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

Name: Rent burden in Mason Township (Cass County), MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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44.3% (±21.6 points) of renting households in Mason Township (Cass County), MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 44.3% (±21.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 23.4% (±14.7 points)
Median share of income: 24.2% (±12.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mason Township (Cass County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mason Township (Cass County)	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	28.9% (±15.1 points)	15.8%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.9% (±14.9 points)	11.4%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.5% (±7.4 points)	13.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.5% (±5.5 points)	13.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	20.9% (±15.8 points)	14.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	23.4% (±14.7 points)	31.9%	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.

Mason Township (Cass County) against Cass County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mason Township (Cass County)	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	44.3% (±21.6 points)	46.4% (±7.0 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	23.4% (±14.7 points)	31.9% (±5.8 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.2% (±12.1 points)	28.6% (±2.1 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$51,458 (±$25,014)	$35,629 (±$3,173)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$953 (±$35)	$916 (±$34)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Mason Township (Cass County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cass County (46.4%).

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

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

In Cass County, Mason Township (Cass County) ranks 9 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 748 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 Mason Township (Cass County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mason Township (Cass County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mason Township (Cass County)	—	44.3% (±21.6 points)	—
Simonton Lake	2.9 mi	62.2% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Osolo Township	4.2 mi	47.5% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Calvin Township	4.9 mi	89.4% (±43.9 points)	Not measurably different
Porter Township (Cass County)	5.9 mi	16.7% (±15.5 points)	Lower
Ontwa Township	6.3 mi	77.4% (±20.8 points)	Higher
Washington Township (Elkhart County)	6.5 mi	53.3% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhart	6.6 mi	48.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cleveland Township (Elkhart County)	6.7 mi	40.8% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Porter Township (Cass County), MI (16.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ontwa Township, MI (77.4%).

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 Cass County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Pokagon Township	57.6% (±47.2 points)
4	LaGrange Township	52.5% (±17.2 points)
5	Howard Township	51.0% (±41.0 points)
6	Volinia Township	48.6% (±68.2 points)
7	Wayne Township	45.2% (±63.5 points)
8	Milton Township (Cass County)	45.0% (±47.3 points)
9	Mason Township (Cass County)	44.3% (±21.6 points)
10	Dowagiac	42.7% (±14.6 points)
11	Jefferson Township (Cass County)	36.2% (±28.7 points)
12	Silver Creek Township	32.9% (±52.6 points)
13	Newberg Township	25.3% (±16.6 points)
14	Penn Township	23.7% (±15.4 points)
15	Marcellus Township	21.0% (±30.5 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Cass 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 Mason Township (Cass County)

Are renters in Mason Township (Cass County) rent-burdened?

44.3% of renting households in Mason Township (Cass 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 Mason Township (Cass County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mason Township (Cass County), MI spends 24.2% (±12.1 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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