What percentage of people rent in Lee Township (Allegan County), MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Lee Township (Allegan County), MI, 2020–2024
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20.0% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lee Township (Allegan County), MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 219 renting households against 875 that own their home.

In Lee Township (Allegan County), the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.0% in 2020–2024 (−16.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.0% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 219 (±92)

Who rents and who owns in Lee Township (Allegan County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lee Township (Allegan County)	Allegan County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.0% (±7.7 points)	12.6% (±1.0 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	219 (±92)	5,750 (±486)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	875 (±107)	39,772 (±704)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.7 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$42,221 (±$4,567)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,865 (±$11,306)	$88,473 (±$2,527)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Lee Township (Allegan County), the renter share is not measurably different from Allegan County (12.6%).

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

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

In Allegan County, Lee Township (Allegan County) ranks 7 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 377 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Lee Township (Allegan County) 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	36.3% (±13.0 points)	20.0% (±7.7 points)	−16.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$766 (±$102)	$1,219 (±$712)	+59.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,772 (±$11,448)	$65,156 (±$14,999)	+59.8%	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 Lee Township (Allegan County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lee Township (Allegan County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lee Township (Allegan County)	—	20.0% (±7.7 points)	—
Clyde Township (Allegan County)	5.9 mi	2.9% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Columbia Township (Van Buren County)	6.0 mi	6.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Casco Township (Allegan County)	6.2 mi	1.9% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Cheshire Township	6.3 mi	14.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva Township (Van Buren County)	7.0 mi	17.9% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bloomingdale	7.7 mi	30.9% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Breedsville	7.7 mi	8.8% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ganges Township	8.1 mi	5.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clyde Township (Allegan County), MI (2.9%), Columbia Township (Van Buren County), MI (6.2%), Casco Township (Allegan County), MI (1.9%).

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

Households that rent across Allegan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fennville	36.2% (±9.6 points)
2	Allegan	31.3% (±10.0 points)
3	Plainwell	30.8% (±8.0 points)
4	Wayland	28.8% (±7.6 points)
5	Otsego	27.0% (±9.7 points)
6	Otsego Township	22.5% (±6.5 points)
7	Lee Township (Allegan County)	20.0% (±7.7 points)
8	Saugatuck	16.1% (±7.9 points)
9	Cheshire Township	14.0% (±7.6 points)
10	Trowbridge Township	13.9% (±6.5 points)
11	Martin Township	12.2% (±3.9 points)
12	Wayland Township	11.2% (±5.4 points)
13	Hopkins Township	11.1% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Allegan County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Lee Township (Allegan County)

How many renters are there in Lee Township (Allegan County)?

Lee Township (Allegan County) has an estimated 219 (±92) renting households, 20.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lee Township (Allegan County)?

In Lee Township (Allegan County), the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.0% in 2020–2024 (−16.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Lee Township (Allegan County)?

A renting household in Lee Township (Allegan County) has 2.4 people on average, against 3.7 in an owned 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 Lee township, Allegan County, Michigan (county subdivision:46600, in state:26 county:005).

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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