What percentage of people rent in LaGrange Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in LaGrange Township, MI, 2020–2024
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32.4% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in LaGrange Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 506 renting households against 1,057 that own their home.

In LaGrange Township, the share of households that rent went from 40.9% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.4% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 506 (±123)
Median renter income: $34,728 (±$5,163)

Who rents and who owns in LaGrange Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	LaGrange Township	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.4% (±6.9 points)	18.4% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	506 (±123)	3,893 (±422)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,057 (±134)	17,314 (±436)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,728 (±$5,163)	$35,629 (±$3,173)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,477 (±$17,983)	$79,399 (±$2,425)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In LaGrange Township, the renter share is higher than in Cass County (18.4%).

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

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

In Cass County, LaGrange Township ranks 2 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 175 of 1,520.

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

How renting in LaGrange Township 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	40.9% (±7.4 points)	32.4% (±6.9 points)	−8.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$638 (±$173)	$878 (±$102)	+37.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,946 (±$12,211)	$58,786 (±$6,979)	+47.2%	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 LaGrange Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with LaGrange Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
LaGrange Township	—	32.4% (±6.9 points)	—
Dowagiac	5.1 mi	41.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Township (Cass County)	5.4 mi	14.0% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Penn Township	5.9 mi	13.2% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Pokagon Township	6.5 mi	14.0% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Vandalia	6.6 mi	31.0% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wayne Township	6.7 mi	12.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Calvin Township	8.1 mi	14.7% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Howard Township	8.2 mi	8.7% (±4.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jefferson Township (Cass County), MI (14.0%), Penn Township, MI (13.2%), Pokagon Township, MI (14.0%).

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

Households that rent across Cass County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dowagiac	41.9% (±7.7 points)
2	LaGrange Township	32.4% (±6.9 points)
3	Mason Township (Cass County)	25.2% (±7.0 points)
4	Ontwa Township	16.9% (±5.5 points)
5	Porter Township (Cass County)	16.5% (±6.4 points)
6	Newberg Township	14.9% (±5.5 points)
7	Calvin Township	14.7% (±7.3 points)
8 (tie)	Jefferson Township (Cass County)	14.0% (±7.2 points)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Cass County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for LaGrange Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Cassopolis.

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 LaGrange Township

How many renters are there in LaGrange Township?

LaGrange Township has an estimated 506 (±123) renting households, 32.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in LaGrange Township?

In LaGrange Township, the share of households that rent went from 40.9% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in LaGrange Township?

A renting household in LaGrange Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in LaGrange Township?

The median renting household in LaGrange Township, MI has an income of $34,728 (±$5,163) a year, against $71,477 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 LaGrange township, Cass County, Michigan (county subdivision:44140, in state:26 county:027).

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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