What percentage of people rent in Whitmore Lake, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Whitmore Lake, MI, 2020–2024
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29.5% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Whitmore Lake, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,017 renting households against 2,426 that own their home.

In Whitmore Lake, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.5% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 1,017 (±308)
Median renter income: $49,621 (±$12,763)

Who rents and who owns in Whitmore Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Whitmore Lake	Washtenaw County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.5% (±7.3 points)	38.4% (±0.8 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,017 (±308)	57,782 (±1,330)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,426 (±251)	92,768 (±1,301)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,621 (±$12,763)	$48,680 (±$2,201)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,007 (±$14,839)	$122,594 (±$3,157)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Whitmore Lake, the renter share is lower than in Washtenaw County (38.4%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 25 of 80.

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

How renting in Whitmore Lake 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	27.1% (±4.4 points)	29.5% (±7.3 points)	+2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$986 (±$84)	$1,329 (±$232)	+34.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,004 (±$11,205)	$86,779 (±$12,944)	+42.3%	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 Whitmore Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whitmore Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Whitmore Lake	—	29.5% (±7.3 points)	—
Green Oak Township	3.6 mi	8.5% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Webster Township	5.3 mi	4.8% (±3.7 points)	Lower
South Lyon	5.8 mi	18.8% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Hamburg Township	6.2 mi	7.1% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Barton Hills	7.1 mi	0.7% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Ann Arbor Charter Township	7.4 mi	34.3% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Salem Township (Washtenaw County)	7.7 mi	7.7% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Brighton	7.7 mi	33.4% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Green Oak Township, MI (8.5%), Webster Township, MI (4.8%), South Lyon, MI (18.8%).

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

Whitmore Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Northfield Township, whose figures include 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 Whitmore Lake

How many renters are there in Whitmore Lake?

Whitmore Lake has an estimated 1,017 (±308) renting households, 29.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Whitmore Lake?

In Whitmore Lake, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Whitmore Lake?

A renting household in Whitmore Lake has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Whitmore Lake?

The median renting household in Whitmore Lake, MI has an income of $49,621 (±$12,763) a year, against $113,007 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 Whitmore Lake CDP, Michigan (place:87060, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.