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

Name: Rent burden in Perry Township, MI, 2020–2024
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78.3% (±27.4 points) of renting households in Perry Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

78.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 43.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 78.3% (±27.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 78.3% (±19.3 points)
Median share of income: 43.3% (±6.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Perry Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Perry Township	Shiawassee County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	11.6% (±15.9 points)	17.8%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.8% (±8.3 points)	13.9%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±19.4 points)	9.6%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.3% (±7.2 points)	12.1%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±19.4 points)	7.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	78.3% (±19.3 points)	38.8%	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.

Perry Township against Shiawassee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Perry Township	Shiawassee County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	78.3% (±27.4 points)	46.6% (±5.1 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	78.3% (±19.3 points)	38.8% (±4.4 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	43.3% (±6.0 points)	28.6% (±1.6 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$31,995 (±$13,546)	$37,488 (±$2,828)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,213 (±$182)	$899 (±$51)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Perry Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Shiawassee County (46.6%).

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

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

In Shiawassee County, Perry Township ranks 2 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 108 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 Perry Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Perry Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Perry Township	—	78.3% (±27.4 points)	—
Perry	2.7 mi	39.5% (±21.2 points)	Lower
Antrim Township	4.6 mi	62.5% (±63.0 points)	Not measurably different
Locke Township	4.6 mi	17.6% (±54.0 points)	Lower
Conway Township	6.5 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Woodhull Township	6.7 mi	24.6% (±32.3 points)	Lower
Williamstown Township	7.6 mi	0.0% (±52.3 points)	Lower
Bennington Township	7.8 mi	0.0% (±54.3 points)	Lower
Bancroft	8.2 mi	12.7% (±16.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Perry, MI (39.5%), Locke Township, MI (17.6%), Woodhull Township, MI (24.6%).

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 Shiawassee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	New Haven Township (Shiawassee County)	100.0% (±48.9 points)
2	Perry Township	78.3% (±27.4 points)
3	Laingsburg	64.4% (±28.6 points)
4	Antrim Township	62.5% (±63.0 points)
5	Burns Township	57.3% (±30.0 points)
6	Caledonia Charter Township	54.8% (±27.0 points)
7	Durand	52.4% (±15.2 points)
8	Owosso	49.3% (±9.8 points)

Showing 8 of 21 places in Shiawassee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Perry Township

Are renters in Perry Township rent-burdened?

78.3% of renting households in Perry 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 Perry Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Perry Township, MI spends 43.3% (±6.0 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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