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

Name: Rent burden in Royal Oak Charter Township, MI, 2020–2024
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59.5% (±19.2 points) of renting households in Royal Oak Charter Township, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.5% (±19.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.0% (±17.7 points)
Median share of income: 35.2% (±6.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Royal Oak Charter Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Royal Oak Charter Township	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	15.6% (±10.9 points)	15.2%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.2% (±3.9 points)	14.4%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.9% (±8.3 points)	13.5%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.7% (±7.8 points)	12.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.5% (±7.5 points)	8.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	51.0% (±17.7 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.

Royal Oak Charter Township against Oakland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Royal Oak Charter Township	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.5% (±19.2 points)	44.7% (±1.3 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.0% (±17.7 points)	36.6% (±1.1 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.2% (±6.4 points)	27.8% (±0.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,417 (±$17,673)	$59,047 (±$1,564)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$864 (±$151)	$1,376 (±$14)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Royal Oak Charter Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Oakland County (44.7%).

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

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

In Oakland County, Royal Oak Charter Township ranks 8 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 324 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 Royal Oak Charter Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Royal Oak Charter Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Royal Oak Charter Township	—	59.5% (±19.2 points)	—
Oak Park	1.5 mi	49.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ferndale	1.7 mi	36.8% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Pleasant Ridge	1.8 mi	0.0% (±74.8 points)	Not measurably different
Huntington Woods	2.2 mi	0.0% (±48.5 points)	Lower
Hazel Park	3.4 mi	40.0% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Berkley	3.6 mi	36.6% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Royal Oak	4.0 mi	34.4% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Lathrup Village	4.4 mi	14.8% (±18.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ferndale, MI (36.8%), Huntington Woods, MI (0.0%), Royal Oak, MI (34.4%).

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 Oakland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Groveland Township	69.8% (±22.8 points)
3	White Lake Charter Township	68.9% (±13.6 points)
4	Oakland Charter Township	64.7% (±18.9 points)
5	Rose Township (Oakland County)	63.6% (±52.1 points)
6	Oxford Charter Township	62.4% (±12.8 points)
7	Keego Harbor	60.5% (±21.7 points)
8	Royal Oak Charter Township	59.5% (±19.2 points)
9	Highland Charter Township	59.3% (±24.3 points)
10	Milford Charter Township	56.9% (±17.1 points)
11	Village of Clarkston	56.6% (±18.1 points)
12	West Bloomfield Charter Township	56.3% (±8.5 points)
13	Bloomfield Hills	56.1% (±33.6 points)
14	Pontiac	55.1% (±5.0 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Oakland 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 Royal Oak Charter Township

Are renters in Royal Oak Charter Township rent-burdened?

59.5% of renting households in Royal Oak Charter 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 Royal Oak Charter Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Royal Oak Charter Township, MI spends 35.2% (±6.4 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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