What percentage of people rent in Swartz Creek, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Swartz Creek, MI, 2020–2024
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30.1% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Swartz Creek, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 770 renting households against 1,788 that own their home.

In Swartz Creek, the share of households that rent went from 33.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.1% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 770 (±177)
Median renter income: $42,031 (±$18,894)

Who rents and who owns in Swartz Creek

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Swartz Creek	Genesee County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.1% (±6.0 points)	29.3% (±0.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	770 (±177)	48,971 (±1,245)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,788 (±177)	118,363 (±1,468)	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	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,031 (±$18,894)	$37,148 (±$1,164)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,333 (±$15,613)	$76,215 (±$1,577)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Swartz Creek, the renter share is not measurably different from Genesee County (29.3%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (26.8%).

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

In Genesee County, Swartz Creek ranks 11 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 217 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Swartz Creek 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	33.1% (±5.9 points)	30.1% (±6.0 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$789 (±$58)	$1,247 (±$290)	+58.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,702 (±$5,736)	$71,571 (±$14,631)	+35.8%	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 Swartz Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Swartz Creek
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Swartz Creek	—	30.1% (±6.0 points)	—
Flint Charter Township	3.8 mi	39.1% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Clayton Charter Township	3.9 mi	11.2% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Mundy Township	4.9 mi	11.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Gaines Township	5.2 mi	4.5% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Lennon	6.1 mi	11.4% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Flushing	6.9 mi	21.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Flint	7.5 mi	46.2% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Gaines	7.9 mi	10.8% (±8.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clayton Charter Township, MI (11.2%), Mundy Township, MI (11.6%), Gaines Township, MI (4.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Flint Charter Township, MI (39.1%), Flint, MI (46.2%).

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

Households that rent across Genesee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Montrose	41.8% (±9.2 points)
6	Grand Blanc	40.4% (±6.7 points)
7	Flint Charter Township	39.1% (±3.2 points)
8	Davison Township	38.1% (±3.7 points)
9	Fenton	36.9% (±3.8 points)
10	Mount Morris Township	33.2% (±3.7 points)
11	Swartz Creek	30.1% (±6.0 points)
12	Grand Blanc Charter Township	29.6% (±3.0 points)
13 (tie)	Burton	23.8% (±3.3 points)
13 (tie)	Genesee Charter Township	23.8% (±3.4 points)
15	Flushing	21.6% (±5.4 points)
16	Vienna Charter Township	18.0% (±3.9 points)
17	Thetford Township	16.4% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Genesee 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 Swartz Creek

How many renters are there in Swartz Creek?

Swartz Creek has an estimated 770 (±177) renting households, 30.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Swartz Creek?

In Swartz Creek, the share of households that rent went from 33.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Swartz Creek?

A renting household in Swartz Creek has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Swartz Creek?

The median renting household in Swartz Creek, MI has an income of $42,031 (±$18,894) a year, against $83,333 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 Swartz Creek city, Michigan (place:77700, 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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