What percentage of people rent in Wawatam Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Wawatam Township, MI, 2020–2024
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27.4% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Wawatam Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 90 renting households against 238 that own their home.

In Wawatam Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.7% in 2015–2019 to 27.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.4% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 90 (±37)
Median renter income: $40,809 (±$951)

Who rents and who owns in Wawatam Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wawatam Township	Emmet County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.4% (±9.9 points)	23.0% (±1.7 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	90 (±37)	3,488 (±304)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	238 (±53)	11,702 (±338)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,809 (±$951)	$46,548 (±$8,782)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,063 (±$19,619)	$89,600 (±$6,140)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Wawatam Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Emmet County (23.0%).

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

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

In Emmet County, Wawatam Township ranks 4 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 252 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Wawatam 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	31.7% (±7.6 points)	27.4% (±9.9 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$718 (±$120)	$980 (±$771)	+36.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,979 (±$11,929)	$49,318 (±$11,410)	+33.4%	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 Wawatam Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wawatam Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wawatam Township	—	27.4% (±9.9 points)	—
Carp Lake Township (Emmet County)	3.4 mi	24.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mackinaw Township	4.2 mi	20.1% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bliss Township	7.1 mi	8.4% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Hebron Township	7.2 mi	12.3% (±9.6 points)	Lower
McKinley Township (Emmet County)	10 mi	26.9% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
St. Ignace	11 mi	35.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Munro Township	11 mi	7.9% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Mackinac Island	11 mi	51.1% (±14.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bliss Township, MI (8.4%), Hebron Township, MI (12.3%), Munro Township, MI (7.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mackinac Island, MI (51.1%).

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

Households that rent across Emmet County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Petoskey	38.9% (±6.1 points)
2	Bear Creek Township	36.0% (±5.9 points)
3	Harbor Springs	31.9% (±8.9 points)
4	Wawatam Township	27.4% (±9.9 points)
5	McKinley Township (Emmet County)	26.9% (±7.6 points)
6	Carp Lake Township (Emmet County)	24.6% (±10.5 points)
7	Littlefield Township	20.6% (±8.9 points)
8	Little Traverse Township	17.7% (±4.9 points)
9	West Traverse Township	10.5% (±3.7 points)
10	Resort Township	9.7% (±5.5 points)

Showing 10 of 18 places in Emmet County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Wawatam Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Mackinaw City.

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 Wawatam Township

How many renters are there in Wawatam Township?

Wawatam Township has an estimated 90 (±37) renting households, 27.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wawatam Township?

In Wawatam Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.7% in 2015–2019 to 27.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wawatam Township?

A renting household in Wawatam Township has 1.6 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wawatam Township?

The median renting household in Wawatam Township, MI has an income of $40,809 (±$951) a year, against $64,063 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 Wawatam township, Emmet County, Michigan (county subdivision:84840, in state:26 county:047).

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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