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

Name: Rent burden in Pleasant Plains Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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67.9% (±20.6 points) of renting households in Pleasant Plains Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 67.9% (±20.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.4% (±15.4 points)
Median share of income: 34.6% (±11.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pleasant Plains Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pleasant Plains Township	Lake County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	14.5% (±8.1 points)	12.2%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.6% (±2.4 points)	14.2%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.3% (±10.0 points)	7.4%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.7% (±6.8 points)	7.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	19.5% (±13.7 points)	13.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	48.4% (±15.4 points)	45.4%	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.

Pleasant Plains Township against Lake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant Plains Township	Lake County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	67.9% (±20.6 points)	59.2% (±9.5 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.4% (±15.4 points)	45.4% (±7.6 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.6% (±11.8 points)	33.3% (±2.8 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$20,833 (±$4,279)	$30,114 (±$11,641)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$886 (±$84)	$875 (±$90)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Pleasant Plains Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lake County (59.2%).

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

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

In Lake County, Pleasant Plains Township ranks 6 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 192 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 Pleasant Plains Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Plains Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pleasant Plains Township	—	67.9% (±20.6 points)	—
Yates Township	5.7 mi	96.5% (±37.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Township (Lake County)	5.9 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lilley Township	6.0 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Webber Township	6.7 mi	67.0% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Troy Township	8.1 mi	30.8% (±91.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sweetwater Township	8.2 mi	33.3% (±120.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cherry Valley Township	8.4 mi	27.3% (±34.4 points)	Lower
Chase Township	11 mi	53.3% (±61.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cherry Valley Township, MI (27.3%).

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 Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Dover Township (Lake County)	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Lake Township (Lake County)	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Sauble Township	100.0% (±141.4 points)
4	Yates Township	96.5% (±37.1 points)
5	Eden Township (Lake County)	75.0% (±61.0 points)
6	Pleasant Plains Township	67.9% (±20.6 points)
7	Webber Township	67.0% (±15.4 points)
8	Pinora Township	57.1% (±38.2 points)
9	Chase Township	53.3% (±61.5 points)
10	Ellsworth Township	41.5% (±58.7 points)
11	Peacock Township	37.5% (±106.2 points)
12	Sweetwater Township	33.3% (±120.2 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Lake County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Pleasant Plains Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Baldwin.

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 Pleasant Plains Township

Are renters in Pleasant Plains Township rent-burdened?

67.9% of renting households in Pleasant Plains 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 Pleasant Plains Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pleasant Plains Township, MI spends 34.6% (±11.8 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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