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

Name: Rent burden in Kalamazoo Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.8% (±10.9 points) of renting households in Kalamazoo Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.8% (±10.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.6% (±9.7 points)
Median share of income: 36.4% (±6.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Kalamazoo Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Kalamazoo Charter Township	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	11.6% (±5.0 points)	12.0%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.8% (±5.4 points)	11.6%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.0% (±6.0 points)	12.8%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.7% (±3.3 points)	11.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.2% (±5.0 points)	7.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	51.6% (±9.7 points)	44.3%	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.

Kalamazoo Charter Township against Kalamazoo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kalamazoo Charter Township	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.8% (±10.9 points)	52.1% (±2.7 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.6% (±9.7 points)	44.3% (±2.4 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.4% (±6.5 points)	31.3% (±1.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$38,060 (±$4,364)	$42,263 (±$2,034)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,100 (±$56)	$1,093 (±$21)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Kalamazoo Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kalamazoo County (52.1%).

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

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

In Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo Charter Township ranks 2 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 308 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 Kalamazoo Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kalamazoo Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Kalamazoo Charter Township	—	60.8% (±10.9 points)	—
Parchment	2.9 mi	43.6% (±25.8 points)	Not measurably different
Kalamazoo	3.1 mi	56.2% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oshtemo Charter Township	4.8 mi	57.7% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cooper Charter Township	4.8 mi	27.2% (±13.2 points)	Lower
Comstock Northwest	5.2 mi	45.2% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Alamo Township	6.0 mi	55.9% (±44.1 points)	Not measurably different
Comstock Charter Township	7.8 mi	46.3% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Portage	8.2 mi	42.9% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cooper Charter Township, MI (27.2%), Portage, MI (42.9%).

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 Kalamazoo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Galesburg	65.0% (±17.6 points)
2	Kalamazoo Charter Township	60.8% (±10.9 points)
3	Oshtemo Charter Township	57.7% (±7.7 points)
4	Kalamazoo	56.2% (±4.3 points)
5	Alamo Township	55.9% (±44.1 points)
6	Richland Township (Kalamazoo County)	51.7% (±19.8 points)
7	Climax Township	50.8% (±29.9 points)
8 (tie)	Brady Township (Kalamazoo County)	50.0% (±45.8 points)

Showing 8 of 19 places in Kalamazoo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Kalamazoo Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Eastwood, Westwood.

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 Kalamazoo Charter Township

Are renters in Kalamazoo Charter Township rent-burdened?

60.8% of renting households in Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Kalamazoo Charter Township, MI spends 36.4% (±6.5 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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