What percentage of people rent in Michigan Center, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Michigan Center, MI, 2020–2024
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16.6% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Michigan Center, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 374 renting households against 1,874 that own their home.

In Michigan Center, the share of households that rent went from 12.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.6% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 374 (±145)
Median renter income: $67,768 (±$16,657)

Who rents and who owns in Michigan Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Michigan Center	Jackson County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.6% (±6.5 points)	25.0% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	374 (±145)	15,613 (±780)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,874 (±275)	46,927 (±831)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,768 (±$16,657)	$38,313 (±$2,913)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,977 (±$17,843)	$78,856 (±$2,496)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Michigan Center, 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, Michigan Center ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 39 of 80.

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

How renting in Michigan Center 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	12.1% (±6.2 points)	16.6% (±6.5 points)	+4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$817 (±$69)	$1,328 (±$146)	+62.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$56,373 (±$7,593)	$63,704 (±$15,583)	+13.0%	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 Michigan Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Michigan Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Michigan Center	—	16.6% (±6.5 points)	—
Napoleon Township	3.9 mi	11.2% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Vandercook Lake	4.1 mi	7.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Jackson	4.3 mi	45.3% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Summit Township (Jackson County)	5.8 mi	18.8% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Grass Lake	6.2 mi	25.2% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Grass Lake Charter Township	6.8 mi	9.3% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Blackman Charter Township	7.0 mi	48.1% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Columbia Township (Jackson County)	9.0 mi	12.1% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Vandercook Lake, MI (7.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: 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
1	Spring Arbor	31.6% (±14.1 points)
2	Michigan Center	16.6% (±6.5 points)
3	Vandercook Lake	7.2% (±4.4 points)
4	Vineyard Lake	1.3% (±2.4 points)

Michigan Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Leoni Township, whose figures include it.

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 Michigan Center

How many renters are there in Michigan Center?

Michigan Center has an estimated 374 (±145) renting households, 16.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Michigan Center?

In Michigan Center, the share of households that rent went from 12.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Michigan Center?

A renting household in Michigan Center has 2.8 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Michigan Center?

The median renting household in Michigan Center, MI has an income of $67,768 (±$16,657) a year, against $61,977 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 Michigan Center CDP, Michigan (place:53580, in state:26).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.