What percentage of people rent in Elsie, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Elsie, MI, 2020–2024
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17.6% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Elsie, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 78 renting households against 364 that own their home.

In Elsie, the share of households that rent went from 31.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (−13.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.6% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 78 (±35)
Median renter income: $28,929 (±$21,898)

Who rents and who owns in Elsie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elsie	Clinton County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.6% (±7.6 points)	17.8% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	78 (±35)	5,634 (±392)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	364 (±93)	26,005 (±424)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,929 (±$21,898)	$46,935 (±$6,710)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,008 (±$2,339)	$100,344 (±$4,917)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Elsie, 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, Elsie ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 166 of 253.

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

How renting in Elsie 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	31.1% (±7.4 points)	17.6% (±7.6 points)	−13.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$733 (±$135)	$700 (±$287)	−4.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,563 (±$3,762)	$59,318 (±$7,566)	+33.1%	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 Elsie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elsie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elsie	—	17.6% (±7.6 points)	—
Fairfield Township (Shiawassee County)	2.7 mi	13.2% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Elba Township (Gratiot County)	5.3 mi	29.4% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Ovid	6.0 mi	34.2% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Chapin Township	6.0 mi	8.3% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Middlebury Township	7.0 mi	9.5% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Greenbush Township (Clinton County)	7.5 mi	10.3% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ovid Township (Clinton County)	7.6 mi	4.6% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Ashley	8.0 mi	32.7% (±10.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Chapin Township, MI (8.3%), Ovid Township (Clinton County), MI (4.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Elba Township (Gratiot County), MI (29.4%), Ovid, MI (34.2%), Ashley, MI (32.7%).

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	Maple Rapids	28.3% (±12.5 points)
2	Elsie	17.6% (±7.6 points)
3	Westphalia	12.7% (±6.7 points)
4	Fowler	8.2% (±4.9 points)
5	Eagle	2.8% (±8.6 points)

Elsie lies inside Duplain Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like 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 Elsie

How many renters are there in Elsie?

Elsie has an estimated 78 (±35) renting households, 17.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elsie?

In Elsie, the share of households that rent went from 31.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.6% in 2020–2024 (−13.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Elsie?

A renting household in Elsie has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Elsie?

The median renting household in Elsie, MI has an income of $28,929 (±$21,898) a year, against $61,008 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 Elsie village, Michigan (place:25780, 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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