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

Name: Rent burden in Grosse Pointe Park, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.2% (±13.6 points) of renting households in Grosse Pointe Park, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.2% (±13.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.8% (±12.7 points)
Median share of income: 27.7% (±2.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Grosse Pointe Park

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Grosse Pointe Park	Wayne County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	8.6% (±4.3 points)	12.6%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.2% (±4.5 points)	11.0%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	23.2% (±11.6 points)	11.2%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.8% (±10.7 points)	10.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.4% (±5.0 points)	9.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	35.8% (±12.7 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.

Grosse Pointe Park against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grosse Pointe Park	Wayne County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.2% (±13.6 points)	54.4% (±1.2 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.8% (±12.7 points)	45.3% (±1.0 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.7% (±2.9 points)	32.4% (±0.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$63,250 (±$33,862)	$37,565 (±$847)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,379 (±$177)	$1,132 (±$8)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Grosse Pointe Park, 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, Grosse Pointe Park ranks 26 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 814 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 Grosse Pointe Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grosse Pointe Park
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Grosse Pointe Park	—	41.2% (±13.6 points)	—
Grosse Pointe	1.2 mi	18.9% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Grosse Pointe Farms	2.4 mi	57.1% (±43.0 points)	Not measurably different
Harper Woods	4.5 mi	44.4% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Grosse Pointe Woods	4.7 mi	28.2% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores	6.0 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Eastpointe	6.5 mi	55.9% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hamtramck	6.9 mi	51.1% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
St. Clair Shores	8.4 mi	46.5% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grosse Pointe, MI (18.9%).

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
20 (tie)	Harper Woods	44.4% (±11.4 points)
20 (tie)	Plymouth Charter Township	44.4% (±10.1 points)
22	Wyandotte	43.0% (±8.3 points)
23	Gibraltar	42.9% (±24.8 points)
24	Livonia	42.6% (±6.6 points)
25	Garden City	42.1% (±9.1 points)
26	Grosse Pointe Park	41.2% (±13.6 points)
27	Southgate	41.0% (±7.5 points)
28	Riverview	40.9% (±12.8 points)
29	Canton Charter Township	38.7% (±4.9 points)
30	Woodhaven	38.6% (±16.2 points)
31	Flat Rock	38.5% (±17.4 points)
32	Rockwood	38.4% (±22.8 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 Grosse Pointe Park

Are renters in Grosse Pointe Park rent-burdened?

41.2% of renting households in Grosse Pointe Park 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 Grosse Pointe Park spend on rent?

The median renting household in Grosse Pointe Park, MI spends 27.7% (±2.9 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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