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

Name: Rent burden in Highland Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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59.3% (±24.3 points) of renting households in Highland Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.3% (±24.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.3% (±22.1 points)
Median share of income: 33.1% (±12.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Highland Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Highland Charter Township	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	15.6% (±10.6 points)	15.2%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.1% (±5.0 points)	14.4%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.0% (±11.5 points)	13.5%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.0% (±5.2 points)	12.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	15.0% (±10.1 points)	8.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	44.3% (±22.1 points)	36.6%	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.

Highland Charter Township against Oakland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Highland Charter Township	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.3% (±24.3 points)	44.7% (±1.3 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.3% (±22.1 points)	36.6% (±1.1 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.1% (±12.5 points)	27.8% (±0.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$51,506 (±$25,376)	$59,047 (±$1,564)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,048 (±$222)	$1,376 (±$14)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Highland Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Oakland County (44.7%).

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

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

In Oakland County, Highland Charter Township ranks 9 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 326 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 Highland Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Highland Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Highland Charter Township	—	59.3% (±24.3 points)	—
Milford	4.8 mi	47.5% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
White Lake Charter Township	5.8 mi	68.9% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Rose Township (Oakland County)	5.9 mi	63.6% (±52.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hartland Township	6.1 mi	43.0% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Milford Charter Township	6.1 mi	56.9% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tyrone Township (Livingston County)	8.4 mi	64.0% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Commerce Charter Township	8.5 mi	40.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Brighton Township	8.6 mi	57.3% (±27.4 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 Oakland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	White Lake Charter Township	68.9% (±13.6 points)
4	Oakland Charter Township	64.7% (±18.9 points)
5	Rose Township (Oakland County)	63.6% (±52.1 points)
6	Oxford Charter Township	62.4% (±12.8 points)
7	Keego Harbor	60.5% (±21.7 points)
8	Royal Oak Charter Township	59.5% (±19.2 points)
9	Highland Charter Township	59.3% (±24.3 points)
10	Milford Charter Township	56.9% (±17.1 points)
11	Village of Clarkston	56.6% (±18.1 points)
12	West Bloomfield Charter Township	56.3% (±8.5 points)
13	Bloomfield Hills	56.1% (±33.6 points)
14	Pontiac	55.1% (±5.0 points)
15	Walled Lake	55.0% (±14.9 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Oakland 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 Highland Charter Township

Are renters in Highland Charter Township rent-burdened?

59.3% of renting households in Highland 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 Highland Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Highland Charter Township, MI spends 33.1% (±12.5 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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