What percentage of people rent in Parchment, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Parchment, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.0% (±11.7 points) of the occupied homes in Parchment, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 381 renting households against 526 that own their home.

In Parchment, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.0% (±11.7 points)
Renting households: 381 (±145)
Median renter income: $52,736 (±$21,166)

Who rents and who owns in Parchment

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Parchment	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.0% (±11.7 points)	35.5% (±1.0 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	381 (±145)	38,004 (±1,158)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	526 (±110)	69,106 (±1,098)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,736 (±$21,166)	$42,263 (±$2,034)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,816 (±$5,313)	$97,916 (±$3,658)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Parchment, the renter share is not measurably different from Kalamazoo County (35.5%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Kalamazoo County, Parchment ranks 3 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 63 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Parchment 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	39.7% (±4.7 points)	42.0% (±11.7 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$754 (±$81)	$1,045 (±$93)	+38.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,000 (±$6,147)	$72,798 (±$21,380)	+45.6%	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 Parchment

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Parchment
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Parchment	—	42.0% (±11.7 points)	—
Eastwood	2.0 mi	39.8% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Comstock Northwest	2.5 mi	53.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kalamazoo Charter Township	2.9 mi	35.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Westwood	3.7 mi	41.3% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cooper Charter Township	3.7 mi	23.0% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Kalamazoo	3.8 mi	57.7% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Comstock Charter Township	5.6 mi	27.1% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Richland Township (Kalamazoo County)	5.7 mi	10.5% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cooper Charter Township, MI (23.0%), Comstock Charter Township, MI (27.1%), Richland Township (Kalamazoo County), MI (10.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kalamazoo, MI (57.7%).

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

Households that rent across Kalamazoo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kalamazoo	57.7% (±2.0 points)
2	Oshtemo Charter Township	50.1% (±4.1 points)
3	Parchment	42.0% (±11.7 points)
4	Kalamazoo Charter Township	35.9% (±4.0 points)
5	Galesburg	31.9% (±7.9 points)
6	Portage	30.9% (±2.6 points)
7	Comstock Charter Township	27.1% (±3.6 points)
8	Cooper Charter Township	23.0% (±4.8 points)
9	Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)	19.7% (±5.2 points)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Kalamazoo 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 Parchment

How many renters are there in Parchment?

Parchment has an estimated 381 (±145) renting households, 42.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Parchment?

In Parchment, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Parchment?

A renting household in Parchment has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Parchment?

The median renting household in Parchment, MI has an income of $52,736 (±$21,166) a year, against $103,816 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 Parchment city, Michigan (place:62340, in state:26).

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.