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

Name: Rent burden in Buena Vista Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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67.3% (±19.3 points) of renting households in Buena Vista Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 67.3% (±19.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.4% (±18.0 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Buena Vista Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Buena Vista Charter Township	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	5.8% (±6.0 points)	14.5%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.2% (±5.4 points)	10.1%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.7% (±9.3 points)	11.1%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.0% (±12.8 points)	9.3%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.9% (±7.0 points)	9.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	63.4% (±18.0 points)	45.6%	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.

Buena Vista Charter Township against Saginaw County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buena Vista Charter Township	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	67.3% (±19.3 points)	55.0% (±3.7 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.4% (±18.0 points)	45.6% (±3.2 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	32.7% (±1.6 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$31,977 (±$2,925)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$910 (±$123)	$947 (±$19)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Buena Vista Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Saginaw County (55.0%).

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

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

In Saginaw County, Buena Vista Charter Township ranks 6 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 199 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 Buena Vista Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buena Vista Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Buena Vista Charter Township	—	67.3% (±19.3 points)	—
Zilwaukee	3.8 mi	28.4% (±19.6 points)	Lower
Carrollton Township	4.0 mi	87.3% (±34.8 points)	Not measurably different
Saginaw	5.1 mi	63.6% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Blumfield Township	5.2 mi	40.6% (±57.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgeport	5.8 mi	49.8% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Merritt Township	7.1 mi	88.5% (±56.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kochville Township	7.2 mi	76.1% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgeport Charter Township	7.4 mi	49.7% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Zilwaukee, MI (28.4%).

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 Saginaw County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Spaulding Township	100.0% (±70.7 points)
2	Carrollton Township	87.3% (±34.8 points)
3	Swan Creek Township	78.3% (±77.6 points)
4	Kochville Township	76.1% (±18.5 points)
5	Jonesfield Township	73.1% (±31.1 points)
6	Buena Vista Charter Township	67.3% (±19.3 points)
7	Saginaw	63.6% (±5.1 points)
8	St. Charles Township	63.5% (±29.8 points)
9	Maple Grove Township (Saginaw County)	62.7% (±51.6 points)
10	Chapin Township	57.1% (±30.3 points)
11	Thomas Township	51.7% (±20.7 points)
12	Marion Township (Saginaw County)	50.0% (±67.9 points)

Showing 12 of 29 places in Saginaw County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Buena Vista Charter Township

Are renters in Buena Vista Charter Township rent-burdened?

67.3% of renting households in Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Buena Vista Charter Township, MI spends 50.0% or more 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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