How many renters in Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County), IN pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County), IN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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35.4% (±14.8 points) of renting households in Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County), IN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 35.4% (±14.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.0% (±13.5 points)
Median share of income: 24.9% (±3.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)	Hancock County	Indiana	United States
Less than 15%	17.1% (±10.1 points)	14.3%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.6% (±6.6 points)	17.6%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	23.9% (±11.8 points)	14.7%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.0% (±8.3 points)	13.0%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.4% (±6.0 points)	11.4%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	30.0% (±13.5 points)	29.0%	38.9%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County) against Hancock County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)	Hancock County	Indiana	United States
Paying 30% or more	35.4% (±14.8 points)	40.4% (±6.2 points)	48.1% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.0% (±13.5 points)	29.0% (±5.1 points)	38.9% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.9% (±3.8 points)	26.3% (±2.0 points)	29.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,750 (±$13,857)	$59,430 (±$10,442)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,011 (±$104)	$1,203 (±$67)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413

In Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Hancock County (40.4%).

It is not measurably different from Indiana (48.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Hancock County, Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County) ranks 8 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 890 of 1,492.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)	—	35.4% (±14.8 points)	—
New Palestine	0.7 mi	34.8% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Lake	3.3 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cumberland	4.2 mi	56.1% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Moral Township	5.4 mi	23.5% (±39.3 points)	Not measurably different
Buck Creek Township	5.9 mi	16.1% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Brandywine Township (Hancock County)	6.4 mi	100.0% (±71.3 points)	Not measurably different
Warren Township (Marion County)	7.0 mi	59.3% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Greenfield	7.5 mi	49.2% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Warren Township (Marion County), IN (59.3%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Hancock County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Brandywine Township (Hancock County)	100.0% (±71.3 points)
1 (tie)	Green Township (Hancock County)	100.0% (±116.3 points)
1 (tie)	Jackson Township (Hancock County)	100.0% (±135.8 points)
5	Center Township (Hancock County)	50.1% (±8.2 points)
6	Greenfield	49.2% (±8.5 points)
7	McCordsville	36.5% (±23.9 points)
8	Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)	35.4% (±14.8 points)
9	New Palestine	34.8% (±24.1 points)
10	Shirley	22.2% (±15.2 points)
11	Vernon Township (Hancock County)	21.3% (±13.1 points)
12	Buck Creek Township	16.1% (±13.3 points)
13	Fortville	6.1% (±10.5 points)
14 (tie)	Wilkinson	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Hancock County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County)

Are renters in Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County) rent-burdened?

35.4% of renting households in Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sugar Creek Township (Hancock County), IN spends 24.9% (±3.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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