What percentage of people rent in White Pigeon, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in White Pigeon, MI, 2020–2024
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33.2% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in White Pigeon, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 243 renting households against 488 that own their home.

In White Pigeon, the share of households that rent went from 42.1% in 2015–2019 to 33.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.2% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 243 (±90)
Median renter income: $24,551 (±$11,842)

Who rents and who owns in White Pigeon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Pigeon	St. Joseph County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.2% (±9.2 points)	23.9% (±1.6 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	243 (±90)	5,640 (±407)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	488 (±92)	17,980 (±413)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,551 (±$11,842)	$40,990 (±$3,285)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,786 (±$24,877)	$76,437 (±$2,675)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In White Pigeon, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Joseph County (23.9%).

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

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

In St. Joseph County, White Pigeon ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 44 of 253.

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

How renting in White Pigeon 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	42.1% (±8.1 points)	33.2% (±9.2 points)	−8.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$709 (±$51)	$775 (±$286)	+9.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,603 (±$6,366)	$51,250 (±$17,335)	+17.5%	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 White Pigeon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Pigeon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
White Pigeon	—	33.2% (±9.2 points)	—
Constantine	3.0 mi	32.7% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mottville Township	3.2 mi	14.9% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Constantine Township	4.4 mi	25.9% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Florence Township	5.3 mi	25.7% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
York Township (Elkhart County)	5.9 mi	16.0% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Van Buren Township (LaGrange County)	6.0 mi	7.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Sturgis Township	9.0 mi	11.4% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Middlebury	9.1 mi	26.6% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mottville Township, MI (14.9%), York Township (Elkhart County), IN (16.0%), Van Buren Township (LaGrange County), IN (7.4%).

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

Households that rent across St. Joseph County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	White Pigeon	33.2% (±9.2 points)
2	Constantine	32.7% (±7.8 points)
3	Colon	28.6% (±9.7 points)
4	Centreville	23.6% (±7.1 points)
5	Burr Oak	23.1% (±12.0 points)
6	Mendon	14.6% (±5.9 points)

White Pigeon lies inside White Pigeon Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

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 Pigeon

How many renters are there in White Pigeon?

White Pigeon has an estimated 243 (±90) renting households, 33.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in White Pigeon?

In White Pigeon, the share of households that rent went from 42.1% in 2015–2019 to 33.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in White Pigeon?

A renting household in White Pigeon has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in White Pigeon?

The median renting household in White Pigeon, MI has an income of $24,551 (±$11,842) a year, against $71,786 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 Pigeon village, Michigan (place:86920, 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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