What percentage of people rent in Tawas City, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Tawas City, MI, 2020–2024
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23.1% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Tawas City, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 156 renting households against 518 that own their home.

In Tawas City, the share of households that rent went from 25.5% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.1% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 156 (±38)
Median renter income: $30,577 (±$9,639)

Who rents and who owns in Tawas City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tawas City	Iosco County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.1% (±4.8 points)	17.9% (±2.1 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	156 (±38)	2,100 (±260)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	518 (±71)	9,613 (±348)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,577 (±$9,639)	$31,000 (±$4,916)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$51,607 (±$12,754)	$53,543 (±$2,950)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Tawas City, the renter share is not measurably different from Iosco County (17.9%).

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

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

In Iosco County, Tawas City ranks 3 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 316 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Tawas City 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	25.5% (±5.6 points)	23.1% (±4.8 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$707 (±$62)	$806 (±$105)	+14.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,226 (±$4,473)	$46,014 (±$3,668)	−6.5%	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 Tawas City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tawas City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tawas City	—	23.1% (±4.8 points)	—
East Tawas	2.5 mi	32.2% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Baldwin Township (Iosco County)	3.3 mi	13.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Tawas Township	3.8 mi	8.1% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Alabaster Township	5.9 mi	8.4% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Wilber Township	7.7 mi	3.2% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Sand Lake (community)	8.2 mi	9.2% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Grant Township (Iosco County)	9.6 mi	6.3% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Sherman Township (Iosco County)	9.9 mi	14.3% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Baldwin Township (Iosco County), MI (13.2%), Tawas Township, MI (8.1%), Alabaster Township, MI (8.4%).

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

Households that rent across Iosco County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Whittemore	35.9% (±10.7 points)
2	East Tawas	32.2% (±7.9 points)
3 (tie)	Tawas City	23.1% (±4.8 points)
3 (tie)	Oscoda Charter Township	23.1% (±4.2 points)
5	Sherman Township (Iosco County)	14.3% (±8.2 points)
6	Baldwin Township (Iosco County)	13.2% (±5.7 points)
7	Au Sable Charter Township	12.2% (±5.7 points)
8	Plainfield Township	12.1% (±4.5 points)
9	Burleigh Township	9.6% (±6.9 points)

Showing 9 of 14 places in Iosco 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 Tawas City

How many renters are there in Tawas City?

Tawas City has an estimated 156 (±38) renting households, 23.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tawas City?

In Tawas City, the share of households that rent went from 25.5% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tawas City?

A renting household in Tawas City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tawas City?

The median renting household in Tawas City, MI has an income of $30,577 (±$9,639) a year, against $51,607 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 Tawas City city, Michigan (place:78140, 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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