What percentage of people rent in Speaker Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Speaker Township, MI, 2020–2024
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10.1% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Speaker Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 58 renting households against 516 that own their home.

In Speaker Township, the share of households that rent went from 9.3% in 2015–2019 to 10.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.1% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 58 (±30)
Median renter income: $53,333 (±$46,215)

Who rents and who owns in Speaker Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Speaker Township	Sanilac County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.1% (±4.9 points)	17.4% (±1.2 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	58 (±30)	3,051 (±237)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	516 (±70)	14,465 (±214)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.8)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,333 (±$46,215)	$36,277 (±$2,432)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,167 (±$6,836)	$64,718 (±$2,404)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Speaker Township, the renter share is lower than in Sanilac County (17.4%).

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

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

In Sanilac County, Speaker Township ranks 23 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 868 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Speaker 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	9.3% (±3.6 points)	10.1% (±4.9 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$772 (±$18)	$698 (±$184)	−9.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$51,250 (±$5,958)	$54,074 (±$6,970)	+5.5%	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 Speaker Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Speaker Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Speaker Township	—	10.1% (±4.9 points)	—
Peck	4.4 mi	17.8% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Yale	4.7 mi	30.1% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Brockway Township	5.7 mi	11.8% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fremont Township (Sanilac County)	6.0 mi	9.6% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Maple Valley Township (Sanilac County)	6.1 mi	6.8% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Township (Sanilac County)	6.1 mi	16.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Greenwood Township (St. Clair County)	8.1 mi	11.9% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lynn Township	8.5 mi	7.0% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Yale, MI (30.1%).

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

Households that rent across Sanilac County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	Minden Township	13.7% (±8.0 points)
18	Lamotte Township	13.3% (±5.1 points)
19	Greenleaf Township	13.0% (±7.7 points)
20	Buel Township	12.8% (±6.8 points)
21	Marlette Township	11.0% (±3.5 points)
22	Watertown Township (Sanilac County)	10.6% (±5.1 points)
23	Speaker Township	10.1% (±4.9 points)
24	Fremont Township (Sanilac County)	9.6% (±3.4 points)
25	Elmer Township (Sanilac County)	8.8% (±5.3 points)
26	Moore Township	7.7% (±4.2 points)
27	Maple Valley Township (Sanilac County)	6.8% (±3.9 points)
28	Austin Township (Sanilac County)	4.9% (±3.7 points)
29	Worth Township	4.7% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Sanilac County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Speaker Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Melvin.

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 Speaker Township

How many renters are there in Speaker Township?

Speaker Township has an estimated 58 (±30) renting households, 10.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Speaker Township?

In Speaker Township, the share of households that rent went from 9.3% in 2015–2019 to 10.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Speaker Township?

A renting household in Speaker Township has 2.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Speaker Township?

The median renting household in Speaker Township, MI has an income of $53,333 (±$46,215) a year, against $54,167 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 Speaker township, Sanilac County, Michigan (county subdivision:75500, in state:26 county:151).

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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