What percentage of people rent in Lyons Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Lyons Township, MI, 2020–2024
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18.7% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lyons Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 219 renting households against 951 that own their home.

In Lyons Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.7% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 219 (±82)
Median renter income: $50,045 (±$24,078)

Who rents and who owns in Lyons Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lyons Township	Ionia County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.7% (±6.7 points)	22.7% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	219 (±82)	5,303 (±425)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	951 (±110)	18,052 (±530)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,045 (±$24,078)	$34,502 (±$4,197)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,482 (±$6,397)	$85,275 (±$2,985)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Lyons Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Ionia County (22.7%).

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

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

In Ionia County, Lyons Township ranks 9 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 417 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Lyons 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	18.8% (±4.0 points)	18.7% (±6.7 points)	−0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$703 (±$195)	$971 (±$195)	+38.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,513 (±$4,336)	$75,294 (±$4,746)	+35.6%	Up 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 Lyons Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lyons Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lyons Township	—	18.7% (±6.7 points)	—
North Plains Township	5.3 mi	11.3% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ionia Township	5.7 mi	24.8% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Portland Township	5.9 mi	21.2% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Westphalia	6.6 mi	12.7% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dallas Township	6.6 mi	7.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Hubbardston	7.6 mi	4.8% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Fowler	7.9 mi	8.2% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Lebanon Township	8.3 mi	3.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dallas Township, MI (7.6%), Hubbardston, MI (4.8%), Fowler, MI (8.2%).

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

Households that rent across Ionia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Belding	28.2% (±4.6 points)
4	Orleans Township	25.2% (±8.3 points)
5	Ionia Township	24.8% (±10.8 points)
6	Portland Township	21.2% (±8.8 points)
7 (tie)	Berlin Township (Ionia County)	18.8% (±7.2 points)
7 (tie)	Boston Township	18.8% (±4.2 points)
9	Lyons Township	18.7% (±6.7 points)
10	Odessa Township	18.5% (±5.0 points)
11	Ronald Township	17.8% (±10.1 points)
12	Otisco Township	12.9% (±7.3 points)
13 (tie)	Easton Township	12.5% (±6.9 points)
13 (tie)	Orange Township (Ionia County)	12.5% (±6.8 points)
15	North Plains Township	11.3% (±5.4 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Ionia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lyons Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lyons, Muir, Pewamo.

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 Lyons Township

How many renters are there in Lyons Township?

Lyons Township has an estimated 219 (±82) renting households, 18.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lyons Township?

In Lyons Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 18.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lyons Township?

A renting household in Lyons Township has 2.2 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lyons Township?

The median renting household in Lyons Township, MI has an income of $50,045 (±$24,078) a year, against $78,482 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 Lyons township, Ionia County, Michigan (county subdivision:49920, in state:26 county:067).

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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