What percentage of people rent in Port Austin, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Port Austin, MI, 2020–2024
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36.9% (±10.0 points) of the occupied homes in Port Austin, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 128 renting households against 219 that own their home.

In Port Austin, the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 36.9% in 2020–2024 (+18.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.9% (±10.0 points)
Renting households: 128 (±46)

Who rents and who owns in Port Austin

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Austin	Huron County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.9% (±10.0 points)	18.2% (±1.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	128 (±46)	2,573 (±217)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	219 (±34)	11,577 (±277)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$35,246 (±$6,238)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,875 (±$13,867)	$65,226 (±$2,489)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Port Austin, the renter share is higher than in Huron County (18.2%).

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

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

In Huron County, Port Austin ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 26 of 253.

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

How renting in Port Austin 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	18.3% (±7.1 points)	36.9% (±10.0 points)	+18.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$575 (±$78)	$809 (±$228)	+40.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,464 (±$9,129)	$60,288 (±$13,863)	+21.9%	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 Port Austin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Austin
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Port Austin	—	36.9% (±10.0 points)	—
Pointe Aux Barques Township	2.4 mi	0.0% (±95.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dwight Township	4.0 mi	17.8% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Hume Township	5.6 mi	9.0% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Kinde	7.0 mi	25.4% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Huron Township	9.5 mi	6.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Lake Township (Huron County)	9.6 mi	2.0% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Lincoln Township (Huron County)	9.9 mi	10.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Meade Township (Huron County)	11 mi	12.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dwight Township, MI (17.8%), Hume Township, MI (9.0%), Huron Township, MI (6.7%).

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

Households that rent across Huron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Pigeon	39.3% (±8.0 points)
2	Elkton	38.5% (±8.2 points)
3	Port Austin	36.9% (±10.0 points)
4	Kinde	25.4% (±9.7 points)
5	Sebewaing	25.1% (±6.4 points)
6	Ubly	23.0% (±6.2 points)
7	Owendale	16.5% (±13.2 points)
8	Port Hope	4.6% (±4.4 points)

Port Austin lies inside Port Austin Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like 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 Port Austin

How many renters are there in Port Austin?

Port Austin has an estimated 128 (±46) renting households, 36.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Port Austin?

In Port Austin, the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 36.9% in 2020–2024 (+18.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Port Austin?

A renting household in Port Austin has 2.0 people on average, against 1.8 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 Port Austin village, Michigan (place:65680, 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.