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

Name: Rent burden in Ontonagon, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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36.1% (±16.8 points) of renting households in Ontonagon, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 21.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 36.1% (±16.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 18.3% (±10.6 points)
Median share of income: 21.7% (±3.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ontonagon

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ontonagon	Ontonagon County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	24.8% (±12.2 points)	26.6%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.8% (±10.1 points)	16.4%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	19.3% (±13.5 points)	15.0%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.0% (±1.6 points)	2.9%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	17.8% (±13.0 points)	15.3%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	18.3% (±10.6 points)	23.7%	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.

Ontonagon against Ontonagon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ontonagon	Ontonagon County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	36.1% (±16.8 points)	39.0% (±13.7 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	18.3% (±10.6 points)	23.7% (±9.4 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	21.7% (±3.4 points)	22.3% (±3.3 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,917 (±$23,574)	$34,750 (±$17,361)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$538 (±$73)	$540 (±$68)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Ontonagon, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Ontonagon County (39.0%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 159 of 251.

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 Ontonagon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ontonagon
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ontonagon	—	36.1% (±16.8 points)	—
Greenland Township	13 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stannard Township	20 mi	0.0% (±121.5 points)	Not measurably different
Elm River Township	22 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bergland Township	25 mi	80.0% (±70.6 points)	Not measurably different
McMillan Township (Ontonagon County)	26 mi	91.7% (±60.1 points)	Not measurably different
Laird Township	27 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stanton Township	30 mi	59.1% (±54.3 points)	Not measurably different
Haight Township	32 mi	44.4% (±100.1 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Ontonagon lies inside Ontonagon Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like 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 Ontonagon

Are renters in Ontonagon rent-burdened?

36.1% of renting households in Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ontonagon, MI spends 21.7% (±3.4 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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