What percentage of people rent in East Bay Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in East Bay Township, MI, 2020–2024
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10.4% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in East Bay Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 544 renting households against 4,686 that own their home.

In East Bay Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 10.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.4% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 544 (±168)
Median renter income: $50,547 (±$9,093)

Who rents and who owns in East Bay Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Bay Township	Grand Traverse County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.4% (±3.2 points)	22.8% (±1.6 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	544 (±168)	9,197 (±691)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,686 (±302)	31,090 (±768)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,547 (±$9,093)	$50,435 (±$4,048)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,106 (±$6,940)	$92,691 (±$3,357)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In East Bay Township, the renter share is lower than in Grand Traverse County (22.8%).

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

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

In Grand Traverse County, East Bay Township ranks 9 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 843 of 1,520.

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

How renting in East Bay 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	13.9% (±2.7 points)	10.4% (±3.2 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$899 (±$55)	$1,517 (±$192)	+68.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$74,015 (±$7,930)	$85,291 (±$8,020)	+15.2%	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 East Bay Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Bay Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Bay Township	—	10.4% (±3.2 points)	—
Union Township (Grand Traverse County)	6.0 mi	2.0% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Traverse City	6.0 mi	36.3% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Garfield Charter Township	6.3 mi	43.8% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Blair Township	6.7 mi	11.7% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Acme Township	7.1 mi	12.4% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Chums Corner	7.3 mi	9.0% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kingsley	7.4 mi	32.8% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Whitewater Township	7.5 mi	3.9% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Union Township (Grand Traverse County), MI (2.0%), Whitewater Township, MI (3.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Traverse City, MI (36.3%), Garfield Charter Township, MI (43.8%), Kingsley, MI (32.8%).

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

Households that rent across Grand Traverse County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Paradise Township	19.8% (±6.5 points)
4	Mayfield Township (Grand Traverse County)	16.0% (±7.1 points)
5	Acme Township	12.4% (±5.5 points)
6	Blair Township	11.7% (±5.1 points)
7	Green Lake Township	11.5% (±6.9 points)
8	Long Lake Township	11.1% (±3.6 points)
9	East Bay Township	10.4% (±3.2 points)
10	Peninsula Township	9.8% (±6.3 points)
11	Fife Lake Township	9.1% (±4.1 points)
12	Grant Township (Grand Traverse County)	6.4% (±3.8 points)
13	Whitewater Township	3.9% (±3.0 points)
14	Union Township (Grand Traverse County)	2.0% (±1.8 points)

Showing 12 of 14 places in Grand Traverse 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 East Bay Township

How many renters are there in East Bay Township?

East Bay Township has an estimated 544 (±168) renting households, 10.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Bay Township?

In East Bay Township, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 10.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Bay Township?

A renting household in East Bay Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Bay Township?

The median renting household in East Bay Township, MI has an income of $50,547 (±$9,093) a year, against $87,106 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 East Bay township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan (county subdivision:23800, in state:26 county:055).

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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