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

Name: Rent burden in Otsego Township, MI, 2020–2024
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76.8% (±19.4 points) of renting households in Otsego Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

64.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 39.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 76.8% (±19.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 64.4% (±16.6 points)
Median share of income: 39.9% (±10.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Otsego Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Otsego Township	Allegan County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±5.7 points)	15.2%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.9% (±9.5 points)	11.8%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.5% (±4.4 points)	11.8%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.8% (±13.7 points)	15.3%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.4% (±10.0 points)	9.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	64.4% (±16.6 points)	36.6%	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.

Otsego Township against Allegan County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Otsego Township	Allegan County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	76.8% (±19.4 points)	45.8% (±6.7 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	64.4% (±16.6 points)	36.6% (±5.7 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	39.9% (±10.6 points)	28.6% (±1.9 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,273 (±$17,421)	$42,221 (±$4,567)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,167 (±$209)	$1,100 (±$40)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Otsego Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Allegan County (45.8%).

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

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

In Allegan County, Otsego Township ranks 1 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 118 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 Otsego Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Otsego Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Otsego Township	—	76.8% (±19.4 points)	—
Otsego	2.0 mi	20.2% (±14.4 points)	Lower
Plainwell	5.0 mi	45.3% (±23.8 points)	Lower
Watson Township	5.2 mi	63.6% (±71.9 points)	Not measurably different
Trowbridge Township	5.8 mi	42.1% (±36.5 points)	Not measurably different
Martin	6.5 mi	33.4% (±24.1 points)	Lower
Alamo Township	6.6 mi	55.9% (±44.1 points)	Not measurably different
Allegan	6.8 mi	69.2% (±29.1 points)	Not measurably different
Gun Plain Township	7.4 mi	46.2% (±29.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Otsego, MI (20.2%), Plainwell, MI (45.3%), Martin, MI (33.4%).

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 Allegan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Otsego Township	76.8% (±19.4 points)
2	Allegan	69.2% (±29.1 points)
3	Dorr Township	67.7% (±68.4 points)
4	Wayland Township	65.5% (±55.8 points)
5	Leighton Township	64.1% (±44.5 points)
6	Watson Township	63.6% (±71.9 points)
7	Saugatuck Township	54.4% (±45.2 points)

Showing 7 of 31 places in Allegan 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 Otsego Township

Are renters in Otsego Township rent-burdened?

76.8% of renting households in Otsego 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 Otsego Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Otsego Township, MI spends 39.9% (±10.6 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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