What percentage of people rent in Negaunee, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Negaunee, MI, 2020–2024
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23.5% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in Negaunee, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 450 renting households against 1,467 that own their home.

In Negaunee, the share of households that rent went from 23.0% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.5% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 450 (±100)
Median renter income: $22,177 (±$6,790)

Who rents and who owns in Negaunee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Negaunee	Marquette County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.5% (±5.3 points)	30.4% (±1.5 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	450 (±100)	8,576 (±467)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,467 (±152)	19,679 (±427)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,177 (±$6,790)	$34,068 (±$2,258)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,732 (±$8,632)	$84,741 (±$2,462)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Negaunee, the renter share is lower than in Marquette County (30.4%).

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

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

In Marquette County, Negaunee ranks 5 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 310 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Negaunee 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	23.0% (±5.1 points)	23.5% (±5.3 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$639 (±$81)	$861 (±$122)	+34.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,399 (±$6,800)	$70,568 (±$13,925)	+34.7%	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 Negaunee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Negaunee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Negaunee	—	23.5% (±5.3 points)	—
Negaunee Township	4.3 mi	6.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Ishpeming	4.4 mi	30.2% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Ishpeming	6.0 mi	5.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Richmond Township (Marquette County)	6.7 mi	16.0% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Marquette Charter Township	8.2 mi	41.8% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Trowbridge Park	8.3 mi	48.1% (±12.3 points)	Higher
Sands Township	8.8 mi	4.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Marquette	10 mi	53.7% (±3.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Negaunee Township, MI (6.4%), West Ishpeming, MI (5.8%), Sands Township, MI (4.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Marquette Charter Township, MI (41.8%), Trowbridge Park, MI (48.1%), 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)
10	Republic Township	12.1% (±4.0 points)
11	Champion Township	10.0% (±11.1 points)

Showing 11 of 22 places in Marquette 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 Negaunee

How many renters are there in Negaunee?

Negaunee has an estimated 450 (±100) renting households, 23.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Negaunee?

In Negaunee, the share of households that rent went from 23.0% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Negaunee?

A renting household in Negaunee has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Negaunee?

The median renting household in Negaunee, MI has an income of $22,177 (±$6,790) a year, against $84,732 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 Negaunee city, Michigan (place:56860, 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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