What percentage of people rent in White Lake Charter Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in White Lake Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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12.5% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in White Lake Charter Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,512 renting households against 10,582 that own their home.

In White Lake Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.5% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 1,512 (±385)
Median renter income: $32,717 (±$19,822)

Who rents and who owns in White Lake Charter Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Lake Charter Township	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.5% (±3.0 points)	27.3% (±0.4 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,512 (±385)	144,960 (±2,325)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,582 (±412)	385,500 (±2,513)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,717 (±$19,822)	$59,047 (±$1,564)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,500 (±$5,293)	$118,600 (±$1,461)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In White Lake Charter Township, the renter share is lower than in Oakland County (27.3%).

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

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

In Oakland County, White Lake Charter Township ranks 33 of 50 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 708 of 1,520.

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

How renting in White Lake Charter 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	11.0% (±1.7 points)	12.5% (±3.0 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,126 (±$65)	$1,516 (±$184)	+34.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$85,384 (±$4,986)	$94,985 (±$4,032)	+11.2%	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 White Lake Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Lake Charter Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
White Lake Charter Township	—	12.5% (±3.0 points)	—
Commerce Charter Township	5.6 mi	11.8% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Highland Charter Township	5.8 mi	10.1% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Waterford Charter Township	6.0 mi	24.2% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Springfield Charter Township	6.4 mi	17.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Milford	6.6 mi	22.9% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Village of Clarkston	6.9 mi	40.2% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Wolverine Lake	7.1 mi	23.6% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Milford Charter Township	8.0 mi	15.3% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Waterford Charter Township, MI (24.2%), Milford, MI (22.9%), Village of Clarkston, MI (40.2%).

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

Households that rent across Oakland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
27	Orion Charter Township	17.5% (±2.1 points)
28	Springfield Charter Township	17.0% (±5.5 points)
29	West Bloomfield Charter Township	16.4% (±1.8 points)
30	Milford Charter Township	15.3% (±3.0 points)
31	Bloomfield Hills	14.2% (±6.1 points)
32	Oxford Charter Township	13.4% (±2.8 points)
33	White Lake Charter Township	12.5% (±3.0 points)
34 (tie)	Berkley	12.1% (±2.4 points)
34 (tie)	Bloomfield Charter Township	12.1% (±2.0 points)
36	Commerce Charter Township	11.8% (±2.0 points)
37	Lyon Charter Township	11.4% (±2.3 points)
38	Groveland Township	10.6% (±4.7 points)
39	Highland Charter Township	10.1% (±3.2 points)

Showing 13 of 50 places in Oakland 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 White Lake Charter Township

How many renters are there in White Lake Charter Township?

White Lake Charter Township has an estimated 1,512 (±385) renting households, 12.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in White Lake Charter Township?

In White Lake Charter Township, the share of households that rent went from 11.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in White Lake Charter Township?

A renting household in White Lake Charter Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in White Lake Charter Township?

The median renting household in White Lake Charter Township, MI has an income of $32,717 (±$19,822) a year, against $100,500 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 White Lake charter township, Oakland County, Michigan (county subdivision:86860, in state:26 county:125).

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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