What percentage of people rent in Lawrence Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Lawrence Township, MI, 2020–2024
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21.5% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Lawrence Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 295 renting households against 1,078 that own their home.

In Lawrence Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.5% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 295 (±109)
Median renter income: $36,927 (±$22,006)

Who rents and who owns in Lawrence Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lawrence Township	Van Buren County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.5% (±8.3 points)	19.4% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	295 (±109)	5,951 (±391)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,078 (±168)	24,671 (±509)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,927 (±$22,006)	$34,523 (±$2,995)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,000 (±$22,699)	$79,371 (±$2,628)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Lawrence Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Van Buren County (19.4%).

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

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

In Van Buren County, Lawrence Township ranks 8 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 345 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Lawrence 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	20.8% (±6.5 points)	21.5% (±8.3 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$675 (±$151)	$595 (±$233)	−11.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,688 (±$6,715)	$63,607 (±$10,856)	+16.3%	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 Lawrence Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lawrence Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lawrence Township	—	21.5% (±8.3 points)	—
Paw Paw Township	5.4 mi	32.3% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Hartford	6.1 mi	35.1% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Arlington Township	6.2 mi	7.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Hamilton Township (Van Buren County)	6.6 mi	4.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Hartford Township	7.2 mi	16.9% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Decatur	7.4 mi	23.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Paw Paw	8.0 mi	51.2% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Waverly Township (Van Buren County)	8.3 mi	6.0% (±3.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Arlington Township, MI (7.7%), Hamilton Township (Van Buren County), MI (4.4%), Waverly Township (Van Buren County), MI (6.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Paw Paw Township, MI (32.3%), Hartford, MI (35.1%), Paw Paw, MI (51.2%).

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

Households that rent across Van Buren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Bangor	40.8% (±7.5 points)
3	Hartford	35.1% (±9.7 points)
4	Paw Paw Township	32.3% (±6.4 points)
5	Gobles	30.4% (±10.7 points)
6	South Haven	29.3% (±5.7 points)
7	South Haven Charter Township	25.6% (±9.2 points)
8	Lawrence Township	21.5% (±8.3 points)
9	Bloomingdale Township	20.5% (±10.2 points)
10	Decatur Township	18.9% (±5.3 points)
11	Geneva Township (Van Buren County)	17.9% (±8.0 points)
12	Hartford Township	16.9% (±6.3 points)
13	Antwerp Township	14.3% (±3.1 points)
14	Porter Township (Van Buren County)	12.7% (±4.9 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Van Buren County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Lawrence Township

How many renters are there in Lawrence Township?

Lawrence Township has an estimated 295 (±109) renting households, 21.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lawrence Township?

In Lawrence Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lawrence Township?

A renting household in Lawrence Township has 2.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lawrence Township?

The median renting household in Lawrence Township, MI has an income of $36,927 (±$22,006) a year, against $74,000 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 Lawrence township, Van Buren County, Michigan (county subdivision:46460, in state:26 county:159).

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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