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

Name: Rent burden in Port Austin Township, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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37.1% (±18.1 points) of renting households in Port Austin Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 37.1% (±18.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 28.5% (±14.9 points)
Median share of income: 25.4% (±4.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Port Austin Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Port Austin Township	Huron County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	17.2% (±15.7 points)	23.7%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.3% (±8.4 points)	14.1%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	24.5% (±17.8 points)	12.7%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.9% (±14.1 points)	7.9%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.6% (±10.3 points)	9.9%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	28.5% (±14.9 points)	31.7%	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.

Port Austin Township against Huron County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Austin Township	Huron County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	37.1% (±18.1 points)	41.6% (±6.4 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	28.5% (±14.9 points)	31.7% (±5.7 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.4% (±4.8 points)	24.8% (±3.2 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$35,246 (±$6,238)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$753 (±$137)	$788 (±$46)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Port Austin Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Huron County (41.6%).

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

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

In Huron County, Port Austin Township ranks 16 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 935 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 Port Austin Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Austin Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Port Austin Township	—	37.1% (±18.1 points)	—
Dwight Township	6.1 mi	39.6% (±17.4 points)	Not measurably different
Huron Township	7.7 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hume Township	10.0 mi	20.0% (±68.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kinde	10 mi	58.4% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Huron County)	12 mi	52.4% (±79.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bloomfield Township (Huron County)	12 mi	0.0% (±134.4 points)	Not measurably different
Port Hope	13 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Township (Huron County)	14 mi	100.0% (±141.4 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.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Huron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
10	Lincoln Township (Huron County)	52.4% (±79.0 points)
11	Bad Axe	51.7% (±18.2 points)
12	Harbor Beach	44.5% (±17.2 points)
13	Winsor Township	43.4% (±16.7 points)
14	Caseville	40.9% (±29.9 points)
15	Dwight Township	39.6% (±17.4 points)
16	Port Austin Township	37.1% (±18.1 points)
17	Meade Township (Huron County)	33.4% (±26.7 points)
18	Fairhaven Township	32.8% (±37.4 points)
19	Bingham Township (Huron County)	27.7% (±14.7 points)
20	Brookfield Township (Huron County)	27.5% (±48.0 points)
21	Paris Township	27.3% (±88.4 points)
22	Sebewaing Township	22.7% (±21.2 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Huron County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Port Austin Township

Are renters in Port Austin Township rent-burdened?

37.1% of renting households in Port Austin 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 Port Austin Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Port Austin Township, MI spends 25.4% (±4.8 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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