What percentage of people rent in Essex Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Essex Township, MI, 2020–2024
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13.3% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Essex Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 101 renting households against 656 that own their home.

In Essex Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.8% in 2015–2019 to 13.3% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.3% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 101 (±48)
Median renter income: $24,223 (±$2,404)

Who rents and who owns in Essex Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Essex Township	Clinton County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.3% (±5.8 points)	17.8% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	101 (±48)	5,634 (±392)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	656 (±73)	26,005 (±424)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.8)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,223 (±$2,404)	$46,935 (±$6,710)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,955 (±$11,086)	$100,344 (±$4,917)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Essex 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, Essex Township ranks 6 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 644 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Essex 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	11.8% (±3.4 points)	13.3% (±5.8 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$602 (±$58)	$442 (±$85)	−26.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$66,917 (±$5,486)	$71,488 (±$5,099)	+6.8%	Down 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 Essex Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Essex Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Essex Township	—	13.3% (±5.8 points)	—
Bengal Township	5.1 mi	4.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Lebanon Township	5.8 mi	3.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Fulton Township	6.0 mi	20.5% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Greenbush Township (Clinton County)	6.3 mi	10.3% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fowler	6.3 mi	8.2% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
St. Johns	7.1 mi	30.3% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Perrinton	7.6 mi	32.1% (±12.5 points)	Higher
Dallas Township	7.7 mi	7.6% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bengal Township, MI (4.4%), Lebanon Township, MI (3.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: St. Johns, MI (30.3%), Perrinton, 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)
12	Olive Township (Clinton County)	5.5% (±4.3 points)

Showing 12 of 19 places in Clinton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Essex Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Maple Rapids.

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 Essex Township

How many renters are there in Essex Township?

Essex Township has an estimated 101 (±48) renting households, 13.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Essex Township?

In Essex Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.8% in 2015–2019 to 13.3% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Essex Township?

A renting household in Essex Township has 2.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Essex Township?

The median renting household in Essex Township, MI has an income of $24,223 (±$2,404) a year, against $77,955 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 Essex township, Clinton County, Michigan (county subdivision:26400, 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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