What percentage of people rent in Portage Charter Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Portage Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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26.2% (±9.5 points) of the occupied homes in Portage Charter Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 343 renting households against 968 that own their home.

In Portage Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 26.1% in 2015–2019 to 26.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.2% (±9.5 points)
Renting households: 343 (±144)
Median renter income: $35,019 (±$3,057)

Who rents and who owns in Portage Charter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Portage Charter Township	Houghton County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.2% (±9.5 points)	28.2% (±1.8 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	343 (±144)	4,034 (±316)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	968 (±153)	10,271 (±267)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,019 (±$3,057)	$32,103 (±$3,944)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,361 (±$4,927)	$77,761 (±$3,131)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Portage Charter Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Houghton County (28.2%).

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

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

In Houghton County, Portage Charter Township ranks 4 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 272 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Portage Charter 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	26.1% (±6.2 points)	26.2% (±9.5 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$973 (±$91)	$778 (±$481)	−20.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,500 (±$9,084)	$66,652 (±$14,101)	+6.6%	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 Portage Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Portage Charter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Portage Charter Township	—	26.2% (±9.5 points)	—
Chassell Township	4.8 mi	15.8% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Adams Township (Houghton County)	6.5 mi	16.3% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
South Range	7.0 mi	27.7% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Houghton	10 mi	63.1% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Elm River Township	11 mi	4.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Hancock	12 mi	44.4% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Stanton Township	12 mi	5.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Dollar Bay	13 mi	10.6% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elm River Township, MI (4.5%), Stanton Township, MI (5.7%), Dollar Bay, MI (10.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Houghton, MI (63.1%), Hancock, MI (44.4%).

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

Households that rent across Houghton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Houghton	63.1% (±5.4 points)
2	Hancock	44.4% (±5.9 points)
3	Schoolcraft Township (Houghton County)	27.4% (±7.0 points)
4	Portage Charter Township	26.2% (±9.5 points)
5	Quincy Township (Houghton County)	22.4% (±13.9 points)
6	Calumet Charter Township	22.1% (±4.1 points)
7	Franklin Township (Houghton County)	19.2% (±5.1 points)
8	Adams Township (Houghton County)	16.3% (±7.8 points)
9	Chassell Township	15.8% (±8.3 points)
10	Osceola Township (Houghton County)	8.6% (±4.0 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in Houghton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Portage Charter Township

How many renters are there in Portage Charter Township?

Portage Charter Township has an estimated 343 (±144) renting households, 26.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Portage Charter Township?

In Portage Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 26.1% in 2015–2019 to 26.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Portage Charter Township?

A renting household in Portage Charter Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Portage Charter Township?

The median renting household in Portage Charter Township, MI has an income of $35,019 (±$3,057) a year, against $83,361 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 Portage charter township, Houghton County, Michigan (county subdivision:65540, in state:26 county:061).

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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