What percentage of people rent in Golden Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Golden Township, MI, 2020–2024
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8.4% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Golden Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 68 renting households against 745 that own their home.

In Golden Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.7% in 2015–2019 to 8.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.4% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 68 (±28)

Who rents and who owns in Golden Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Golden Township	Oceana County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.4% (±3.5 points)	15.5% (±1.5 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	68 (±28)	1,620 (±160)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	745 (±110)	8,799 (±208)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.8)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,368 (±$2,479)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,081 (±$14,500)	$69,813 (±$2,806)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Golden Township, the renter share is lower than in Oceana County (15.5%).

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

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

In Oceana County, Golden Township ranks 13 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1006 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Golden 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	12.7% (±4.8 points)	8.4% (±3.5 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$613 (±$81)	$1,033 (±$332)	+68.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,838 (±$6,220)	$67,426 (±$9,057)	+30.1%	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 Golden Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Golden Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Golden Township	—	8.4% (±3.5 points)	—
Hart	4.3 mi	40.4% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Pentwater Township	5.6 mi	9.7% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hart Township	5.9 mi	15.6% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Benona Township	6.0 mi	5.4% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pentwater	6.3 mi	15.1% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Shelby	6.9 mi	35.2% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Weare Township	8.1 mi	13.5% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Shelby Township	8.4 mi	22.5% (±4.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hart, MI (40.4%), Hart Township, MI (15.6%), Shelby, MI (35.2%).

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

Households that rent across Oceana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Leavitt Township	15.0% (±7.0 points)
8	Greenwood Township (Oceana County)	13.6% (±6.9 points)
9	Weare Township	13.5% (±5.9 points)
10	Colfax Township (Oceana County)	12.4% (±9.5 points)
11	Claybanks Township	11.0% (±6.0 points)
12	Pentwater Township	9.7% (±4.9 points)
13	Golden Township	8.4% (±3.5 points)
14	Crystal Township (Oceana County)	7.1% (±4.1 points)
15	Benona Township	5.4% (±2.8 points)
16	Otto Township	4.6% (±4.4 points)
17	Elbridge Township	4.3% (±2.1 points)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Oceana 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 Golden Township

How many renters are there in Golden Township?

Golden Township has an estimated 68 (±28) renting households, 8.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Golden Township?

In Golden Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.7% in 2015–2019 to 8.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Golden Township?

A renting household in Golden Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned 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 Golden township, Oceana County, Michigan (county subdivision:32780, in state:26 county:127).

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.