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

Name: Rent burden in Meridian Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.1% (±5.5 points) of renting households in Meridian Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.1% (±5.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 39.4% (±4.8 points)
Median share of income: 29.3% (±1.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Meridian Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Meridian Charter Township	Ingham County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	13.1% (±3.6 points)	10.7%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.4% (±3.1 points)	12.1%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.0% (±3.9 points)	12.6%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.4% (±4.6 points)	11.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.7% (±2.6 points)	8.3%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	39.4% (±4.8 points)	44.8%	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.

Meridian Charter Township against Ingham County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Meridian Charter Township	Ingham County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.1% (±5.5 points)	53.1% (±2.2 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	39.4% (±4.8 points)	44.8% (±1.8 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.3% (±1.8 points)	31.9% (±1.1 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$44,013 (±$6,036)	$38,673 (±$1,559)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,196 (±$40)	$1,084 (±$16)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Meridian Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Ingham County (53.1%).

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

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

In Ingham County, Meridian Charter Township ranks 8 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 638 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 Meridian Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Meridian Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Meridian Charter Township	—	48.1% (±5.5 points)	—
East Lansing	3.6 mi	71.7% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Williamstown Township	5.5 mi	0.0% (±52.3 points)	Not measurably different
Alaiedon Township	6.4 mi	39.7% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bath Charter Township	6.5 mi	45.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bath	6.7 mi	39.7% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lansing	7.2 mi	50.2% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Williamston	7.5 mi	64.1% (±23.4 points)	Not measurably different
Woodhull Township	8.0 mi	24.6% (±32.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Lansing, MI (71.7%).

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 Ingham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Williamston	64.1% (±23.4 points)
3	Aurelius Township	59.4% (±53.9 points)
4	Wheatfield Township	56.5% (±50.2 points)
5	Lansing Charter Township	51.2% (±11.9 points)
6	Lansing	50.2% (±3.3 points)
7	Leslie Township	50.0% (±74.6 points)
8	Meridian Charter Township	48.1% (±5.5 points)
9	Ingham Township	47.5% (±55.6 points)
10	Delhi Charter Township	46.3% (±8.3 points)
11	Vevay Township	44.4% (±86.5 points)
12	Alaiedon Township	39.7% (±31.0 points)
13	Mason	39.5% (±11.1 points)
14	Stockbridge Township	35.5% (±16.2 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Ingham County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Meridian Charter Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Haslett, Okemos.

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 Meridian Charter Township

Are renters in Meridian Charter Township rent-burdened?

48.1% of renting households in Meridian 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 Meridian Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Meridian Charter Township, MI spends 29.3% (±1.8 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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