What percentage of people rent in Kalkaska, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Kalkaska, MI, 2020–2024
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33.2% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in Kalkaska, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 371 renting households against 747 that own their home.

In Kalkaska, the share of households that rent went from 53.3% in 2015–2019 to 33.2% in 2020–2024 (−20.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.2% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 371 (±98)
Median renter income: $26,696 (±$8,365)

Who rents and who owns in Kalkaska

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kalkaska	Kalkaska County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.2% (±7.4 points)	11.8% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	371 (±98)	921 (±159)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	747 (±150)	6,868 (±215)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,696 (±$8,365)	$32,989 (±$10,344)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,419 (±$21,629)	$72,655 (±$4,346)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Kalkaska, the renter share is higher than in Kalkaska County (11.8%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (26.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 42 of 253.

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

How renting in Kalkaska 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	53.3% (±6.3 points)	33.2% (±7.4 points)	−20.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$609 (±$58)	$633 (±$60)	+3.9%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$35,789 (±$8,851)	$57,143 (±$12,624)	+59.7%	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 Kalkaska

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kalkaska
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kalkaska	—	33.2% (±7.4 points)	—
Orange Township (Kalkaska County)	6.1 mi	6.6% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Rapid River Township	6.1 mi	8.8% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Clearwater Township	6.9 mi	10.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Boardman Township	7.1 mi	6.2% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Excelsior Township	7.3 mi	9.4% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Rapid City	9.0 mi	15.2% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Coldsprings Township	9.3 mi	5.9% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Oliver Township (Kalkaska County)	9.8 mi	6.5% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Orange Township (Kalkaska County), MI (6.6%), Rapid River Township, MI (8.8%), Clearwater Township, MI (10.4%).

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

Kalkaska lies inside Kalkaska Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like 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 Kalkaska

How many renters are there in Kalkaska?

Kalkaska has an estimated 371 (±98) renting households, 33.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kalkaska?

In Kalkaska, the share of households that rent went from 53.3% in 2015–2019 to 33.2% in 2020–2024 (−20.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Kalkaska?

A renting household in Kalkaska has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kalkaska?

The median renting household in Kalkaska, MI has an income of $26,696 (±$8,365) a year, against $78,419 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 Kalkaska village, Michigan (place:42260, 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.