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

Name: Rent burden in Chocolay Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.1% (±23.5 points) of renting households in Chocolay Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.1% (±23.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.0% (±18.6 points)
Median share of income: 33.0% (±14.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Chocolay Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Chocolay Charter Township	Marquette County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	15.1% (±10.3 points)	12.3%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.6% (±9.2 points)	9.8%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.3% (±10.8 points)	10.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.8% (±5.6 points)	13.9%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.1% (±14.4 points)	10.9%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	46.0% (±18.6 points)	42.7%	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.

Chocolay Charter Township against Marquette County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chocolay Charter Township	Marquette County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.1% (±23.5 points)	53.6% (±4.5 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.0% (±18.6 points)	42.7% (±3.7 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.0% (±14.9 points)	31.7% (±1.7 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,019 (±$16,158)	$34,068 (±$2,258)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$897 (±$113)	$949 (±$39)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Chocolay Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Marquette County (53.6%).

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

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

In Marquette County, Chocolay Charter Township ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 399 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 Chocolay Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chocolay Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Chocolay Charter Township	—	56.1% (±23.5 points)	—
West Branch Township (Marquette County)	6.2 mi	34.0% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Marquette	9.0 mi	55.6% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sands Township	9.3 mi	63.9% (±66.2 points)	Not measurably different
Skandia Township	9.7 mi	22.2% (±103.6 points)	Not measurably different
K. I. Sawyer	11 mi	34.6% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Trowbridge Park	11 mi	62.9% (±29.8 points)	Not measurably different
Onota Township	14 mi	100.0% (±70.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rock River Township	15 mi	100.0% (±38.5 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 Marquette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Powell Township	94.4% (±55.6 points)
2	Ewing Township	87.5% (±105.3 points)
3	Sands Township	63.9% (±66.2 points)
4	Marquette Charter Township	59.9% (±20.1 points)
5	Chocolay Charter Township	56.1% (±23.5 points)
6	Richmond Township (Marquette County)	55.7% (±44.2 points)
7	Marquette	55.6% (±6.4 points)
8	Negaunee	54.2% (±21.0 points)
9	Ishpeming	52.7% (±14.7 points)
10	Forsyth Township	51.2% (±21.8 points)
11	Tilden Township	45.5% (±65.1 points)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Marquette County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Chocolay Charter Township

Are renters in Chocolay Charter Township rent-burdened?

56.1% of renting households in Chocolay 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 Chocolay Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Chocolay Charter Township, MI spends 33.0% (±14.9 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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