What percentage of people rent in Penn Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Penn Township, MI, 2020–2024
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13.2% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in Penn Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 109 renting households against 718 that own their home.

In Penn Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.2% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.2% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 109 (±44)
Median renter income: $69,886 (±$13,881)

Who rents and who owns in Penn Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Penn Township	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.2% (±5.3 points)	18.4% (±1.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	109 (±44)	3,893 (±422)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	718 (±143)	17,314 (±436)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.9 (±0.8)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$69,886 (±$13,881)	$35,629 (±$3,173)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,964 (±$19,103)	$79,399 (±$2,425)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Penn 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, Penn Township ranks 11 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 653 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Penn 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	20.4% (±6.2 points)	13.2% (±5.3 points)	−7.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$876 (±$104)	$1,190 (±$139)	+35.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,306 (±$17,645)	$83,897 (±$15,656)	+21.1%	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 Penn Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Penn Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Penn Township	—	13.2% (±5.3 points)	—
Cassopolis	4.3 mi	42.7% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Calvin Township	5.2 mi	14.7% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
LaGrange Township	5.9 mi	32.4% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Newberg Township	6.2 mi	14.9% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Volinia Township	6.7 mi	9.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Township (Cass County)	8.2 mi	14.0% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Marcellus Township	8.7 mi	13.9% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Marcellus	8.7 mi	22.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cassopolis, MI (42.7%), LaGrange Township, MI (32.4%).

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
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)
11	Penn Township	13.2% (±5.3 points)
12	Wayne Township	12.9% (±8.7 points)
13	Silver Creek Township	10.4% (±6.2 points)
14	Volinia Township	9.4% (±6.5 points)
15	Howard Township	8.7% (±4.7 points)
16	Milton Township (Cass County)	4.3% (±2.1 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Cass County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Penn Township

How many renters are there in Penn Township?

Penn Township has an estimated 109 (±44) renting households, 13.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Penn Township?

In Penn Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.2% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Penn Township?

A renting household in Penn Township has 3.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Penn Township?

The median renting household in Penn Township, MI has an income of $69,886 (±$13,881) a year, against $86,964 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 Penn township, Cass County, Michigan (county subdivision:63380, 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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