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

30.7% (±8.3 points) of renting households in Northville Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 20.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
30.7% (±8.3 points)
Paying 35% or more
24.0% (±7.0 points)
Median share of income
20.1% (±3.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Northville Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentNorthville TownshipWayne CountyMichiganUnited States
Less than 15%30.5% (±11.4 points)12.6%13.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%19.4% (±8.6 points)11.0%12.2%12.2%
20% to 24.9%11.4% (±4.0 points)11.2%12.4%12.6%
25% to 29.9%8.0% (±3.2 points)10.7%11.5%11.5%
30% to 34.9%6.7% (±4.4 points)9.1%9.0%9.2%
35% or more24.0% (±7.0 points)45.3%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.

Northville Township against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Northville TownshipWayne CountyMichiganUnited States
Paying 30% or more30.7% (±8.3 points)54.4% (±1.2 points)50.4% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more24.0% (±7.0 points)45.3% (±1.0 points)41.4% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income20.1% (±3.4 points)32.4% (±0.5 points)30.2% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$97,587 (±$10,460)$37,565 (±$847)$42,352 (±$376)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,821 (±$103)$1,132 (±$8)$1,129 (±$4)$1,413

In Northville Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Wayne County (54.4%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Northville Township ranks 37 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1056 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 Northville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Northville Township
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Northville Township—30.7% (±8.3 points)—
Northville1.4 mi33.0% (±12.0 points)Not measurably different
Novi Township2.9 mi0.0% (±141.4 points)Not measurably different
Plymouth Charter Township2.9 mi44.4% (±10.1 points)Higher
Plymouth3.2 mi31.7% (±9.7 points)Not measurably different
Novi4.3 mi38.7% (±4.4 points)Not measurably different
Livonia6.0 mi42.6% (±6.6 points)Higher
Salem Township (Washtenaw County)6.3 mi23.5% (±35.0 points)Not measurably different
Farmington6.4 mi24.3% (±7.7 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Plymouth Charter Township, MI (44.4%), Livonia, MI (42.6%).

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 Wayne County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
31Flat Rock38.5% (±17.4 points)
32Rockwood38.4% (±22.8 points)
33Trenton37.6% (±9.8 points)
34Northville33.0% (±12.0 points)
35Plymouth31.7% (±9.7 points)
36Allen Park31.4% (±12.2 points)
37Northville Township30.7% (±8.3 points)
38Grosse Pointe Woods28.2% (±16.4 points)
39Sumpter Township25.2% (±21.8 points)
40Huron Charter Township24.9% (±23.1 points)
41Grosse Ile Township23.8% (±17.5 points)
42Grosse Pointe18.9% (±11.1 points)
43Village of Grosse Pointe Shores0.0% (±141.4 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Wayne 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 Northville Township

Are renters in Northville Township rent-burdened?

30.7% of renting households in Northville 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 Northville Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Northville Township, MI spends 20.1% (±3.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Northville township, Wayne County, Michigan (county subdivision:59000, in state:26 county:163).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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