What percentage of people rent in Mills Township (Ogemaw County), MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Mills Township (Ogemaw County), MI, 2020–2024
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12.2% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Mills Township (Ogemaw County), MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 216 renting households against 1,558 that own their home.

In Mills Township (Ogemaw County), the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 12.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.2% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 216 (±86)
Median renter income: $17,213 (±$6,109)

Who rents and who owns in Mills Township (Ogemaw County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mills Township (Ogemaw County)	Ogemaw County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.2% (±4.3 points)	16.3% (±1.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	216 (±86)	1,526 (±179)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,558 (±130)	7,844 (±258)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$17,213 (±$6,109)	$27,639 (±$9,312)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$49,825 (±$7,656)	$59,774 (±$2,912)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Mills Township (Ogemaw County), the renter share is not measurably different from Ogemaw County (16.3%).

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

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

In Ogemaw County, Mills Township (Ogemaw County) ranks 5 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 728 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Mills Township (Ogemaw County) 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	20.7% (±5.1 points)	12.2% (±4.3 points)	−8.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$633 (±$47)	$815 (±$293)	+28.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,040 (±$3,867)	$42,097 (±$12,226)	+31.4%	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 Mills Township (Ogemaw County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mills Township (Ogemaw County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mills Township (Ogemaw County)	—	12.2% (±4.3 points)	—
Horton Township	5.9 mi	32.2% (±12.3 points)	Higher
Moffatt Township	6.1 mi	5.1% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Richland Township (Ogemaw County)	6.5 mi	6.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Clayton Township	6.5 mi	15.2% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Prescott	6.6 mi	9.4% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Churchill Township	6.6 mi	9.3% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
West Branch Township (Ogemaw County)	8.5 mi	12.3% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Logan Township (Ogemaw County)	8.7 mi	6.4% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Moffatt Township, MI (5.1%), Richland Township (Ogemaw County), MI (6.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Horton Township, MI (32.2%).

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

Households that rent across Ogemaw County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	West Branch	58.8% (±7.6 points)
2	Rose City	46.9% (±12.0 points)
3	Horton Township	32.2% (±12.3 points)
4	West Branch Township (Ogemaw County)	12.3% (±5.0 points)
5	Mills Township (Ogemaw County)	12.2% (±4.3 points)
6	Rose Township (Ogemaw County)	10.9% (±4.8 points)
7	Goodar Township	10.8% (±9.1 points)
8 (tie)	Cumming Township	10.4% (±5.3 points)
8 (tie)	Ogemaw Township	10.4% (±5.2 points)
10	Churchill Township	9.3% (±5.5 points)
11	Logan Township (Ogemaw County)	6.4% (±5.3 points)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Ogemaw County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Mills Township (Ogemaw County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Skidway Lake.

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 Mills Township (Ogemaw County)

How many renters are there in Mills Township (Ogemaw County)?

Mills Township (Ogemaw County) has an estimated 216 (±86) renting households, 12.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mills Township (Ogemaw County)?

In Mills Township (Ogemaw County), the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 12.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Mills Township (Ogemaw County)?

A renting household in Mills Township (Ogemaw County) has 1.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mills Township (Ogemaw County)?

The median renting household in Mills Township (Ogemaw County), MI has an income of $17,213 (±$6,109) a year, against $49,825 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 Mills township, Ogemaw County, Michigan (county subdivision:54340, in state:26 county:129).

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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