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

Name: Rent burden in Cassopolis, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.8% (±20.7 points) of renting households in Cassopolis, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.8% (±20.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.7% (±15.3 points)
Median share of income: 33.2% (±3.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cassopolis

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cassopolis	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	6.9% (±5.2 points)	15.8%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.2% (±6.1 points)	11.4%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.5% (±4.3 points)	13.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.6% (±10.8 points)	13.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	23.1% (±13.9 points)	14.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	41.7% (±15.3 points)	31.9%	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.

Cassopolis against Cass County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cassopolis	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.8% (±20.7 points)	46.4% (±7.0 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.7% (±15.3 points)	31.9% (±5.8 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.2% (±3.0 points)	28.6% (±2.1 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,625 (±$15,120)	$35,629 (±$3,173)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$823 (±$115)	$916 (±$34)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Cassopolis, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cass County (46.4%).

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

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

In Cass County, Cassopolis ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 39 of 251.

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 Cassopolis

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cassopolis
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cassopolis	—	64.8% (±20.7 points)	—
Penn Township	4.3 mi	23.7% (±15.4 points)	Lower
Jefferson Township (Cass County)	4.6 mi	36.2% (±28.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vandalia	4.8 mi	17.2% (±19.8 points)	Lower
Calvin Township	5.9 mi	89.4% (±43.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dowagiac	7.3 mi	42.7% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wayne Township	8.2 mi	45.2% (±63.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pokagon Township	8.4 mi	57.6% (±47.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ontwa Township	8.6 mi	77.4% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Penn Township, MI (23.7%), Vandalia, MI (17.2%).

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 Cass County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cassopolis	64.8% (±20.7 points)
2	Edwardsburg	58.9% (±23.5 points)
3	Marcellus	19.5% (±34.9 points)
4	Vandalia	17.2% (±19.8 points)

Cassopolis lies inside LaGrange Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

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 Cassopolis

Are renters in Cassopolis rent-burdened?

64.8% of renting households in Cassopolis 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 Cassopolis spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cassopolis, MI spends 33.2% (±3.0 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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