What percentage of people rent in Oscoda Charter Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Oscoda Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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23.1% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Oscoda Charter Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 798 renting households against 2,659 that own their home.

In Oscoda Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.1% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 798 (±165)
Median renter income: $38,259 (±$5,950)

Who rents and who owns in Oscoda Charter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oscoda Charter Township	Iosco County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.1% (±4.2 points)	17.9% (±2.1 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	798 (±165)	2,100 (±260)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,659 (±206)	9,613 (±348)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,259 (±$5,950)	$31,000 (±$4,916)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$46,116 (±$9,257)	$53,543 (±$2,950)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Oscoda Charter Township, the renter share is higher than in Iosco County (17.9%).

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

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

In Iosco County, Oscoda Charter Township ranks 4 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 317 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Oscoda Charter 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	28.4% (±4.4 points)	23.1% (±4.2 points)	−5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$653 (±$47)	$697 (±$142)	+6.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,816 (±$4,057)	$43,125 (±$9,227)	+0.7%	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 Oscoda Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oscoda Charter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oscoda Charter Township	—	23.1% (±4.2 points)	—
Wilber Township	6.0 mi	3.2% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Mikado Township	6.7 mi	7.2% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Au Sable Charter Township	9.5 mi	12.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Greenbush Township (Alcona County)	10 mi	9.5% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Au Sable	10 mi	8.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Sand Lake (community)	11 mi	9.2% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Baldwin Township (Iosco County)	11 mi	13.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Plainfield Township	12 mi	12.1% (±4.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wilber Township, MI (3.2%), Mikado Township, MI (7.2%), Au Sable Charter Township, MI (12.2%).

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

Households that rent across Iosco County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Whittemore	35.9% (±10.7 points)
2	East Tawas	32.2% (±7.9 points)
3 (tie)	Tawas City	23.1% (±4.8 points)
3 (tie)	Oscoda Charter Township	23.1% (±4.2 points)
5	Sherman Township (Iosco County)	14.3% (±8.2 points)
6	Baldwin Township (Iosco County)	13.2% (±5.7 points)
7	Au Sable Charter Township	12.2% (±5.7 points)
8	Plainfield Township	12.1% (±4.5 points)
9	Burleigh Township	9.6% (±6.9 points)
10	Alabaster Township	8.4% (±5.4 points)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Iosco 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 Oscoda Charter Township

How many renters are there in Oscoda Charter Township?

Oscoda Charter Township has an estimated 798 (±165) renting households, 23.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oscoda Charter Township?

In Oscoda Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 28.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oscoda Charter Township?

A renting household in Oscoda Charter Township has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oscoda Charter Township?

The median renting household in Oscoda Charter Township, MI has an income of $38,259 (±$5,950) a year, against $46,116 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 Oscoda charter township, Iosco County, Michigan (county subdivision:61340, in state:26 county:069).

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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