What percentage of people rent in Flint, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Flint, MI, 2020–2024
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46.2% (±1.9 points) of the occupied homes in Flint, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 15,965 renting households against 18,607 that own their home.

In Flint, the share of households that rent went from 43.1% in 2015–2019 to 46.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.2% (±1.9 points)
Renting households: 15,965 (±740)
Median renter income: $28,241 (±$2,410)

Who rents and who owns in Flint

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Flint	Genesee County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.2% (±1.9 points)	29.3% (±0.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	15,965 (±740)	48,971 (±1,245)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	18,607 (±809)	118,363 (±1,468)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,241 (±$2,410)	$37,148 (±$1,164)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$47,027 (±$2,824)	$76,215 (±$1,577)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Flint, the renter share is higher than in Genesee County (29.3%).

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

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

In Genesee County, Flint ranks 2 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 41 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Flint 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	43.1% (±2.0 points)	46.2% (±1.9 points)	+3.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$716 (±$20)	$915 (±$27)	+27.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$28,834 (±$1,120)	$37,646 (±$1,900)	+30.6%	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 Flint

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Flint
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Flint	—	46.2% (±1.9 points)	—
Flint Charter Township	4.0 mi	39.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Burton	4.1 mi	23.8% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Beecher	4.6 mi	51.4% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Morris Township	5.8 mi	33.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Genesee Charter Township	5.8 mi	23.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Mount Morris	6.5 mi	44.5% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Blanc	7.3 mi	40.4% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Swartz Creek	7.5 mi	30.1% (±6.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Flint Charter Township, MI (39.1%), Burton, MI (23.8%), Mount Morris Township, MI (33.2%).

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

Households that rent across Genesee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Davison	52.1% (±6.8 points)
2	Flint	46.2% (±1.9 points)
3	Clio	45.5% (±7.0 points)
4	Mount Morris	44.5% (±8.5 points)
5	Montrose	41.8% (±9.2 points)
6	Grand Blanc	40.4% (±6.7 points)
7	Flint Charter Township	39.1% (±3.2 points)
8	Davison Township	38.1% (±3.7 points)

Showing 8 of 28 places in Genesee 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 Flint

How many renters are there in Flint?

Flint has an estimated 15,965 (±740) renting households, 46.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Flint?

In Flint, the share of households that rent went from 43.1% in 2015–2019 to 46.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Flint?

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

How much do renters earn in Flint?

The median renting household in Flint, MI has an income of $28,241 (±$2,410) a year, against $47,027 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 Flint city, Michigan (place:29000, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.