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

Name: Renters and owners in Marquette Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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41.8% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in Marquette Charter Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 824 renting households against 1,147 that own their home.

In Marquette Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.3% in 2015–2019 to 41.8% in 2020–2024 (+10.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.8% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 824 (±195)
Median renter income: $32,440 (±$16,319)

Who rents and who owns in Marquette Charter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marquette Charter Township	Marquette County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.8% (±7.8 points)	30.4% (±1.5 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	824 (±195)	8,576 (±467)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,147 (±136)	19,679 (±427)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,440 (±$16,319)	$34,068 (±$2,258)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,125 (±$17,193)	$84,741 (±$2,462)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Marquette Charter Township, the renter share is higher than in Marquette County (30.4%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Marquette County, Marquette Charter Township ranks 3 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 68 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Marquette 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	31.3% (±6.6 points)	41.8% (±7.8 points)	+10.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$915 (±$88)	$1,198 (±$125)	+30.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,278 (±$7,544)	$57,983 (±$13,476)	−9.8%	Down 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 Marquette Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marquette Charter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Marquette Charter Township	—	41.8% (±7.8 points)	—
Negaunee Township	3.9 mi	6.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Marquette	6.7 mi	53.7% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Negaunee	8.2 mi	23.5% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Ishpeming Township	8.5 mi	9.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Harvey	11 mi	18.8% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Ishpeming	12 mi	30.2% (±5.0 points)	Lower
West Ishpeming	12 mi	5.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Sands Township	13 mi	4.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Negaunee Township, MI (6.4%), Negaunee, MI (23.5%), Ishpeming Township, MI (9.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Marquette, MI (53.7%).

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

Households that rent across Marquette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Marquette	53.7% (±3.1 points)
2	West Branch Township (Marquette County)	48.0% (±7.7 points)
3	Marquette Charter Township	41.8% (±7.8 points)
4	Ishpeming	30.2% (±5.0 points)
5	Negaunee	23.5% (±5.3 points)
6	Forsyth Township	21.4% (±5.4 points)
7	Richmond Township (Marquette County)	16.0% (±9.3 points)
8	Chocolay Charter Township	14.7% (±4.2 points)
9	Ewing Township	13.6% (±14.2 points)

Showing 9 of 22 places in Marquette County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Marquette Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Trowbridge Park.

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 Marquette Charter Township

How many renters are there in Marquette Charter Township?

Marquette Charter Township has an estimated 824 (±195) renting households, 41.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Marquette Charter Township?

In Marquette Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.3% in 2015–2019 to 41.8% in 2020–2024 (+10.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Marquette Charter Township?

A renting household in Marquette Charter Township has 1.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Marquette Charter Township?

The median renting household in Marquette Charter Township, MI has an income of $32,440 (±$16,319) a year, against $86,125 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 Marquette charter township, Marquette County, Michigan (county subdivision:51920, in state:26 county:103).

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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