What percentage of people rent in Watervliet, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Watervliet, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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33.0% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Watervliet, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 228 renting households against 462 that own their home.

In Watervliet, the share of households that rent went from 37.2% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.0% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 228 (±86)

Who rents and who owns in Watervliet

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Watervliet	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.0% (±9.4 points)	27.2% (±1.3 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	228 (±86)	17,388 (±867)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	462 (±86)	46,611 (±875)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±1.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$35,627 (±$2,181)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,750 (±$4,789)	$79,711 (±$1,813)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Watervliet, the renter share is not measurably different from Berrien County (27.2%).

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

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

In Berrien County, Watervliet ranks 7 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 165 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Watervliet 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	37.2% (±9.7 points)	33.0% (±9.4 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$702 (±$71)	$885 (±$237)	+26.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$37,614 (±$6,751)	$61,167 (±$12,710)	+62.6%	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 Watervliet

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Watervliet
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Watervliet	—	33.0% (±9.4 points)	—
Watervliet Township	1.0 mi	26.7% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Paw Paw Lake	1.9 mi	25.2% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Coloma	2.6 mi	26.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Coloma Charter Township	2.8 mi	23.6% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hartford Township	4.2 mi	16.9% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Hartford	4.9 mi	35.1% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bainbridge Township	5.7 mi	7.6% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Hagar Township	5.8 mi	23.3% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hartford Township, MI (16.9%), Bainbridge Township, MI (7.6%).

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

Households that rent across Berrien County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Benton Harbor	63.3% (±6.4 points)
2	Oronoko Charter Township	44.4% (±5.6 points)
3	Benton Charter Township	43.5% (±4.5 points)
4	Buchanan	42.5% (±10.2 points)
5	St. Joseph	42.0% (±5.9 points)
6	Niles	36.8% (±4.6 points)
7	Watervliet	33.0% (±9.4 points)
8	Bridgman	29.8% (±7.0 points)
9	Watervliet Township	26.7% (±10.1 points)
10	Coloma	26.1% (±9.5 points)
11	Coloma Charter Township	23.6% (±7.9 points)
12	Hagar Township	23.3% (±8.6 points)
13 (tie)	New Buffalo	22.8% (±7.5 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Berrien 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 Watervliet

How many renters are there in Watervliet?

Watervliet has an estimated 228 (±86) renting households, 33.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Watervliet?

In Watervliet, the share of households that rent went from 37.2% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Watervliet?

A renting household in Watervliet has 3.2 people on average, against 3.1 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 Watervliet city, Michigan (place:84500, 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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