What percentage of people rent in Fife Lake Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Fife Lake Township, MI, 2020–2024
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9.1% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Fife Lake Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 57 renting households against 571 that own their home.

In Fife Lake Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 9.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.1% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 57 (±23)
Median renter income: $34,583 (±$22,188)

Who rents and who owns in Fife Lake Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fife Lake Township	Grand Traverse County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.1% (±4.1 points)	22.8% (±1.6 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	57 (±23)	9,197 (±691)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	571 (±122)	31,090 (±768)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,583 (±$22,188)	$50,435 (±$4,048)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,125 (±$18,904)	$92,691 (±$3,357)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Fife Lake 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, Fife Lake Township ranks 11 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 945 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Fife Lake 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	12.8% (±5.0 points)	9.1% (±4.1 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$796 (±$138)	$1,500 (±$268)	+88.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$54,091 (±$8,451)	$83,194 (±$19,464)	+53.8%	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 Fife Lake Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fife Lake Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fife Lake Township	—	9.1% (±4.1 points)	—
Springfield Township	5.3 mi	11.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Paradise Township	5.4 mi	19.8% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Liberty Township (Wexford County)	6.0 mi	3.9% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Union Township (Grand Traverse County)	6.2 mi	2.0% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Kingsley	6.8 mi	32.8% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Greenwood Township (Wexford County)	8.4 mi	1.1% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Bloomfield Township (Missaukee County)	8.4 mi	10.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Boardman Township	9.0 mi	6.2% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Liberty Township (Wexford County), MI (3.9%), Union Township (Grand Traverse County), MI (2.0%), Greenwood Township (Wexford County), MI (1.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Paradise Township, MI (19.8%), 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
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 10 of 14 places in Grand Traverse County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Fife Lake Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fife Lake.

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 Fife Lake Township

How many renters are there in Fife Lake Township?

Fife Lake Township has an estimated 57 (±23) renting households, 9.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fife Lake Township?

In Fife Lake Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 9.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fife Lake Township?

A renting household in Fife Lake Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fife Lake Township?

The median renting household in Fife Lake Township, MI has an income of $34,583 (±$22,188) a year, against $88,125 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 Fife Lake township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan (county subdivision:28020, 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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