What percentage of people rent in Perry Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Perry Township, MI, 2020–2024
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10.5% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Perry Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 165 renting households against 1,407 that own their home.

In Perry Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 10.5% in 2020–2024 (−8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.5% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 165 (±70)
Median renter income: $31,995 (±$13,546)

Who rents and who owns in Perry Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Perry Township	Shiawassee County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.5% (±4.4 points)	19.9% (±1.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	165 (±70)	5,590 (±393)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,407 (±120)	22,536 (±496)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,995 (±$13,546)	$37,488 (±$2,828)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,475 (±$14,233)	$76,790 (±$3,325)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Perry Township, the renter share is lower than in Shiawassee County (19.9%).

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

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

In Shiawassee County, Perry Township ranks 14 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 837 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Perry 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	18.7% (±7.0 points)	10.5% (±4.4 points)	−8.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$865 (±$73)	$1,213 (±$182)	+40.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$79,398 (±$12,837)	$76,579 (±$6,837)	−3.6%	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 Perry Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Perry Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Perry Township	—	10.5% (±4.4 points)	—
Perry	2.7 mi	38.7% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Antrim Township	4.6 mi	9.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Locke Township	4.6 mi	7.9% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Conway Township	6.5 mi	0.7% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Woodhull Township	6.7 mi	12.1% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Williamstown Township	7.6 mi	3.3% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Bennington Township	7.8 mi	4.6% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bancroft	8.2 mi	29.0% (±16.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conway Township, MI (0.7%), Williamstown Township, MI (3.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Perry, MI (38.7%), Bancroft, MI (29.0%).

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

Households that rent across Shiawassee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Owosso Charter Township	13.3% (±5.2 points)
9	Fairfield Township (Shiawassee County)	13.2% (±8.0 points)
10	Rush Township	12.7% (±6.2 points)
11	Venice Township	12.6% (±6.4 points)
12	Woodhull Township	12.1% (±6.9 points)
13	Shiawassee Township	11.5% (±4.7 points)
14	Perry Township	10.5% (±4.4 points)
15	Middlebury Township	9.5% (±4.0 points)
16	Antrim Township	9.1% (±5.8 points)
17 (tie)	Burns Township	8.1% (±3.6 points)
17 (tie)	New Haven Township (Shiawassee County)	8.1% (±5.5 points)
19	Vernon Township (Shiawassee County)	7.1% (±3.1 points)
20	Sciota Township	4.9% (±2.4 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Shiawassee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Perry Township

How many renters are there in Perry Township?

Perry Township has an estimated 165 (±70) renting households, 10.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Perry Township?

In Perry Township, the share of households that rent went from 18.7% in 2015–2019 to 10.5% in 2020–2024 (−8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Perry Township?

A renting household in Perry Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Perry Township?

The median renting household in Perry Township, MI has an income of $31,995 (±$13,546) a year, against $79,475 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 Perry township, Shiawassee County, Michigan (county subdivision:63720, in state:26 county:155).

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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