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

Name: Rent burden in Marquette Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.9% (±20.1 points) of renting households in Marquette Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.7% 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: 59.9% (±20.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.7% (±18.7 points)
Median share of income: 36.4% (±17.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Marquette Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Marquette Charter Township	Marquette County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	5.7% (±5.5 points)	12.3%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.2% (±3.7 points)	9.8%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.6% (±13.2 points)	10.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.6% (±10.4 points)	13.9%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.2% (±7.5 points)	10.9%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	50.7% (±18.7 points)	42.7%	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.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marquette Charter Township	Marquette County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.9% (±20.1 points)	53.6% (±4.5 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.7% (±18.7 points)	42.7% (±3.7 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.4% (±17.4 points)	31.7% (±1.7 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,440 (±$16,319)	$34,068 (±$2,258)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,198 (±$125)	$949 (±$39)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Marquette Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Marquette County (53.6%).

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

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

In Marquette County, Marquette Charter Township ranks 4 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 322 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 Marquette Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marquette Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Marquette Charter Township	—	59.9% (±20.1 points)	—
Negaunee Township	3.9 mi	31.0% (±32.1 points)	Not measurably different
Marquette	6.7 mi	55.6% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Negaunee	8.2 mi	54.2% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ishpeming Township	8.5 mi	8.8% (±29.5 points)	Lower
Harvey	11 mi	47.8% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ishpeming	12 mi	52.7% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Ishpeming	12 mi	18.5% (±53.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sands Township	13 mi	63.9% (±66.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ishpeming Township, MI (8.8%).

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 Marquette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Powell Township	94.4% (±55.6 points)
2	Ewing Township	87.5% (±105.3 points)
3	Sands Township	63.9% (±66.2 points)
4	Marquette Charter Township	59.9% (±20.1 points)
5	Chocolay Charter Township	56.1% (±23.5 points)
6	Richmond Township (Marquette County)	55.7% (±44.2 points)
7	Marquette	55.6% (±6.4 points)
8	Negaunee	54.2% (±21.0 points)
9	Ishpeming	52.7% (±14.7 points)
10	Forsyth Township	51.2% (±21.8 points)

Showing 10 of 21 places in Marquette County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Marquette Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Trowbridge Park.

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 Marquette Charter Township

Are renters in Marquette Charter Township rent-burdened?

59.9% of renting households in Marquette 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 Marquette Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Marquette Charter Township, MI spends 36.4% (±17.4 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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