What percentage of people rent in Jonesville, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Jonesville, MI, 2020–2024
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15.6% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Jonesville, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 142 renting households against 768 that own their home.

In Jonesville, the share of households that rent went from 33.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.6% in 2020–2024 (−17.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.6% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 142 (±44)
Median renter income: $22,727 (±$12,830)

Who rents and who owns in Jonesville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Jonesville	Hillsdale County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.6% (±4.9 points)	18.0% (±1.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	142 (±44)	3,213 (±270)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	768 (±102)	14,647 (±330)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,727 (±$12,830)	$35,643 (±$4,168)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,050 (±$5,389)	$71,099 (±$2,978)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Jonesville, the renter share is not measurably different from Hillsdale County (18.0%).

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

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

In Hillsdale County, Jonesville ranks 8 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 523 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Jonesville 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	33.4% (±5.9 points)	15.6% (±4.9 points)	−17.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$629 (±$142)	$811 (±$173)	+28.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,881 (±$5,549)	$65,200 (±$6,429)	+45.3%	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 Jonesville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Jonesville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Jonesville	—	15.6% (±4.9 points)	—
Fayette Township	1.2 mi	3.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Hillsdale	3.9 mi	46.4% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Scipio Township	4.1 mi	17.6% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hillsdale Township	4.4 mi	7.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Allen Township	5.3 mi	15.5% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Allen	5.5 mi	17.4% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Litchfield Township	6.0 mi	10.2% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Litchfield	6.1 mi	26.6% (±6.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fayette Township, MI (3.0%), Hillsdale Township, MI (7.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hillsdale, MI (46.4%), Litchfield, MI (26.6%).

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

Households that rent across Hillsdale County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Reading	41.7% (±10.3 points)
3	Litchfield	26.6% (±6.4 points)
4	Moscow Township	18.3% (±7.3 points)
5	Scipio Township	17.6% (±6.0 points)
6	Camden Township	16.8% (±4.1 points)
7	Wright Township (Hillsdale County)	16.7% (±4.8 points)
8	Jonesville	15.6% (±4.9 points)
9	Allen Township	15.5% (±5.8 points)
10	Ransom Township	14.1% (±8.9 points)
11	Amboy Township	13.7% (±6.2 points)
12	Jefferson Township (Hillsdale County)	12.6% (±7.4 points)
13	Reading Township	12.5% (±7.4 points)
14	Woodbridge Township	10.6% (±7.2 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Hillsdale 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 Jonesville

How many renters are there in Jonesville?

Jonesville has an estimated 142 (±44) renting households, 15.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Jonesville?

In Jonesville, the share of households that rent went from 33.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.6% in 2020–2024 (−17.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Jonesville?

A renting household in Jonesville has 1.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Jonesville?

The median renting household in Jonesville, MI has an income of $22,727 (±$12,830) a year, against $67,050 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 Jonesville city, Michigan (place:41920, 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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