What percentage of people rent in Wheeler Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Wheeler Township, MI, 2020–2024
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24.3% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Wheeler Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 238 renting households against 740 that own their home.

In Wheeler Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.3% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 238 (±53)
Median renter income: $35,250 (±$10,331)

Who rents and who owns in Wheeler Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wheeler Township	Gratiot County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.3% (±5.0 points)	21.1% (±1.8 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	238 (±53)	3,124 (±257)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	740 (±85)	11,651 (±344)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,250 (±$10,331)	$36,250 (±$4,848)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,203 (±$15,901)	$72,829 (±$3,831)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Wheeler Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Gratiot County (21.1%).

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

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

In Gratiot County, Wheeler Township ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 297 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Wheeler 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	19.7% (±4.7 points)	24.3% (±5.0 points)	+4.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$630 (±$46)	$694 (±$174)	+10.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,776 (±$7,384)	$61,149 (±$4,751)	+30.7%	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 Wheeler Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wheeler Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wheeler Township	—	24.3% (±5.0 points)	—
Merrill	4.4 mi	21.5% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Jonesfield Township	5.1 mi	12.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Porter Township (Midland County)	5.6 mi	6.6% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Bethany Township	6.2 mi	7.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Lafayette Township	6.6 mi	14.3% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Lakefield Township (Saginaw County)	7.4 mi	7.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Mount Haley Township	8.2 mi	9.9% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Emerson Township	8.3 mi	11.6% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jonesfield Township, MI (12.0%), Porter Township (Midland County), MI (6.6%), Bethany Township, MI (7.7%).

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

Households that rent across Gratiot County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Alma	34.1% (±6.3 points)
2	St. Louis	32.7% (±7.8 points)
3	Elba Township (Gratiot County)	29.4% (±7.2 points)
4	Ithaca	27.7% (±7.1 points)
5	Wheeler Township	24.3% (±5.0 points)
6	Fulton Township	20.5% (±6.4 points)
7	New Haven Township (Gratiot County)	14.6% (±5.3 points)
8 (tie)	Lafayette Township	14.3% (±6.9 points)
8 (tie)	North Shade Township	14.3% (±12.1 points)
10	Sumner Township	13.3% (±5.7 points)
11	Newark Township	13.2% (±5.8 points)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Gratiot County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Wheeler Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Breckenridge.

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 Wheeler Township

How many renters are there in Wheeler Township?

Wheeler Township has an estimated 238 (±53) renting households, 24.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wheeler Township?

In Wheeler Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wheeler Township?

A renting household in Wheeler Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wheeler Township?

The median renting household in Wheeler Township, MI has an income of $35,250 (±$10,331) a year, against $75,203 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 Wheeler township, Gratiot County, Michigan (county subdivision:86620, in state:26 county:057).

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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