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

Name: Rent burden in Homer Township (Calhoun County), MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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28.6% (±12.1 points) of renting households in Homer Township (Calhoun County), MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 28.6% (±12.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 21.9% (±10.6 points)
Median share of income: 24.4% (±3.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Homer Township (Calhoun County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Homer Township (Calhoun County)	Calhoun County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	21.9% (±10.2 points)	12.7%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.8% (±10.4 points)	15.9%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.2% (±10.2 points)	12.1%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	19.5% (±11.2 points)	10.8%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.7% (±5.8 points)	11.7%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	21.9% (±10.6 points)	36.9%	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.

Homer Township (Calhoun County) against Calhoun County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Homer Township (Calhoun County)	Calhoun County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	28.6% (±12.1 points)	48.6% (±3.7 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	21.9% (±10.6 points)	36.9% (±3.0 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.4% (±3.8 points)	29.3% (±1.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$34,583 (±$11,605)	$37,537 (±$2,687)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$744 (±$208)	$968 (±$26)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Homer Township (Calhoun County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Calhoun County (48.6%).

It is also lower than in Michigan (50.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Calhoun County, Homer Township (Calhoun County) ranks 18 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1094 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 Homer Township (Calhoun County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Homer Township (Calhoun County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Homer Township (Calhoun County)	—	28.6% (±12.1 points)	—
Clarendon Township	5.2 mi	21.4% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Albion Township	5.4 mi	23.7% (±50.3 points)	Not measurably different
Litchfield	5.5 mi	43.9% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Pulaski Township	6.1 mi	45.2% (±41.9 points)	Not measurably different
Litchfield Township	6.6 mi	33.3% (±100.6 points)	Not measurably different
Concord	7.8 mi	29.4% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Eckford Township	7.9 mi	45.5% (±34.6 points)	Not measurably different
Butler Township	8.1 mi	14.3% (±104.0 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 Calhoun County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
12	Convis Township	38.7% (±25.0 points)
13	Fredonia Township	36.7% (±30.7 points)
14	Emmett Charter Township	34.9% (±11.3 points)
15	Marshall Township	32.2% (±38.7 points)
16	Athens Township	30.8% (±16.2 points)
17	Newton Township (Calhoun County)	30.6% (±54.2 points)
18	Homer Township (Calhoun County)	28.6% (±12.1 points)
19	Marengo Township	27.6% (±26.0 points)
20	Albion Township	23.7% (±50.3 points)
21	Clarendon Township	21.4% (±20.9 points)
22	Sheridan Township (Calhoun County)	19.8% (±35.1 points)
23	Burlington Township (Calhoun County)	8.9% (±39.2 points)

Showing 12 of 23 places in Calhoun County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Homer Township (Calhoun County)

Are renters in Homer Township (Calhoun County) rent-burdened?

28.6% of renting households in Homer Township (Calhoun 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 Homer Township (Calhoun County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Homer Township (Calhoun County), MI spends 24.4% (±3.8 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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