What percentage of people rent in Paw Paw Lake, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Paw Paw Lake, MI, 2020–2024
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25.2% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Paw Paw Lake, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 415 renting households against 1,233 that own their home.

In Paw Paw Lake, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 25.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.2% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 415 (±148)

Who rents and who owns in Paw Paw Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Paw Paw Lake	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.2% (±8.9 points)	27.2% (±1.3 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	415 (±148)	17,388 (±867)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,233 (±228)	46,611 (±875)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$35,627 (±$2,181)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,563 (±$32,197)	$79,711 (±$1,813)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Paw Paw Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Berrien County (27.2%).

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

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

In Berrien County, Paw Paw Lake ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 31 of 80.

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

How renting in Paw Paw Lake 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	24.6% (±8.3 points)	25.2% (±8.9 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$736 (±$190)	$1,164 (±$117)	+58.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$52,943 (±$4,147)	$67,674 (±$23,227)	+27.8%	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 Paw Paw Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Paw Paw Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Paw Paw Lake	—	25.2% (±8.9 points)	—
Watervliet Township	1.6 mi	26.7% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Watervliet	1.9 mi	33.0% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Coloma	2.4 mi	26.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Covert Township	5.0 mi	41.7% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Hagar Township	5.1 mi	23.3% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hartford	5.6 mi	35.1% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hartford Township	5.7 mi	16.9% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bainbridge Township	7.3 mi	7.6% (±4.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bainbridge Township, MI (7.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Covert Township, MI (41.7%).

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

Households that rent across Berrien County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Benton Heights	51.8% (±11.2 points)
2	Fair Plain	30.2% (±6.3 points)
3	Paw Paw Lake	25.2% (±8.9 points)
4	Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert	5.4% (±3.4 points)

Paw Paw Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Coloma Charter Township, whose figures include it.

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 Paw Paw Lake

How many renters are there in Paw Paw Lake?

Paw Paw Lake has an estimated 415 (±148) renting households, 25.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Paw Paw Lake?

In Paw Paw Lake, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 25.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Paw Paw Lake?

A renting household in Paw Paw Lake has 2.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 Paw Paw Lake CDP, Michigan (place:63020, 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.