What percentage of people rent in Newfield Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Newfield Township, MI, 2020–2024
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17.0% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Newfield Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 157 renting households against 765 that own their home.

In Newfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.0% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 157 (±56)
Median renter income: $35,750 (±$9,893)

Who rents and who owns in Newfield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Newfield Township	Oceana County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.0% (±5.5 points)	15.5% (±1.5 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	157 (±56)	1,620 (±160)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	765 (±73)	8,799 (±208)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.9)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,750 (±$9,893)	$36,368 (±$2,479)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,764 (±$7,599)	$69,813 (±$2,806)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Newfield Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Oceana County (15.5%).

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

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

In Oceana County, Newfield Township ranks 3 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 472 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Newfield 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	12.2% (±4.6 points)	17.0% (±5.5 points)	+4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$832 (±$150)	$920 (±$199)	+10.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,256 (±$5,037)	$62,391 (±$13,452)	+24.1%	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 Newfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Newfield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Newfield Township	—	17.0% (±5.5 points)	—
Ferry Township	5.5 mi	15.1% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Leavitt Township	6.0 mi	15.0% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Denver Township (Newaygo County)	6.3 mi	11.6% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Greenwood Township (Oceana County)	6.9 mi	13.6% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Walkerville	7.8 mi	7.2% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Elbridge Township	8.0 mi	4.3% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Otto Township	8.4 mi	4.6% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Dayton Township (Newaygo County)	8.5 mi	10.7% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elbridge Township, MI (4.3%), Otto Township, MI (4.6%).

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

Households that rent across Oceana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hart	40.4% (±8.5 points)
2	Shelby Township	22.5% (±4.6 points)
3	Newfield Township	17.0% (±5.5 points)
4 (tie)	Grant Township (Oceana County)	15.6% (±5.4 points)
4 (tie)	Hart Township	15.6% (±4.8 points)
6	Ferry Township	15.1% (±8.1 points)
7	Leavitt Township	15.0% (±7.0 points)
8	Greenwood Township (Oceana County)	13.6% (±6.9 points)
9	Weare Township	13.5% (±5.9 points)

Showing 9 of 17 places in Oceana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Newfield Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Hesperia.

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 Newfield Township

How many renters are there in Newfield Township?

Newfield Township has an estimated 157 (±56) renting households, 17.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Newfield Township?

In Newfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.0% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Newfield Township?

A renting household in Newfield Township has 2.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Newfield Township?

The median renting household in Newfield Township, MI has an income of $35,750 (±$9,893) a year, against $70,764 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 Newfield township, Oceana County, Michigan (county subdivision:57300, in state:26 county:127).

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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