What percentage of people rent in Imlay City, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Imlay City, MI, 2020–2024
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45.3% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Imlay City, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 740 renting households against 894 that own their home.

In Imlay City, the share of households that rent went from 55.6% in 2015–2019 to 45.3% in 2020–2024 (−10.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.3% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 740 (±139)
Median renter income: $32,500 (±$9,419)

Who rents and who owns in Imlay City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Imlay City	Lapeer County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.3% (±8.4 points)	14.0% (±1.1 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	740 (±139)	4,862 (±377)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	894 (±179)	29,974 (±516)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,500 (±$9,419)	$34,446 (±$2,836)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,891 (±$4,873)	$84,005 (±$2,264)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Imlay City, the renter share is higher than in Lapeer County (14.0%).

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

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

In Lapeer County, Imlay City ranks 2 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Imlay City 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	55.6% (±8.3 points)	45.3% (±8.4 points)	−10.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$707 (±$55)	$895 (±$65)	+26.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,390 (±$3,734)	$59,911 (±$17,109)	+74.2%	Up 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 Imlay City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Imlay City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Imlay City	—	45.3% (±8.4 points)	—
Imlay Township	1.7 mi	5.4% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Attica Township	4.3 mi	5.0% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Dryden	5.5 mi	27.8% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Goodland Township	6.2 mi	8.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Almont Township	6.3 mi	6.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Almont	6.9 mi	10.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Dryden Township	7.4 mi	8.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Mussey Township	7.4 mi	12.7% (±4.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Imlay Township, MI (5.4%), Attica Township, MI (5.0%), Dryden, MI (27.8%).

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

Households that rent across Lapeer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lapeer	49.5% (±5.3 points)
2	Imlay City	45.3% (±8.4 points)
3	Mayfield Township (Lapeer County)	11.8% (±4.4 points)
4	Marathon Township	10.4% (±3.3 points)
5	Metamora Township	10.2% (±4.5 points)
6	Deerfield Township (Lapeer County)	9.9% (±4.7 points)
7	North Branch Township	9.8% (±4.5 points)
8	Lapeer Township	9.5% (±4.5 points)

Showing 8 of 20 places in Lapeer 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 Imlay City

How many renters are there in Imlay City?

Imlay City has an estimated 740 (±139) renting households, 45.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Imlay City?

In Imlay City, the share of households that rent went from 55.6% in 2015–2019 to 45.3% in 2020–2024 (−10.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Imlay City?

A renting household in Imlay City has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Imlay City?

The median renting household in Imlay City, MI has an income of $32,500 (±$9,419) a year, against $71,891 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 Imlay City city, Michigan (place:40320, 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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