What percentage of people rent in Madison Charter Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Madison Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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21.5% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Madison Charter Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 581 renting households against 2,123 that own their home.

In Madison Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.2% in 2015–2019 to 21.5% in 2020–2024 (+5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.5% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 581 (±179)
Median renter income: $41,895 (±$6,659)

Who rents and who owns in Madison Charter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Madison Charter Township	Lenawee County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.5% (±6.5 points)	20.4% (±1.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	581 (±179)	7,947 (±550)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,123 (±211)	30,924 (±640)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,895 (±$6,659)	$41,084 (±$2,686)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,631 (±$15,973)	$79,271 (±$2,780)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Madison Charter Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Lenawee County (20.4%).

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

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

In Lenawee County, Madison Charter Township ranks 5 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 344 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Madison Charter 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	16.2% (±5.3 points)	21.5% (±6.5 points)	+5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$774 (±$115)	$1,160 (±$61)	+49.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$56,526 (±$5,400)	$69,643 (±$3,091)	+23.2%	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 Madison Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Madison Charter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Madison Charter Township	—	21.5% (±6.5 points)	—
Adrian	3.5 mi	44.3% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Dover Township (Lenawee County)	5.4 mi	18.7% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfield Township (Lenawee County)	6.0 mi	5.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Palmyra Township	6.2 mi	12.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Adrian Township	6.7 mi	5.6% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Seneca Township	8.0 mi	4.9% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Clayton	8.4 mi	28.7% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rome Township	8.5 mi	9.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairfield Township (Lenawee County), MI (5.1%), Palmyra Township, MI (12.9%), Adrian Township, MI (5.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Adrian, MI (44.3%).

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

Households that rent across Lenawee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Adrian	44.3% (±3.9 points)
2	Tecumseh	30.3% (±4.7 points)
3	Morenci	27.4% (±7.2 points)
4	Hudson	26.3% (±8.4 points)
5	Madison Charter Township	21.5% (±6.5 points)
6	Blissfield Township	20.1% (±6.1 points)
7	Medina Township	19.7% (±8.5 points)
8	Dover Township (Lenawee County)	18.7% (±8.7 points)
9	Deerfield Township (Lenawee County)	14.1% (±4.9 points)
10	Palmyra Township	12.9% (±5.4 points)
11	Clinton Township (Lenawee County)	12.7% (±5.6 points)

Showing 11 of 26 places in Lenawee 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 Madison Charter Township

How many renters are there in Madison Charter Township?

Madison Charter Township has an estimated 581 (±179) renting households, 21.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Madison Charter Township?

In Madison Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.2% in 2015–2019 to 21.5% in 2020–2024 (+5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Madison Charter Township?

A renting household in Madison Charter Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Madison Charter Township?

The median renting household in Madison Charter Township, MI has an income of $41,895 (±$6,659) a year, against $78,631 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 Madison charter township, Lenawee County, Michigan (county subdivision:50540, in state:26 county:091).

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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