How many renters in Brandon Charter Township, MI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Brandon Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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53.3% (±26.0 points) of renting households in Brandon Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 53.3% (±26.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.9% (±25.7 points)
Median share of income: 41.0% (±37.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Brandon Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Brandon Charter Township	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	34.0% (±26.6 points)	15.2%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.0% (±5.1 points)	14.4%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	1.5% (±2.2 points)	13.5%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.1% (±9.3 points)	12.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.4% (±4.2 points)	8.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	50.9% (±25.7 points)	36.6%	41.4%	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.

Brandon Charter Township against Oakland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brandon Charter Township	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	53.3% (±26.0 points)	44.7% (±1.3 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.9% (±25.7 points)	36.6% (±1.1 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.0% (±37.1 points)	27.8% (±0.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$59,047 (±$1,564)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,048 (±$152)	$1,376 (±$14)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Brandon Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Oakland County (44.7%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (50.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Oakland County, Brandon Charter Township ranks 17 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 477 of 1,485.

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 Brandon Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brandon Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Brandon Charter Township	—	53.3% (±26.0 points)	—
Oxford Charter Township	5.3 mi	62.4% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hadley Township	5.8 mi	35.0% (±57.9 points)	Not measurably different
Groveland Township	5.8 mi	69.8% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Independence Charter Township	6.6 mi	31.9% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Oxford	7.4 mi	78.5% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Goodrich	7.7 mi	38.0% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Clarkston	7.8 mi	56.6% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Atlas Township	8.1 mi	32.0% (±29.2 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Oakland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
11	Village of Clarkston	56.6% (±18.1 points)
12	West Bloomfield Charter Township	56.3% (±8.5 points)
13	Bloomfield Hills	56.1% (±33.6 points)
14	Pontiac	55.1% (±5.0 points)
15	Walled Lake	55.0% (±14.9 points)
16	Southfield	54.7% (±4.9 points)
17	Brandon Charter Township	53.3% (±26.0 points)
18	Waterford Charter Township	50.3% (±5.3 points)
19	Springfield Charter Township	50.2% (±28.0 points)
20 (tie)	Oak Park	49.6% (±8.3 points)
20 (tie)	Lyon Charter Township	49.6% (±16.1 points)
22	Sylvan Lake	49.4% (±23.8 points)
23	Southfield Township	48.0% (±33.8 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Oakland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Brandon Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ortonville.

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 Brandon Charter Township

Are renters in Brandon Charter Township rent-burdened?

53.3% of renting households in Brandon Charter Township 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 Brandon Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Brandon Charter Township, MI spends 41.0% (±37.1 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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