What percentage of people rent in Hartford Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Hartford Township, MI, 2020–2024
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16.9% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Hartford Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 186 renting households against 916 that own their home.

In Hartford Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.9% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 186 (±78)
Median renter income: $71,071 (±$5,499)

Who rents and who owns in Hartford Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hartford Township	Van Buren County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.9% (±6.3 points)	19.4% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	186 (±78)	5,951 (±391)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	916 (±143)	24,671 (±509)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,071 (±$5,499)	$34,523 (±$2,995)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$50,735 (±$24,674)	$79,371 (±$2,628)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Hartford Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Van Buren County (19.4%).

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

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

In Van Buren County, Hartford Township ranks 12 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 480 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Hartford 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	25.7% (±7.9 points)	16.9% (±6.3 points)	−8.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$51,853 (±$5,506)	$54,659 (±$21,381)	+5.4%	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 Hartford Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hartford Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hartford Township	—	16.9% (±6.3 points)	—
Hartford	2.7 mi	35.1% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Watervliet Township	4.1 mi	26.7% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Watervliet	4.2 mi	33.0% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Keeler Township	4.4 mi	10.1% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Paw Paw Lake	5.7 mi	25.2% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bainbridge Township	6.4 mi	7.6% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Coloma	6.7 mi	26.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Coloma Charter Township	6.9 mi	23.6% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bainbridge Township, MI (7.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hartford, MI (35.1%), Watervliet, MI (33.0%).

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

Households that rent across Van Buren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	South Haven	29.3% (±5.7 points)
7	South Haven Charter Township	25.6% (±9.2 points)
8	Lawrence Township	21.5% (±8.3 points)
9	Bloomingdale Township	20.5% (±10.2 points)
10	Decatur Township	18.9% (±5.3 points)
11	Geneva Township (Van Buren County)	17.9% (±8.0 points)
12	Hartford Township	16.9% (±6.3 points)
13	Antwerp Township	14.3% (±3.1 points)
14	Porter Township (Van Buren County)	12.7% (±4.9 points)
15	Bangor Township	12.0% (±4.9 points)
16	Keeler Township	10.1% (±4.6 points)
17	Almena Township	9.2% (±4.0 points)
18	Pine Grove Township	8.4% (±4.4 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Van Buren 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 Hartford Township

How many renters are there in Hartford Township?

Hartford Township has an estimated 186 (±78) renting households, 16.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hartford Township?

In Hartford Township, the share of households that rent went from 25.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hartford Township?

A renting household in Hartford Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hartford Township?

The median renting household in Hartford Township, MI has an income of $71,071 (±$5,499) a year, against $50,735 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 Hartford township, Van Buren County, Michigan (county subdivision:36980, in state:26 county:159).

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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