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

Name: Rent burden in Brownstown Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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51.7% (±12.5 points) of renting households in Brownstown Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 51.7% (±12.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.8% (±11.1 points)
Median share of income: 30.8% (±5.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Brownstown Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Brownstown Charter Township	Wayne County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	23.9% (±10.0 points)	12.6%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.3% (±5.2 points)	11.0%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.6% (±4.6 points)	11.2%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.5% (±3.9 points)	10.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.9% (±5.7 points)	9.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	40.8% (±11.1 points)	45.3%	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.

Brownstown Charter Township against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brownstown Charter Township	Wayne County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	51.7% (±12.5 points)	54.4% (±1.2 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.8% (±11.1 points)	45.3% (±1.0 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.8% (±5.8 points)	32.4% (±0.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$42,440 (±$13,177)	$37,565 (±$847)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,196 (±$67)	$1,132 (±$8)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Brownstown Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Wayne County (54.4%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Brownstown Charter Township ranks 12 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 531 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 Brownstown Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brownstown Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Brownstown Charter Township	—	51.7% (±12.5 points)	—
Gibraltar	1.5 mi	42.9% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Woodhaven	1.8 mi	38.6% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Flat Rock	2.2 mi	38.5% (±17.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rockwood	2.8 mi	38.4% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Trenton	2.8 mi	37.6% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
South Rockwood	4.0 mi	41.2% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Grosse Ile Township	4.3 mi	23.8% (±17.5 points)	Lower
Riverview	4.7 mi	40.9% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grosse Ile Township, MI (23.8%).

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 Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
6	Grosse Pointe Farms	57.1% (±43.0 points)
7 (tie)	Inkster	56.2% (±7.6 points)
7 (tie)	Redford Charter Township	56.2% (±9.0 points)
9	Wayne	55.2% (±10.8 points)
10	Ecorse	54.7% (±15.0 points)
11	Dearborn Heights	52.6% (±7.5 points)
12	Brownstown Charter Township	51.7% (±12.5 points)
13	Hamtramck	51.1% (±8.6 points)
14	Belleville	48.6% (±19.9 points)
15	Westland	47.8% (±4.4 points)
16	Lincoln Park	46.9% (±7.3 points)
17	Romulus	45.8% (±10.2 points)
18	Van Buren Charter Township	45.3% (±7.2 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Wayne 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 Brownstown Charter Township

Are renters in Brownstown Charter Township rent-burdened?

51.7% of renting households in Brownstown 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 Brownstown Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Brownstown Charter Township, MI spends 30.8% (±5.8 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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