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

Name: Rent burden in Filer Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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75.2% (±27.7 points) of renting households in Filer Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

75.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 75.2% (±27.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 75.2% (±15.5 points)
Median share of income: 41.9% (±7.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Filer Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Filer Charter Township	Manistee County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	14.2% (±12.4 points)	14.7%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.4% (±7.4 points)	9.7%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.2% (±9.9 points)	13.0%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±23.0 points)	11.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±23.0 points)	5.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	75.2% (±15.5 points)	45.8%	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.

Filer Charter Township against Manistee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Filer Charter Township	Manistee County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	75.2% (±27.7 points)	51.2% (±8.7 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	75.2% (±15.5 points)	45.8% (±8.1 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.9% (±7.9 points)	31.1% (±6.1 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$29,097 (±$5,840)	$32,407 (±$4,850)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$857 (±$57)	$842 (±$48)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Filer Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Manistee County (51.2%).

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

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

In Manistee County, Filer Charter Township ranks 2 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 128 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 Filer Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Filer Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Filer Charter Township	—	75.2% (±27.7 points)	—
Manistee	3.3 mi	54.8% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Eastlake	3.4 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Manistee Township	6.9 mi	17.2% (±13.1 points)	Lower
Free Soil Township	7.0 mi	14.3% (±18.0 points)	Lower
Stronach Township	8.0 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Free Soil	8.1 mi	60.0% (±58.3 points)	Not measurably different
Victory Township	11 mi	53.2% (±32.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sherman Township (Mason County)	12 mi	68.4% (±29.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Manistee Township, MI (17.2%), Free Soil Township, MI (14.3%).

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 Manistee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Springdale Township	81.6% (±46.4 points)
2	Filer Charter Township	75.2% (±27.7 points)
3	Onekama Township	69.0% (±47.2 points)
4	Dickson Township	66.7% (±91.3 points)
5	Brown Township	63.6% (±99.5 points)
6	Cleon Township	63.3% (±63.1 points)
7	Manistee	54.8% (±13.0 points)
8	Pleasanton Township	50.0% (±111.3 points)

Showing 8 of 15 places in Manistee 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 Filer Charter Township

Are renters in Filer Charter Township rent-burdened?

75.2% of renting households in Filer 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 Filer Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Filer Charter Township, MI spends 41.9% (±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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