What percentage of people rent in Jenison, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Jenison, MI, 2020–2024
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12.1% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Jenison, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 793 renting households against 5,754 that own their home.

In Jenison, the share of households that rent went from 15.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.1% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 793 (±292)
Median renter income: $87,651 (±$60,858)

Who rents and who owns in Jenison

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Jenison	Ottawa County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.1% (±4.2 points)	20.7% (±0.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	793 (±292)	23,074 (±1,030)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,754 (±366)	88,248 (±1,102)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$87,651 (±$60,858)	$51,256 (±$2,924)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,156 (±$9,291)	$102,817 (±$2,319)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Jenison, the renter share is lower than in Ottawa County (20.7%).

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

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

In Ottawa County, Jenison ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 50 of 80.

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

How renting in Jenison 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	15.5% (±2.4 points)	12.1% (±4.2 points)	−3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$917 (±$139)	$2,306 (±$596)	+151.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$69,481 (±$4,372)	$89,593 (±$4,865)	+28.9%	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 Jenison

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Jenison
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Jenison	—	12.1% (±4.2 points)	—
Hudsonville	3.2 mi	13.8% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Grandville	3.8 mi	32.9% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Tallmadge Charter Township	6.0 mi	18.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wyoming	6.2 mi	32.9% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Jamestown Charter Township	6.7 mi	13.8% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Blendon Township	7.2 mi	12.5% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Walker	7.5 mi	34.8% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Allendale	8.1 mi	47.2% (±3.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grandville, MI (32.9%), Wyoming, MI (32.9%), Walker, MI (34.8%).

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

Households that rent across Ottawa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Allendale	47.2% (±3.5 points)
2	Beechwood	41.1% (±17.3 points)
3	Jenison	12.1% (±4.2 points)
4	Lamont	0.0% (±7.9 points)

Jenison is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Georgetown Charter Township, whose figures include it.

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 Jenison

How many renters are there in Jenison?

Jenison has an estimated 793 (±292) renting households, 12.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Jenison?

In Jenison, the share of households that rent went from 15.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Jenison?

A renting household in Jenison has 1.7 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Jenison?

The median renting household in Jenison, MI has an income of $87,651 (±$60,858) a year, against $94,156 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 Jenison CDP, Michigan (place:41680, 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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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.