What percentage of people rent in Sumner Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Sumner Township, MI, 2020–2024
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13.3% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Sumner Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 104 renting households against 679 that own their home.

In Sumner Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.3% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 104 (±49)

Who rents and who owns in Sumner Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sumner Township	Gratiot County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.3% (±5.7 points)	21.1% (±1.8 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	104 (±49)	3,124 (±257)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	679 (±98)	11,651 (±344)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,250 (±$4,848)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$58,125 (±$9,897)	$72,829 (±$3,831)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Sumner Township, the renter share is lower than in Gratiot County (21.1%).

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

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

In Gratiot County, Sumner Township ranks 10 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 645 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Sumner 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	17.6% (±6.0 points)	13.3% (±5.7 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$741 (±$50)	$826 (±$148)	+11.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,679 (±$3,274)	$57,245 (±$5,263)	+2.8%	Down 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 Sumner Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sumner Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sumner Township	—	13.3% (±5.7 points)	—
Arcada Township	5.5 mi	5.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Ferris Township	5.5 mi	18.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Seville Township	5.8 mi	5.3% (±3.3 points)	Lower
New Haven Township (Gratiot County)	6.0 mi	14.6% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Alma	7.3 mi	34.1% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Richland Township (Montcalm County)	7.8 mi	7.2% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Crystal Township (Montcalm County)	7.9 mi	9.1% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pine River Township	8.7 mi	1.5% (±1.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Arcada Township, MI (5.0%), Seville Township, MI (5.3%), Pine River Township, MI (1.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Alma, MI (34.1%).

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

Households that rent across Gratiot County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Ithaca	27.7% (±7.1 points)
5	Wheeler Township	24.3% (±5.0 points)
6	Fulton Township	20.5% (±6.4 points)
7	New Haven Township (Gratiot County)	14.6% (±5.3 points)
8 (tie)	Lafayette Township	14.3% (±6.9 points)
8 (tie)	North Shade Township	14.3% (±12.1 points)
10	Sumner Township	13.3% (±5.7 points)
11	Newark Township	13.2% (±5.8 points)
12	Emerson Township	11.6% (±5.1 points)
13	Washington Township (Gratiot County)	9.7% (±5.3 points)
14	Hamilton Township (Gratiot County)	9.4% (±4.5 points)
15	North Star Township	8.2% (±3.8 points)
16	Bethany Township	7.7% (±4.2 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Gratiot 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 Sumner Township

How many renters are there in Sumner Township?

Sumner Township has an estimated 104 (±49) renting households, 13.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sumner Township?

In Sumner Township, the share of households that rent went from 17.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sumner Township?

A renting household in Sumner Township has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Sumner township, Gratiot County, Michigan (county subdivision:77300, in state:26 county:057).

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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