What percentage of people rent in Leavitt Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Leavitt Township, MI, 2020–2024
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15.0% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in Leavitt Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 52 renting households against 295 that own their home.

In Leavitt Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.0% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 52 (±26)
Median renter income: $36,250 (±$24,832)

Who rents and who owns in Leavitt Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Leavitt Township	Oceana County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.0% (±7.0 points)	15.5% (±1.5 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	52 (±26)	1,620 (±160)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	295 (±56)	8,799 (±208)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,250 (±$24,832)	$36,368 (±$2,479)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$55,089 (±$8,516)	$69,813 (±$2,806)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Leavitt Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Oceana County (15.5%).

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

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

In Oceana County, Leavitt Township ranks 7 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 553 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Leavitt 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	21.5% (±6.7 points)	15.0% (±7.0 points)	−6.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$905 (±$137)	$1,000 (±$272)	+10.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,094 (±$6,693)	$52,679 (±$10,084)	+28.2%	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 Leavitt Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leavitt Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Leavitt Township	—	15.0% (±7.0 points)	—
Elbridge Township	5.3 mi	4.3% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Colfax Township (Oceana County)	5.7 mi	12.4% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Newfield Township	6.0 mi	17.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Beaver Township (Newaygo County)	6.6 mi	11.7% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Crystal Township (Oceana County)	8.2 mi	7.1% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ferry Township	8.5 mi	15.1% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Troy Township	8.7 mi	19.5% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hesperia	8.9 mi	27.4% (±8.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elbridge Township, MI (4.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hesperia, MI (27.4%).

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

Households that rent across Oceana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hart	40.4% (±8.5 points)
2	Shelby Township	22.5% (±4.6 points)
3	Newfield Township	17.0% (±5.5 points)
4 (tie)	Grant Township (Oceana County)	15.6% (±5.4 points)
4 (tie)	Hart Township	15.6% (±4.8 points)
6	Ferry Township	15.1% (±8.1 points)
7	Leavitt Township	15.0% (±7.0 points)
8	Greenwood Township (Oceana County)	13.6% (±6.9 points)
9	Weare Township	13.5% (±5.9 points)
10	Colfax Township (Oceana County)	12.4% (±9.5 points)
11	Claybanks Township	11.0% (±6.0 points)
12	Pentwater Township	9.7% (±4.9 points)
13	Golden Township	8.4% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Oceana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Leavitt Township

How many renters are there in Leavitt Township?

Leavitt Township has an estimated 52 (±26) renting households, 15.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Leavitt Township?

In Leavitt Township, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Leavitt Township?

A renting household in Leavitt Township has 2.6 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Leavitt Township?

The median renting household in Leavitt Township, MI has an income of $36,250 (±$24,832) a year, against $55,089 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 Leavitt township, Oceana County, Michigan (county subdivision:46560, in state:26 county:127).

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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