)	$110,341 (±$12,152)	+14.9%	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 DeWitt

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with DeWitt
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
DeWitt	—	17.5% (±4.5 points)	—
DeWitt Charter Township	2.8 mi	15.8% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Watertown Charter Township	3.9 mi	3.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Olive Township (Clinton County)	4.4 mi	5.5% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Riley Township (Clinton County)	5.2 mi	5.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Wacousta	5.6 mi	5.0% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Edgemont Park	6.4 mi	32.1% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Bath	6.7 mi	37.9% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Lansing Charter Township	7.0 mi	51.8% (±5.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Watertown Charter Township, MI (3.3%), Olive Township (Clinton County), MI (5.5%), Riley Township (Clinton County), MI (5.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Edgemont Park, MI (32.1%), Bath, MI (37.9%), Lansing Charter Township, MI (51.8%).

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)

Showing 10 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

How many renters are there in DeWitt?

DeWitt has an estimated 309 (±90) renting households, 17.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in DeWitt?

In DeWitt, the share of households that rent went from 23.9% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in DeWitt?

A renting household in DeWitt has 1.8 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in DeWitt?

The median renting household in DeWitt, MI has an income of $59,199 (±$11,633) a year, against $119,087 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 city, Michigan (place:22120, 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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