What percentage of people rent in Handy Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Handy Township, MI, 2020–2024
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14.8% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Handy Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 483 renting households against 2,785 that own their home.

In Handy Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.8% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 483 (±105)
Median renter income: $30,982 (±$11,507)

Who rents and who owns in Handy Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Handy Township	Livingston County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.8% (±3.2 points)	13.1% (±0.8 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	483 (±105)	10,041 (±601)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,785 (±166)	66,404 (±672)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,982 (±$11,507)	$52,650 (±$5,187)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,745 (±$8,217)	$112,138 (±$2,147)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Handy Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Livingston County (13.1%).

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

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

In Livingston County, Handy Township ranks 4 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 561 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Handy 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	21.1% (±4.2 points)	14.8% (±3.2 points)	−6.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$830 (±$66)	$1,070 (±$100)	+28.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,971 (±$3,342)	$78,542 (±$8,114)	+22.8%	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 Handy Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Handy Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Handy Township	—	14.8% (±3.2 points)	—
Iosco Township	5.4 mi	2.5% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Webberville	5.6 mi	22.7% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Howell Township	5.8 mi	10.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Leroy Township (Ingham County)	6.5 mi	18.6% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Conway Township	7.4 mi	0.7% (±1.1 points)	Lower
White Oak Township	7.6 mi	11.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Howell	7.9 mi	46.1% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Marion Township (Livingston County)	8.0 mi	6.1% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Iosco Township, MI (2.5%), Conway Township, MI (0.7%), Marion Township (Livingston County), MI (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Howell, MI (46.1%).

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

Households that rent across Livingston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Howell	46.1% (±5.3 points)
2	Brighton	33.4% (±4.3 points)
3	Genoa Township	16.9% (±2.5 points)
4	Handy Township	14.8% (±3.2 points)
5	Unadilla Township	14.3% (±7.7 points)
6	Cohoctah Township	13.6% (±17.3 points)
7	Putnam Township	12.5% (±3.1 points)
8	Tyrone Township (Livingston County)	11.4% (±3.2 points)
9	Oceola Township	10.1% (±2.6 points)
10	Howell Township	10.0% (±4.4 points)

Showing 10 of 18 places in Livingston County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Handy Township

How many renters are there in Handy Township?

Handy Township has an estimated 483 (±105) renting households, 14.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Handy Township?

In Handy Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Handy Township?

A renting household in Handy Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Handy Township?

The median renting household in Handy Township, MI has an income of $30,982 (±$11,507) a year, against $81,745 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 Handy township, Livingston County, Michigan (county subdivision:36340, in state:26 county:093).

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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