What percentage of people rent in Morton Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Morton Township, MI, 2020–2024
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13.6% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Morton Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 299 renting households against 1,893 that own their home.

In Morton Township, the share of households that rent went from 8.7% in 2015–2019 to 13.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.6% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 299 (±106)
Median renter income: $17,358 (±$6,001)

Who rents and who owns in Morton Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Morton Township	Mecosta County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.6% (±4.8 points)	23.1% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	299 (±106)	3,857 (±343)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,893 (±164)	12,851 (±381)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$17,358 (±$6,001)	$33,794 (±$4,377)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,880 (±$10,275)	$69,853 (±$2,638)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Morton Township, the renter share is lower than in Mecosta County (23.1%).

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

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

In Mecosta County, Morton Township ranks 8 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 627 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Morton 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	8.7% (±4.3 points)	13.6% (±4.8 points)	+4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$702 (±$52)	$921 (±$167)	+31.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,631 (±$5,033)	$72,877 (±$7,736)	+33.4%	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 Morton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Morton Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Morton Township	—	13.6% (±4.8 points)	—
Austin Township (Mecosta County)	5.5 mi	8.4% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wheatland Township (Mecosta County)	5.9 mi	24.6% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Martiny Township	6.3 mi	6.1% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Hinton Township	6.6 mi	8.7% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Colfax Township (Mecosta County)	8.2 mi	7.4% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Millbrook Township	8.2 mi	14.0% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township (Mecosta County)	8.6 mi	17.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sheridan Township (Mecosta County)	9.3 mi	12.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Martiny Township, MI (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wheatland Township (Mecosta County), MI (24.6%).

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

Households that rent across Mecosta County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Big Rapids Charter Township	30.7% (±5.9 points)
3	Wheatland Township (Mecosta County)	24.6% (±8.4 points)
4	Mecosta Township	18.7% (±5.0 points)
5	Deerfield Township (Mecosta County)	17.1% (±9.1 points)
6	Fork Township	14.8% (±4.4 points)
7	Millbrook Township	14.0% (±6.3 points)
8	Morton Township	13.6% (±4.8 points)
9	Sheridan Township (Mecosta County)	12.5% (±5.3 points)
10	Green Charter Township	11.9% (±6.5 points)
11	Chippewa Township (Mecosta County)	10.9% (±5.4 points)
12 (tie)	Grant Township (Mecosta County)	8.7% (±5.6 points)
12 (tie)	Hinton Township	8.7% (±4.3 points)
14	Austin Township (Mecosta County)	8.4% (±4.3 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Mecosta County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Morton Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Canadian Lakes, Mecosta.

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 Morton Township

How many renters are there in Morton Township?

Morton Township has an estimated 299 (±106) renting households, 13.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Morton Township?

In Morton Township, the share of households that rent went from 8.7% in 2015–2019 to 13.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Morton Township?

A renting household in Morton Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Morton Township?

The median renting household in Morton Township, MI has an income of $17,358 (±$6,001) a year, against $80,880 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 Morton township, Mecosta County, Michigan (county subdivision:55600, in state:26 county:107).

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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