What percentage of people rent in Spring Lake Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Spring Lake Township, MI, 2020–2024
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18.8% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Spring Lake Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,254 renting households against 5,427 that own their home.

In Spring Lake Township, the share of households that rent went from 26.0% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.8% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 1,254 (±208)
Median renter income: $55,776 (±$12,413)

Who rents and who owns in Spring Lake Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spring Lake Township	Ottawa County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.8% (±2.8 points)	20.7% (±0.9 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,254 (±208)	23,074 (±1,030)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,427 (±233)	88,248 (±1,102)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,776 (±$12,413)	$51,256 (±$2,924)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,063 (±$15,851)	$102,817 (±$2,319)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Spring Lake Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Ottawa County (20.7%).

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

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

In Ottawa County, Spring Lake Township ranks 7 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 415 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Spring Lake 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	26.0% (±3.1 points)	18.8% (±2.8 points)	−7.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$852 (±$28)	$1,287 (±$76)	+51.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$67,598 (±$5,857)	$97,451 (±$7,175)	+44.2%	Up 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 Spring Lake Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spring Lake Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spring Lake Township	—	18.8% (±2.8 points)	—
Grand Haven	1.2 mi	31.7% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Ferrysburg	1.6 mi	9.5% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Fruitport	4.6 mi	11.4% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Haven Charter Township	5.0 mi	16.3% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Crockery Township	6.1 mi	12.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fruitport Charter Township	6.5 mi	11.4% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Norton Shores	7.1 mi	15.8% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Robinson Township	8.0 mi	1.9% (±1.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ferrysburg, MI (9.5%), Fruitport Charter Township, MI (11.4%), Robinson Township, MI (1.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grand Haven, MI (31.7%).

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

Households that rent across Ottawa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Allendale Charter Township	36.5% (±3.8 points)
2	Zeeland	35.6% (±8.5 points)
3	Holland	32.2% (±4.0 points)
4	Grand Haven	31.7% (±6.1 points)
5	Coopersville	30.6% (±7.1 points)
6	Holland Charter Township	28.8% (±2.8 points)
7	Spring Lake Township	18.8% (±2.8 points)
8	Tallmadge Charter Township	18.5% (±5.3 points)
9	Georgetown Charter Township	17.4% (±2.0 points)
10	Chester Township (Ottawa County)	16.9% (±7.2 points)
11	Grand Haven Charter Township	16.3% (±2.8 points)
12 (tie)	Hudsonville	13.8% (±3.3 points)
12 (tie)	Jamestown Charter Township	13.8% (±4.2 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Ottawa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Spring Lake Township

How many renters are there in Spring Lake Township?

Spring Lake Township has an estimated 1,254 (±208) renting households, 18.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spring Lake Township?

In Spring Lake Township, the share of households that rent went from 26.0% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Spring Lake Township?

A renting household in Spring Lake Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spring Lake Township?

The median renting household in Spring Lake Township, MI has an income of $55,776 (±$12,413) a year, against $109,063 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 Spring Lake township, Ottawa County, Michigan (county subdivision:75840, in state:26 county:139).

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.