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

Name: Rent burden in Okemos, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.0% (±7.4 points) of renting households in Okemos, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.0% (±7.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.1% (±6.4 points)
Median share of income: 29.4% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Okemos

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Okemos	Ingham County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	12.6% (±5.0 points)	10.7%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.2% (±4.8 points)	12.1%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.7% (±3.8 points)	12.6%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.5% (±7.0 points)	11.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.9% (±3.7 points)	8.3%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	41.1% (±6.4 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.

Okemos against Ingham County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Okemos	Ingham County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.0% (±7.4 points)	53.1% (±2.2 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.1% (±6.4 points)	44.8% (±1.8 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.4% (±2.5 points)	31.9% (±1.1 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,364 (±$6,671)	$38,673 (±$1,559)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,298 (±$94)	$1,084 (±$16)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Okemos, 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, Okemos ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 40 of 76.

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 Okemos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Okemos
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Okemos	—	48.0% (±7.4 points)	—
Haslett	3.1 mi	48.3% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
East Lansing	4.4 mi	71.7% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Alaiedon Township	5.3 mi	39.7% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Williamstown Township	5.5 mi	0.0% (±52.3 points)	Not measurably different
Williamston	6.9 mi	64.1% (±23.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wheatfield Township	7.0 mi	56.5% (±50.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lansing	7.5 mi	50.2% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Holt	7.5 mi	46.8% (±8.4 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
1	Edgemont Park	55.8% (±23.8 points)
2	Haslett	48.3% (±8.6 points)
3	Okemos	48.0% (±7.4 points)
4	Holt	46.8% (±8.4 points)

Okemos is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Meridian Charter Township, whose figures include it.

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 Okemos

Are renters in Okemos rent-burdened?

48.0% of renting households in Okemos 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 Okemos spend on rent?

The median renting household in Okemos, MI spends 29.4% (±2.5 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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