What percentage of people rent in Home Township (Montcalm County), MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Home Township (Montcalm County), MI, 2020–2024
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18.4% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Home Township (Montcalm County), MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 190 renting households against 844 that own their home.

In Home Township (Montcalm County), the share of households that rent went from 38.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−20.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.4% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 190 (±77)
Median renter income: $20,227 (±$10,460)

Who rents and who owns in Home Township (Montcalm County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Home Township (Montcalm County)	Montcalm County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.4% (±6.2 points)	16.9% (±1.6 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	190 (±77)	4,131 (±418)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	844 (±88)	20,380 (±444)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$20,227 (±$10,460)	$35,966 (±$4,514)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,197 (±$4,290)	$73,665 (±$2,023)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Home Township (Montcalm County), the renter share is not measurably different from Montcalm County (16.9%).

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

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

In Montcalm County, Home Township (Montcalm County) ranks 6 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 428 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Home Township (Montcalm County) 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	38.9% (±5.6 points)	18.4% (±6.2 points)	−20.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$712 (±$83)	$756 (±$83)	+6.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,081 (±$3,954)	$56,037 (±$10,810)	+36.4%	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 Home Township (Montcalm County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Home Township (Montcalm County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Home Township (Montcalm County)	—	18.4% (±6.2 points)	—
Rolland Township	4.3 mi	4.3% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Belvidere Township	5.7 mi	11.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
McBride	5.9 mi	14.8% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Day Township	6.6 mi	13.5% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Richland Township (Montcalm County)	7.0 mi	7.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Millbrook Township	7.7 mi	14.0% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fremont Township (Isabella County)	7.8 mi	3.6% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Douglass Township	8.8 mi	9.9% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rolland Township, MI (4.3%), Richland Township (Montcalm County), MI (7.2%), Fremont Township (Isabella County), MI (3.6%).

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

Households that rent across Montcalm County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Carson City	50.5% (±10.7 points)
2	Greenville	39.3% (±5.9 points)
3	Stanton	38.5% (±10.4 points)
4	Fairplain Township	21.9% (±6.6 points)
5	Ferris Township	18.8% (±6.2 points)
6	Home Township (Montcalm County)	18.4% (±6.2 points)
7	Cato Township	16.4% (±4.8 points)
8	Evergreen Township (Montcalm County)	14.5% (±6.6 points)
9	Day Township	13.5% (±5.5 points)
10	Reynolds Township	11.7% (±4.8 points)
11	Belvidere Township	11.6% (±4.4 points)
12	Pine Township	11.2% (±5.7 points)

Showing 12 of 23 places in Montcalm County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Home Township (Montcalm County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Edmore.

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 Home Township (Montcalm County)

How many renters are there in Home Township (Montcalm County)?

Home Township (Montcalm County) has an estimated 190 (±77) renting households, 18.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Home Township (Montcalm County)?

In Home Township (Montcalm County), the share of households that rent went from 38.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−20.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Home Township (Montcalm County)?

A renting household in Home Township (Montcalm County) has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Home Township (Montcalm County)?

The median renting household in Home Township (Montcalm County), MI has an income of $20,227 (±$10,460) a year, against $66,197 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 Home township, Montcalm County, Michigan (county subdivision:38840, in state:26 county:117).

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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