Who owns and who rents in Detroit?

The share of households that own versus rent in Detroit, MI, how that split has changed since 2015 and how it compares with the county, state and nation.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

Detroit's housing is split like this.

Homeowner households: 50% — U.S.: 65%

Occupied households

• Own: 125927
• Rent: 127280

Homeownership rate

• Detroit: 49.7
• Wayne County: 64.5
• MI: 72.9
• U.S.: 65

What it means

50% of households here own their home — 15 percentage points lower than the national rate of 65%.

That split has barely moved since 2015.