What percentage of people rent in Ontonagon Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Ontonagon Township, MI, 2020–2024
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22.3% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Ontonagon Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 259 renting households against 900 that own their home.

In Ontonagon Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.3% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 259 (±60)
Median renter income: $45,091 (±$29,722)

Who rents and who owns in Ontonagon Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ontonagon Township	Ontonagon County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.3% (±4.9 points)	12.9% (±2.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	259 (±60)	407 (±79)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	900 (±92)	2,742 (±110)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.7 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,091 (±$29,722)	$34,750 (±$17,361)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,615 (±$8,325)	$57,816 (±$3,164)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Ontonagon Township, the renter share is higher than in Ontonagon County (12.9%).

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

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

In Ontonagon County, Ontonagon Township ranks 1 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 331 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Ontonagon 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	19.4% (±4.2 points)	22.3% (±4.9 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$496 (±$32)	$538 (±$73)	+8.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,621 (±$3,883)	$59,135 (±$4,491)	+49.3%	Up 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 Ontonagon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ontonagon Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ontonagon Township	—	22.3% (±4.9 points)	—
Greenland Township	10 mi	6.3% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Rockland Township	11 mi	1.5% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Bohemia Township	16 mi	0.0% (±46.8 points)	Not measurably different
Stannard Township	18 mi	5.9% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Matchwood Township	18 mi	16.7% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County)	20 mi	5.6% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Elm River Township	21 mi	4.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
McMillan Township (Ontonagon County)	24 mi	12.1% (±8.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greenland Township, MI (6.3%), Rockland Township, MI (1.5%), Stannard Township, MI (5.9%).

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

Households that rent across Ontonagon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ontonagon Township	22.3% (±4.9 points)
2	Matchwood Township	16.7% (±18.8 points)
3	Haight Township	14.0% (±7.5 points)
4	Interior Township	12.3% (±9.2 points)
5	McMillan Township (Ontonagon County)	12.1% (±8.1 points)
6	Greenland Township	6.3% (±5.0 points)
7	Stannard Township	5.9% (±3.1 points)

Showing 7 of 11 places in Ontonagon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Ontonagon Township

How many renters are there in Ontonagon Township?

Ontonagon Township has an estimated 259 (±60) renting households, 22.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ontonagon Township?

In Ontonagon Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ontonagon Township?

A renting household in Ontonagon Township has 1.6 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ontonagon Township?

The median renting household in Ontonagon Township, MI has an income of $45,091 (±$29,722) a year, against $64,615 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 Ontonagon township, Ontonagon County, Michigan (county subdivision:60880, in state:26 county:131).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.