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

Name: Rent burden in Ontwa Township, MI, 2020–2024
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77.4% (±20.8 points) of renting households in Ontwa Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

61.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 39.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 77.4% (±20.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 61.8% (±18.0 points)
Median share of income: 39.5% (±9.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ontwa Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ontwa Township	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	11.3% (±10.4 points)	15.8%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.8% (±2.2 points)	11.4%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.0% (±5.5 points)	13.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.5% (±4.7 points)	13.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	15.6% (±10.4 points)	14.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	61.8% (±18.0 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.

Ontwa Township against Cass County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ontwa Township	Cass County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	77.4% (±20.8 points)	46.4% (±7.0 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	61.8% (±18.0 points)	31.9% (±5.8 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	39.5% (±9.9 points)	28.6% (±2.1 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$23,945 (±$6,976)	$35,629 (±$3,173)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$984 (±$59)	$916 (±$34)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Ontwa Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Cass County (46.4%).

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

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

In Cass County, Ontwa Township ranks 2 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 114 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 Ontwa Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ontwa Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ontwa Township	—	77.4% (±20.8 points)	—
Jefferson Township (Cass County)	4.1 mi	36.2% (±28.7 points)	Lower
Simonton Lake	5.0 mi	62.2% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cleveland Township (Elkhart County)	5.2 mi	40.8% (±20.4 points)	Lower
Harris Township	5.3 mi	55.7% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Granger	5.7 mi	47.5% (±26.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mason Township (Cass County)	6.3 mi	44.3% (±21.6 points)	Lower
Milton Township (Cass County)	6.4 mi	45.0% (±47.3 points)	Not measurably different
Osolo Township	7.1 mi	47.5% (±10.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jefferson Township (Cass County), MI (36.2%), Cleveland Township (Elkhart County), IN (40.8%), Mason Township (Cass County), MI (44.3%).

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
1	Calvin Township	89.4% (±43.9 points)
2	Ontwa Township	77.4% (±20.8 points)
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)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Cass County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Ontwa Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Edwardsburg.

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 Ontwa Township

Are renters in Ontwa Township rent-burdened?

77.4% of renting households in Ontwa 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 Ontwa Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ontwa Township, MI spends 39.5% (±9.9 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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