What percentage of people rent in Williamston, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Williamston, MI, 2020–2024
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33.6% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Williamston, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 602 renting households against 1,192 that own their home.

In Williamston, the share of households that rent went from 33.2% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.6% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 602 (±193)
Median renter income: $29,940 (±$4,722)

Who rents and who owns in Williamston

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Williamston	Ingham County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.6% (±8.9 points)	40.5% (±1.1 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	602 (±193)	47,469 (±1,388)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,192 (±159)	69,627 (±1,389)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,940 (±$4,722)	$38,673 (±$1,559)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,808 (±$24,813)	$91,076 (±$1,534)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Williamston, the renter share is not measurably different from Ingham County (40.5%).

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

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

In Ingham County, Williamston ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 156 of 1,520.

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

How renting in Williamston 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	33.2% (±8.5 points)	33.6% (±8.9 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$803 (±$98)	$900 (±$184)	+12.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,950 (±$9,648)	$71,379 (±$22,395)	+3.5%	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 Williamston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Williamston
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Williamston	—	33.6% (±8.9 points)	—
Wheatfield Township	3.7 mi	4.3% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Williamstown Township	4.0 mi	3.3% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Leroy Township (Ingham County)	4.8 mi	18.6% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Webberville	5.0 mi	22.7% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Locke Township	5.3 mi	7.9% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Okemos	6.9 mi	40.8% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Haslett	7.5 mi	40.6% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Meridian Charter Township	7.5 mi	41.2% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wheatfield Township, MI (4.3%), Williamstown Township, MI (3.3%), Leroy Township (Ingham County), MI (18.6%).

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

Households that rent across Ingham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	East Lansing	61.5% (±3.0 points)
2	Lansing Charter Township	51.8% (±5.0 points)
3	Lansing	46.2% (±2.0 points)
4	Meridian Charter Township	41.2% (±2.6 points)
5	Williamston	33.6% (±8.9 points)
6	Delhi Charter Township	32.3% (±3.2 points)
7	Mason	31.3% (±5.0 points)
8	Leslie	26.5% (±6.2 points)
9	Stockbridge Township	22.6% (±4.2 points)
10	Leroy Township (Ingham County)	18.6% (±9.9 points)
11	Onondaga Township	17.8% (±8.4 points)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Ingham 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 Williamston

How many renters are there in Williamston?

Williamston has an estimated 602 (±193) renting households, 33.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Williamston?

In Williamston, the share of households that rent went from 33.2% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Williamston?

A renting household in Williamston has 1.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Williamston?

The median renting household in Williamston, MI has an income of $29,940 (±$4,722) a year, against $89,808 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 Williamston city, Michigan (place:87420, 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.