What percentage of people rent in Walker, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Walker, MI, 2020–2024
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34.8% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Walker, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,682 renting households against 6,913 that own their home.

In Walker, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 34.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.8% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 3,682 (±391)
Median renter income: $53,929 (±$8,484)

Who rents and who owns in Walker

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Walker	Kent County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.8% (±3.2 points)	29.7% (±0.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,682 (±391)	76,166 (±1,766)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,913 (±377)	180,482 (±1,769)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,929 (±$8,484)	$50,123 (±$1,340)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,992 (±$9,167)	$101,126 (±$1,625)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Walker, the renter share is higher than in Kent County (29.7%).

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

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

In Kent County, Walker ranks 5 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 139 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Walker 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	38.7% (±2.3 points)	34.8% (±3.2 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$850 (±$25)	$1,202 (±$40)	+41.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$65,170 (±$3,033)	$76,360 (±$4,683)	+17.2%	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 Walker

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Walker
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Walker	—	34.8% (±3.2 points)	—
Tallmadge Charter Township	4.3 mi	18.5% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Comstock Park	5.2 mi	51.3% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Grand Rapids	5.7 mi	46.0% (±1.3 points)	Higher
Alpine Township	5.8 mi	39.9% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Grandville	6.6 mi	32.9% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wright Township (Ottawa County)	7.4 mi	10.5% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Jenison	7.5 mi	12.1% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Georgetown Charter Township	7.7 mi	17.4% (±2.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tallmadge Charter Township, MI (18.5%), Wright Township (Ottawa County), MI (10.5%), Jenison, MI (12.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Comstock Park, MI (51.3%), Grand Rapids, MI (46.0%).

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

Households that rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Grand Rapids	46.0% (±1.3 points)
2	Cedar Springs	41.6% (±11.5 points)
3	Alpine Township	39.9% (±4.8 points)
4	Kentwood	38.7% (±2.8 points)
5	Walker	34.8% (±3.2 points)
6 (tie)	Grandville	32.9% (±3.9 points)
6 (tie)	Wyoming	32.9% (±2.1 points)
8	Lowell	30.0% (±8.3 points)
9	Gaines Charter Township	27.9% (±2.8 points)
10	Rockford	22.8% (±6.9 points)
11	Tyrone Township (Kent County)	16.2% (±9.8 points)

Showing 11 of 30 places in Kent 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 Walker

How many renters are there in Walker?

Walker has an estimated 3,682 (±391) renting households, 34.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Walker?

In Walker, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 34.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Walker?

A renting household in Walker has 1.8 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Walker?

The median renting household in Walker, MI has an income of $53,929 (±$8,484) a year, against $90,992 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 Walker city, Michigan (place:82960, 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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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.