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

Name: Rent burden in Fair Plain, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.4% (±13.7 points) of renting households in Fair Plain, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

57.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.4% (±13.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 57.2% (±12.8 points)
Median share of income: 41.3% (±7.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fair Plain

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fair Plain	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	8.5% (±6.2 points)	13.1%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.7% (±7.3 points)	11.7%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.0% (±5.3 points)	13.7%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.4% (±10.0 points)	11.6%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.2% (±5.0 points)	8.6%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	57.2% (±12.8 points)	41.3%	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.

Fair Plain against Berrien County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fair Plain	Berrien County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.4% (±13.7 points)	49.9% (±3.4 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	57.2% (±12.8 points)	41.3% (±2.8 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.3% (±7.9 points)	29.9% (±1.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$29,194 (±$10,742)	$35,627 (±$2,181)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,019 (±$129)	$942 (±$24)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Fair Plain, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Berrien County (49.9%).

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

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

In Berrien County, Fair Plain 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 20 of 76.

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 Fair Plain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fair Plain
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fair Plain	—	62.4% (±13.7 points)	—
St. Joseph Charter Township	1.6 mi	57.7% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
St. Joseph	2.2 mi	32.7% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Benton Harbor	2.2 mi	66.1% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Shoreham	3.3 mi	44.0% (±23.9 points)	Not measurably different
Benton Heights	3.4 mi	36.8% (±20.6 points)	Lower
Royalton Township	4.6 mi	39.3% (±47.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Charter Township	5.3 mi	40.4% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Sodus Township	5.4 mi	51.5% (±47.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. Joseph, MI (32.7%), Benton Heights, MI (36.8%), Lincoln Charter Township, MI (40.4%).

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 Berrien County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Fair Plain	62.4% (±13.7 points)
2	Paw Paw Lake	59.3% (±24.9 points)
3	Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert	45.5% (±78.0 points)
4	Benton Heights	36.8% (±20.6 points)

Fair Plain is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Benton Charter Township, whose figures include 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 Fair Plain

Are renters in Fair Plain rent-burdened?

62.4% of renting households in Fair Plain 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 Fair Plain spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fair Plain, MI spends 41.3% (±7.9 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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