What percentage of people rent in Oceola Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Oceola Township, MI, 2020–2024
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10.1% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in Oceola Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 526 renting households against 4,659 that own their home.

In Oceola Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.7% in 2015–2019 to 10.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.1% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 526 (±132)
Median renter income: $77,857 (±$8,848)

Who rents and who owns in Oceola Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oceola Township	Livingston County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.1% (±2.6 points)	13.1% (±0.8 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	526 (±132)	10,041 (±601)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,659 (±263)	66,404 (±672)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.8)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$77,857 (±$8,848)	$52,650 (±$5,187)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$123,093 (±$7,200)	$112,138 (±$2,147)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Oceola Township, the renter share is lower than in Livingston County (13.1%).

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

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

In Livingston County, Oceola Township ranks 9 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 865 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Oceola 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	11.7% (±3.2 points)	10.1% (±2.6 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,273 (±$139)	$1,673 (±$136)	+31.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$95,778 (±$7,566)	$118,870 (±$5,845)	+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 Oceola Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oceola Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oceola Township	—	10.1% (±2.6 points)	—
Howell	4.8 mi	46.1% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Howell Township	5.8 mi	10.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hartland Township	6.1 mi	8.8% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township (Livingston County)	6.6 mi	6.2% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Genoa Township	7.0 mi	16.9% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Cohoctah Township	8.0 mi	13.6% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tyrone Township (Livingston County)	8.5 mi	11.4% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Marion Township (Livingston County)	8.9 mi	6.1% (±2.2 points)	Lower

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Howell, MI (46.1%), Genoa Township, MI (16.9%).

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

Households that rent across Livingston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Genoa Township	16.9% (±2.5 points)
4	Handy Township	14.8% (±3.2 points)
5	Unadilla Township	14.3% (±7.7 points)
6	Cohoctah Township	13.6% (±17.3 points)
7	Putnam Township	12.5% (±3.1 points)
8	Tyrone Township (Livingston County)	11.4% (±3.2 points)
9	Oceola Township	10.1% (±2.6 points)
10	Howell Township	10.0% (±4.4 points)
11	Hartland Township	8.8% (±2.3 points)
12	Green Oak Township	8.5% (±3.2 points)
13	Hamburg Township	7.1% (±2.1 points)
14	Deerfield Township (Livingston County)	6.2% (±3.9 points)
15	Marion Township (Livingston County)	6.1% (±2.2 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Livingston 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 Oceola Township

How many renters are there in Oceola Township?

Oceola Township has an estimated 526 (±132) renting households, 10.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oceola Township?

In Oceola Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.7% in 2015–2019 to 10.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oceola Township?

A renting household in Oceola Township has 2.8 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oceola Township?

The median renting household in Oceola Township, MI has an income of $77,857 (±$8,848) a year, against $123,093 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 Oceola township, Livingston County, Michigan (county subdivision:60120, in state:26 county:093).

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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