What percentage of people rent in Pleasant Plains Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Pleasant Plains Township, MI, 2020–2024
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25.1% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Pleasant Plains Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 182 renting households against 542 that own their home.

In Pleasant Plains Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.0% in 2015–2019 to 25.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.1% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 182 (±56)
Median renter income: $20,833 (±$4,279)

Who rents and who owns in Pleasant Plains Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant Plains Township	Lake County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.1% (±7.7 points)	18.0% (±2.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	182 (±56)	935 (±142)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	542 (±121)	4,255 (±202)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$20,833 (±$4,279)	$30,114 (±$11,641)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$36,429 (±$19,277)	$54,121 (±$3,691)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Pleasant Plains Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Lake County (18.0%).

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

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

In Lake County, Pleasant Plains Township ranks 3 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 285 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Pleasant Plains 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	23.0% (±6.0 points)	25.1% (±7.7 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$628 (±$151)	$886 (±$84)	+41.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$28,301 (±$4,108)	$33,269 (±$8,402)	+17.6%	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 Pleasant Plains Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Plains Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pleasant Plains Township	—	25.1% (±7.7 points)	—
Yates Township	5.7 mi	21.3% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Township (Lake County)	5.9 mi	2.0% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Lilley Township	6.0 mi	6.7% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Webber Township	6.7 mi	35.0% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Troy Township	8.1 mi	19.5% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sweetwater Township	8.2 mi	4.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Cherry Valley Township	8.4 mi	5.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Home Township (Newaygo County)	9.1 mi	1.6% (±3.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Township (Lake County), MI (2.0%), Lilley Township, MI (6.7%), Sweetwater Township, MI (4.3%).

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

Households that rent across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Webber Township	35.0% (±9.9 points)
2	Newkirk Township	32.0% (±14.1 points)
3	Pleasant Plains Township	25.1% (±7.7 points)
4	Yates Township	21.3% (±8.3 points)
5	Ellsworth Township	15.6% (±10.5 points)
6	Chase Township	14.0% (±7.5 points)
7	Dover Township (Lake County)	9.1% (±4.6 points)
8	Eden Township (Lake County)	9.0% (±6.0 points)
9	Sauble Township	8.7% (±6.3 points)

Showing 9 of 15 places in Lake County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Pleasant Plains Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Baldwin.

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 Pleasant Plains Township

How many renters are there in Pleasant Plains Township?

Pleasant Plains Township has an estimated 182 (±56) renting households, 25.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pleasant Plains Township?

In Pleasant Plains Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.0% in 2015–2019 to 25.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pleasant Plains Township?

A renting household in Pleasant Plains Township has 2.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pleasant Plains Township?

The median renting household in Pleasant Plains Township, MI has an income of $20,833 (±$4,279) a year, against $36,429 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 Pleasant Plains township, Lake County, Michigan (county subdivision:64880, in state:26 county:085).

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.