What percentage of people rent in Lyon Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Lyon Township, MI, 2020–2024
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8.5% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Lyon Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 66 renting households against 715 that own their home.

In Lyon Township, the share of households that rent went from 4.4% in 2015–2019 to 8.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.5% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 66 (±33)
Median renter income: $49,167 (±$10,251)

Who rents and who owns in Lyon Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lyon Township	Roscommon County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.5% (±4.1 points)	14.6% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	66 (±33)	1,686 (±235)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	715 (±121)	9,893 (±333)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,167 (±$10,251)	$33,069 (±$5,359)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,246 (±$15,574)	$62,062 (±$3,102)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Lyon Township, the renter share is lower than in Roscommon County (14.6%).

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

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

In Roscommon County, Lyon Township ranks 7 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 997 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Lyon 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	4.4% (±3.3 points)	8.5% (±4.1 points)	+4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,048 (±$738)	$867 (±$382)	−17.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,974 (±$3,989)	$68,472 (±$14,942)	+29.3%	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 Lyon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lyon Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lyon Township	—	8.5% (±4.1 points)	—
Gerrish Township	6.1 mi	1.2% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Lake Township (Roscommon County)	6.2 mi	8.0% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Beaver Creek Township	7.5 mi	5.8% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Enterprise Township	8.2 mi	40.8% (±15.9 points)	Higher
Markey Township	8.4 mi	16.1% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Norwich Township (Missaukee County)	9.2 mi	12.8% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Roscommon	10 mi	33.4% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Houghton Lake	12 mi	19.2% (±4.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gerrish Township, MI (1.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Enterprise Township, MI (40.8%), Markey Township, MI (16.1%), Roscommon, MI (33.4%).

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

Households that rent across Roscommon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Denton Township	22.0% (±5.0 points)
2	Higgins Township	20.4% (±6.3 points)
3	Roscommon Township	16.4% (±4.9 points)
4	Markey Township	16.1% (±5.7 points)
5	Backus Township	15.9% (±11.8 points)
6	Richfield Township (Roscommon County)	12.9% (±5.1 points)
7	Lyon Township	8.5% (±4.1 points)
8	Lake Township (Roscommon County)	8.0% (±5.0 points)
9	Au Sable Township	4.0% (±5.8 points)
10	Nester Township	2.3% (±6.3 points)
11	Gerrish Township	1.2% (±1.3 points)

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 Lyon Township

How many renters are there in Lyon Township?

Lyon Township has an estimated 66 (±33) renting households, 8.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lyon Township?

In Lyon Township, the share of households that rent went from 4.4% in 2015–2019 to 8.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lyon Township?

A renting household in Lyon Township has 1.3 people on average, against 1.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lyon Township?

The median renting household in Lyon Township, MI has an income of $49,167 (±$10,251) a year, against $75,246 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 Lyon township, Roscommon County, Michigan (county subdivision:49840, in state:26 county:143).

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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