What percentage of people rent in Sand Lake, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Sand Lake, MI, 2020–2024
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48.7% (±19.0 points) of the occupied homes in Sand Lake, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 113 renting households against 119 that own their home.

In Sand Lake, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 48.7% in 2020–2024 (+17.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.7% (±19.0 points)
Renting households: 113 (±76)
Median renter income: $21,099 (±$757)

Who rents and who owns in Sand Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sand Lake	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.7% (±19.0 points)	29.7% (±0.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	113 (±76)	76,166 (±1,766)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	119 (±37)	180,482 (±1,769)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,099 (±$757)	$50,123 (±$1,340)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,250 (±$15,247)	$101,126 (±$1,625)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Sand Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Kent County (29.7%).

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

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

In Kent County, Sand Lake ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 8 of 253.

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

How renting in Sand Lake 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	30.8% (±7.8 points)	48.7% (±19.0 points)	+17.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$463 (±$52)	$561 (±$269)	+21.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,554 (±$6,216)	$34,286 (±$31,099)	−13.3%	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 Sand Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sand Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sand Lake	—	48.7% (±19.0 points)	—
Pierson	2.5 mi	22.2% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pierson Township	4.7 mi	9.7% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Cedar Springs	5.0 mi	41.6% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Solon Township (Kent County)	5.4 mi	1.7% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Ensley Township	6.2 mi	4.1% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Maple Valley Township (Montcalm County)	7.6 mi	6.2% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Howard City	7.8 mi	22.5% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Spencer Township	8.3 mi	10.5% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pierson Township, MI (9.7%), Solon Township (Kent County), MI (1.7%), Ensley Township, MI (4.1%).

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

Households that rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sand Lake	48.7% (±19.0 points)
2	Caledonia	26.3% (±6.5 points)
3	Casnovia	24.4% (±11.9 points)
4	Sparta	23.5% (±6.1 points)
5	Kent City	14.3% (±6.9 points)

Sand Lake lies inside Nelson 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 Sand Lake

How many renters are there in Sand Lake?

Sand Lake has an estimated 113 (±76) renting households, 48.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sand Lake?

In Sand Lake, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 48.7% in 2020–2024 (+17.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sand Lake?

A renting household in Sand Lake has 1.5 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sand Lake?

The median renting household in Sand Lake, MI has an income of $21,099 (±$757) a year, against $76,250 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 Sand Lake village, Michigan (place:71360, 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.