What percentage of people rent in Wilcox Township, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Wilcox Township, MI, 2020–2024
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18.5% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wilcox Township, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 79 renting households against 347 that own their home.

In Wilcox Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.5% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 79 (±39)
Median renter income: $15,313 (±$10,071)

Who rents and who owns in Wilcox Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wilcox Township	Newaygo County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.5% (±8.6 points)	13.5% (±1.3 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	79 (±39)	2,644 (±258)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	347 (±66)	17,007 (±364)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$15,313 (±$10,071)	$39,289 (±$3,465)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,917 (±$12,423)	$68,034 (±$2,564)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Wilcox Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Newaygo County (13.5%).

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

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

In Newaygo County, Wilcox Township ranks 6 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 424 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Wilcox 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	16.9% (±8.5 points)	18.5% (±8.6 points)	+1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$690 (±$280)	$954 (±$647)	+38.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,528 (±$14,522)	$45,000 (±$16,915)	−3.3%	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 Wilcox Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilcox Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wilcox Township	—	18.5% (±8.6 points)	—
White Cloud	3.8 mi	34.4% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Monroe Township	6.1 mi	13.2% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Goodwell Township	6.2 mi	8.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Everett Township	6.5 mi	10.4% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Newaygo County)	6.8 mi	12.4% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Norwich Township (Newaygo County)	7.3 mi	6.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Big Prairie Township	8.3 mi	8.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Merrill Township	8.8 mi	6.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Norwich Township (Newaygo County), MI (6.2%), Big Prairie Township, MI (8.2%), Merrill Township, MI (6.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: White Cloud, MI (34.4%).

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

Households that rent across Newaygo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Grant	44.5% (±10.2 points)
2	Newaygo	41.7% (±9.2 points)
3	White Cloud	34.4% (±9.2 points)
4	Fremont	29.5% (±7.1 points)
5	Troy Township	19.5% (±12.9 points)
6	Wilcox Township	18.5% (±8.6 points)
7	Monroe Township	13.2% (±8.6 points)
8	Grant Township (Newaygo County)	12.9% (±5.7 points)
9	Lincoln Township (Newaygo County)	12.4% (±7.9 points)
10	Beaver Township (Newaygo County)	11.7% (±8.7 points)
11	Denver Township (Newaygo County)	11.6% (±3.9 points)
12	Dayton Township (Newaygo County)	10.7% (±4.5 points)

Showing 12 of 28 places in Newaygo 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 Wilcox Township

How many renters are there in Wilcox Township?

Wilcox Township has an estimated 79 (±39) renting households, 18.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wilcox Township?

In Wilcox Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wilcox Township?

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

How much do renters earn in Wilcox Township?

The median renting household in Wilcox Township, MI has an income of $15,313 (±$10,071) a year, against $52,917 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 Wilcox township, Newaygo County, Michigan (county subdivision:87200, in state:26 county:123).

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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