What percentage of people rent in Ontwa Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Ontwa Township, MI, 2020–2024
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16.9% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Ontwa Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 495 renting households against 2,429 that own their home.

In Ontwa Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.9% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 495 (±176)
Median renter income: $23,945 (±$6,976)

Who rents and who owns in Ontwa Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ontwa Township	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.9% (±5.5 points)	18.4% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	495 (±176)	3,893 (±422)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,429 (±182)	17,314 (±436)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	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	$23,945 (±$6,976)	$35,629 (±$3,173)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,188 (±$9,944)	$79,399 (±$2,425)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Ontwa Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Cass County (18.4%).

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

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

In Cass County, Ontwa Township ranks 4 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 476 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Ontwa 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	14.2% (±3.2 points)	16.9% (±5.5 points)	+2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$859 (±$125)	$984 (±$59)	+14.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,849 (±$7,875)	$61,241 (±$7,744)	−11.1%	Down 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 Ontwa Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ontwa Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ontwa Township	—	16.9% (±5.5 points)	—
Jefferson Township (Cass County)	4.1 mi	14.0% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Simonton Lake	5.0 mi	20.0% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cleveland Township (Elkhart County)	5.2 mi	25.5% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Harris Township	5.3 mi	23.2% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Granger	5.7 mi	4.7% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Mason Township (Cass County)	6.3 mi	25.2% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Milton Township (Cass County)	6.4 mi	4.3% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Osolo Township	7.1 mi	30.8% (±4.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Granger, IN (4.7%), Milton Township (Cass County), MI (4.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cleveland Township (Elkhart County), IN (25.5%), Harris Township, IN (23.2%), Osolo Township, IN (30.8%).

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

Households that rent across Cass County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dowagiac	41.9% (±7.7 points)
2	LaGrange Township	32.4% (±6.9 points)
3	Mason Township (Cass County)	25.2% (±7.0 points)
4	Ontwa Township	16.9% (±5.5 points)
5	Porter Township (Cass County)	16.5% (±6.4 points)
6	Newberg Township	14.9% (±5.5 points)
7	Calvin Township	14.7% (±7.3 points)
8 (tie)	Jefferson Township (Cass County)	14.0% (±7.2 points)
8 (tie)	Pokagon Township	14.0% (±6.8 points)
10	Marcellus Township	13.9% (±4.7 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in Cass County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Ontwa Township

How many renters are there in Ontwa Township?

Ontwa Township has an estimated 495 (±176) renting households, 16.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ontwa Township?

In Ontwa Township, the share of households that rent went from 14.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ontwa Township?

A renting household in Ontwa Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ontwa Township?

The median renting household in Ontwa Township, MI has an income of $23,945 (±$6,976) a year, against $76,188 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 Ontwa township, Cass County, Michigan (county subdivision:60900, in state:26 county:027).

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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