What percentage of people rent in Dover Township (Lenawee County), MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Dover Township (Lenawee County), MI, 2020–2024
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18.7% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Dover Township (Lenawee County), MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 122 renting households against 532 that own their home.

In Dover Township (Lenawee County), the share of households that rent went from 15.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.7% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 122 (±65)
Median renter income: $75,795 (±$11,026)

Who rents and who owns in Dover Township (Lenawee County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dover Township (Lenawee County)	Lenawee County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.7% (±8.7 points)	20.4% (±1.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	122 (±65)	7,947 (±550)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	532 (±78)	30,924 (±640)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±1.0)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$75,795 (±$11,026)	$41,084 (±$2,686)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,875 (±$10,779)	$79,271 (±$2,780)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Dover Township (Lenawee County), the renter share is not measurably different from Lenawee County (20.4%).

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

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

In Lenawee County, Dover Township (Lenawee County) ranks 8 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 418 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Dover Township (Lenawee County) 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	15.5% (±4.6 points)	18.7% (±8.7 points)	+3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$856 (±$174)	$1,095 (±$49)	+27.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,319 (±$3,844)	$73,889 (±$6,423)	+44.0%	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 Dover Township (Lenawee County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dover Township (Lenawee County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dover Township (Lenawee County)	—	18.7% (±8.7 points)	—
Madison Charter Township	5.4 mi	21.5% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rome Township	5.9 mi	9.0% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hudson Township (Lenawee County)	6.2 mi	8.5% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Seneca Township	6.6 mi	4.9% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Adrian	7.4 mi	44.3% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Adrian Township	8.2 mi	5.6% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Rollin Township	8.3 mi	10.5% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hudson	8.7 mi	26.3% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hudson Township (Lenawee County), MI (8.5%), Seneca Township, MI (4.9%), Adrian Township, MI (5.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Adrian, MI (44.3%).

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

Households that rent across Lenawee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Tecumseh	30.3% (±4.7 points)
3	Morenci	27.4% (±7.2 points)
4	Hudson	26.3% (±8.4 points)
5	Madison Charter Township	21.5% (±6.5 points)
6	Blissfield Township	20.1% (±6.1 points)
7	Medina Township	19.7% (±8.5 points)
8	Dover Township (Lenawee County)	18.7% (±8.7 points)
9	Deerfield Township (Lenawee County)	14.1% (±4.9 points)
10	Palmyra Township	12.9% (±5.4 points)
11	Clinton Township (Lenawee County)	12.7% (±5.6 points)
12	Ogden Township	12.0% (±10.6 points)
13	Rollin Township	10.5% (±4.5 points)
14	Woodstock Township	10.4% (±5.3 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Lenawee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Dover Township (Lenawee County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Clayton.

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 Dover Township (Lenawee County)

How many renters are there in Dover Township (Lenawee County)?

Dover Township (Lenawee County) has an estimated 122 (±65) renting households, 18.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dover Township (Lenawee County)?

In Dover Township (Lenawee County), the share of households that rent went from 15.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dover Township (Lenawee County)?

A renting household in Dover Township (Lenawee County) has 3.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dover Township (Lenawee County)?

The median renting household in Dover Township (Lenawee County), MI has an income of $75,795 (±$11,026) a year, against $71,875 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 Dover township, Lenawee County, Michigan (county subdivision:22820, in state:26 county:091).

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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