What percentage of people rent in Leoni Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Leoni Township, MI, 2020–2024
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15.3% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Leoni Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 849 renting households against 4,693 that own their home.

In Leoni Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.3% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 849 (±191)
Median renter income: $41,016 (±$25,217)

Who rents and who owns in Leoni Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Leoni Township	Jackson County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.3% (±3.5 points)	25.0% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	849 (±191)	15,613 (±780)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,693 (±339)	46,927 (±831)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,016 (±$25,217)	$38,313 (±$2,913)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,174 (±$9,270)	$78,856 (±$2,496)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Leoni Township, the renter share is lower than in Jackson County (25.0%).

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

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

In Jackson County, Leoni Township ranks 8 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 539 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Leoni 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	16.8% (±4.0 points)	15.3% (±3.5 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$827 (±$35)	$910 (±$156)	+10.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,876 (±$5,562)	$76,605 (±$8,025)	+39.6%	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 Leoni Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leoni Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Leoni Township	—	15.3% (±3.5 points)	—
Grass Lake	5.1 mi	25.2% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Jackson	5.7 mi	45.3% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Grass Lake Charter Township	5.7 mi	9.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Blackman Charter Township	6.5 mi	48.1% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Napoleon Township	6.8 mi	11.2% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Vandercook Lake	7.1 mi	7.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Henrietta Township	7.2 mi	6.2% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Summit Township (Jackson County)	8.3 mi	18.8% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grass Lake Charter Township, MI (9.3%), Vandercook Lake, MI (7.2%), Henrietta Township, MI (6.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grass Lake, MI (25.2%), Jackson, MI (45.3%), Blackman Charter Township, MI (48.1%).

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

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Jackson	45.3% (±3.1 points)
3	Parma Township	21.4% (±9.9 points)
4	Tompkins Township	19.9% (±16.1 points)
5	Springport Township	19.3% (±5.9 points)
6	Summit Township (Jackson County)	18.8% (±3.2 points)
7	Spring Arbor Township	18.3% (±6.9 points)
8	Leoni Township	15.3% (±3.5 points)
9	Columbia Township (Jackson County)	12.1% (±2.9 points)
10	Napoleon Township	11.2% (±4.3 points)
11	Concord Township	10.7% (±3.9 points)
12	Grass Lake Charter Township	9.3% (±4.0 points)
13	Waterloo Township	8.4% (±5.3 points)
14	Norvell Township	8.2% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Jackson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Leoni Township

How many renters are there in Leoni Township?

Leoni Township has an estimated 849 (±191) renting households, 15.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Leoni Township?

In Leoni Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Leoni Township?

A renting household in Leoni Township has 2.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Leoni Township?

The median renting household in Leoni Township, MI has an income of $41,016 (±$25,217) a year, against $83,174 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 Leoni township, Jackson County, Michigan (county subdivision:46980, in state:26 county:075).

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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