How many renters in Home Township (Montcalm County), MI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Home Township (Montcalm County), MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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53.7% (±19.6 points) of renting households in Home Township (Montcalm County), MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 53.7% (±19.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.4% (±18.1 points)
Median share of income: 32.9% (±14.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Home Township (Montcalm County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Home Township (Montcalm County)	Montcalm County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	4.2% (±4.8 points)	19.1%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.3% (±11.3 points)	12.6%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.0% (±13.0 points)	9.7%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.8% (±7.7 points)	14.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.3% (±7.4 points)	8.9%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	47.4% (±18.1 points)	35.3%	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.

Home Township (Montcalm County) against Montcalm County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Home Township (Montcalm County)	Montcalm County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	53.7% (±19.6 points)	44.2% (±7.0 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.4% (±18.1 points)	35.3% (±6.3 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.9% (±14.2 points)	28.0% (±2.3 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$20,227 (±$10,460)	$35,966 (±$4,514)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$756 (±$83)	$869 (±$25)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Home Township (Montcalm County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Montcalm County (44.2%).

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

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

In Montcalm County, Home Township (Montcalm County) ranks 10 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 465 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 Home Township (Montcalm County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Home Township (Montcalm County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Home Township (Montcalm County)	—	53.7% (±19.6 points)	—
Rolland Township	4.3 mi	55.6% (±106.5 points)	Not measurably different
Belvidere Township	5.7 mi	58.2% (±36.0 points)	Not measurably different
McBride	5.9 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Day Township	6.6 mi	69.0% (±63.2 points)	Not measurably different
Richland Township (Montcalm County)	7.0 mi	100.0% (±65.3 points)	Not measurably different
Millbrook Township	7.7 mi	69.0% (±60.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fremont Township (Isabella County)	7.8 mi	0.0% (±127.4 points)	Not measurably different
Douglass Township	8.8 mi	48.5% (±48.6 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 Montcalm County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
4	Day Township	69.0% (±63.2 points)
5	Pierson Township	62.9% (±45.4 points)
6	Crystal Township (Montcalm County)	62.2% (±45.5 points)
7 (tie)	Stanton	61.8% (±19.0 points)
7 (tie)	Ferris Township	61.8% (±26.7 points)
9	Belvidere Township	58.2% (±36.0 points)
10	Home Township (Montcalm County)	53.7% (±19.6 points)
11	Fairplain Township	50.0% (±33.9 points)
12	Douglass Township	48.5% (±48.6 points)
13	Carson City	47.5% (±18.8 points)
14	Winfield Township	42.4% (±60.8 points)
15	Greenville	42.3% (±12.8 points)
16	Cato Township	38.8% (±26.6 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Montcalm County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Home Township (Montcalm County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Edmore.

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 Home Township (Montcalm County)

Are renters in Home Township (Montcalm County) rent-burdened?

53.7% of renting households in Home Township (Montcalm County) 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 Home Township (Montcalm County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Home Township (Montcalm County), MI spends 32.9% (±14.2 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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