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

Name: Rent burden in Ecorse, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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54.7% (±15.0 points) of renting households in Ecorse, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.7% (±15.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.4% (±12.4 points)
Median share of income: 31.6% (±4.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ecorse

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ecorse	Wayne County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	15.3% (±9.0 points)	12.6%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.5% (±11.7 points)	11.0%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.3% (±4.3 points)	11.2%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.3% (±7.2 points)	10.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.3% (±8.4 points)	9.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	40.4% (±12.4 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.

Ecorse against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ecorse	Wayne County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.7% (±15.0 points)	54.4% (±1.2 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.4% (±12.4 points)	45.3% (±1.0 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.6% (±4.5 points)	32.4% (±0.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$23,242 (±$17,613)	$37,565 (±$847)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$840 (±$90)	$1,132 (±$8)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Ecorse, 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, Ecorse ranks 10 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 434 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 Ecorse

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ecorse
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ecorse	—	54.7% (±15.0 points)	—
River Rouge	1.9 mi	62.8% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Park	2.1 mi	46.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wyandotte	2.8 mi	43.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Melvindale	2.9 mi	66.3% (±17.4 points)	Not measurably different
Allen Park	3.6 mi	31.4% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Southgate	4.6 mi	41.0% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dearborn	5.7 mi	64.3% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Riverview	6.0 mi	40.9% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Allen Park, MI (31.4%).

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 Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
4	Detroit	60.6% (±1.7 points)
5	Highland Park	60.0% (±11.5 points)
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)

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 Ecorse

Are renters in Ecorse rent-burdened?

54.7% of renting households in Ecorse 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 Ecorse spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ecorse, MI spends 31.6% (±4.5 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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