What percentage of people rent in Lawton, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Lawton, MI, 2020–2024
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35.2% (±8.8 points) of the occupied homes in Lawton, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 315 renting households against 581 that own their home.

In Lawton, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 35.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.2% (±8.8 points)
Renting households: 315 (±104)
Median renter income: $21,458 (±$18,951)

Who rents and who owns in Lawton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lawton	Van Buren County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.2% (±8.8 points)	19.4% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	315 (±104)	5,951 (±391)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	581 (±127)	24,671 (±509)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	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	$21,458 (±$18,951)	$34,523 (±$2,995)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,641 (±$7,361)	$79,371 (±$2,628)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Lawton, the renter share is higher than in Van Buren County (19.4%).

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

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

In Van Buren County, Lawton ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 29 of 253.

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

How renting in Lawton 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	31.5% (±6.0 points)	35.2% (±8.8 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$628 (±$80)	$812 (±$246)	+29.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,171 (±$4,499)	$52,652 (±$6,747)	+9.3%	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 Lawton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lawton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lawton	—	35.2% (±8.8 points)	—
Porter Township (Van Buren County)	3.6 mi	12.7% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Paw Paw	4.0 mi	51.2% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Mattawan	4.2 mi	25.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Paw Paw Township	5.3 mi	32.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Decatur Township	5.5 mi	18.9% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Decatur	7.8 mi	23.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Texas Charter Township	7.8 mi	3.5% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Prairie Ronde Township	8.3 mi	1.2% (±1.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Porter Township (Van Buren County), MI (12.7%), Decatur Township, MI (18.9%), Texas Charter Township, MI (3.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: 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
1	Paw Paw	51.2% (±9.8 points)
2	Lawrence	48.8% (±12.4 points)
3	Lawton	35.2% (±8.8 points)
4	Bloomingdale	30.9% (±11.7 points)
5	Mattawan	25.1% (±7.2 points)
6	Decatur	23.4% (±8.3 points)
7	Breedsville	8.8% (±15.8 points)

Lawton lies inside Antwerp 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 Lawton

How many renters are there in Lawton?

Lawton has an estimated 315 (±104) renting households, 35.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lawton?

In Lawton, the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 35.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lawton?

A renting household in Lawton has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lawton?

The median renting household in Lawton, MI has an income of $21,458 (±$18,951) a year, against $68,641 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 Lawton village, Michigan (place:46500, 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.