What percentage of people rent in Scottville, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Scottville, MI, 2020–2024
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40.3% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Scottville, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 223 renting households against 330 that own their home.

In Scottville, the share of households that rent went from 44.8% in 2015–2019 to 40.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.3% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 223 (±83)
Median renter income: $38,125 (±$23,452)

Who rents and who owns in Scottville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Scottville	Mason County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.3% (±10.4 points)	21.7% (±2.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	223 (±83)	2,776 (±329)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	330 (±63)	10,025 (±375)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,125 (±$23,452)	$34,580 (±$4,465)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,000 (±$27,717)	$76,363 (±$5,409)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Scottville, the renter share is higher than in Mason County (21.7%).

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

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

In Mason County, Scottville ranks 2 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 87 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Scottville 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	44.8% (±7.0 points)	40.3% (±10.4 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$664 (±$24)	$769 (±$23)	+15.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$42,083 (±$9,682)	$51,953 (±$11,469)	+23.5%	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 Scottville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scottville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Scottville	—	40.3% (±10.4 points)	—
Custer	3.0 mi	14.9% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Custer Township (Mason County)	3.2 mi	9.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Amber Township	3.3 mi	29.9% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Riverton Township	6.2 mi	21.9% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Eden Township (Mason County)	6.6 mi	4.1% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Victory Township	6.7 mi	13.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Sherman Township (Mason County)	7.0 mi	12.7% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Pere Marquette Charter Township	7.1 mi	12.0% (±8.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Custer, MI (14.9%), Custer Township (Mason County), MI (9.7%), Riverton Township, MI (21.9%).

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

Households that rent across Mason County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ludington	40.4% (±6.2 points)
2	Scottville	40.3% (±10.4 points)
3	Amber Township	29.9% (±6.1 points)
4	Riverton Township	21.9% (±11.4 points)
5	Sheridan Township (Mason County)	14.1% (±5.3 points)
6	Victory Township	13.4% (±5.6 points)
7	Sherman Township (Mason County)	12.7% (±6.4 points)
8	Pere Marquette Charter Township	12.0% (±8.1 points)

Showing 8 of 17 places in Mason 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 Scottville

How many renters are there in Scottville?

Scottville has an estimated 223 (±83) renting households, 40.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Scottville?

In Scottville, the share of households that rent went from 44.8% in 2015–2019 to 40.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Scottville?

A renting household in Scottville has 2.4 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Scottville?

The median renting household in Scottville, MI has an income of $38,125 (±$23,452) a year, against $60,000 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 Scottville city, Michigan (place:72080, 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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