How many renters in Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County), MI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County), MI, 2020–2024
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34.8% (±13.8 points) of renting households in Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County), MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 34.8% (±13.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.8% (±13.5 points)
Median share of income: 24.9% (±4.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	24.2% (±13.3 points)	12.0%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.4% (±8.9 points)	11.6%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.5% (±9.3 points)	12.8%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.1% (±11.4 points)	11.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.0% (±2.9 points)	7.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	31.8% (±13.5 points)	44.3%	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.

Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County) against Kalamazoo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)	Kalamazoo County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	34.8% (±13.8 points)	52.1% (±2.7 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.8% (±13.5 points)	44.3% (±2.4 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.9% (±4.5 points)	31.3% (±1.5 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$52,868 (±$11,237)	$42,263 (±$2,034)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,071 (±$131)	$1,093 (±$21)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Kalamazoo County (52.1%).

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

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

In Kalamazoo County, Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County) ranks 13 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 976 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 Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)	—	34.8% (±13.8 points)	—
Portage	5.9 mi	42.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Prairie Ronde Township	5.9 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brady Township (Kalamazoo County)	6.0 mi	50.0% (±45.8 points)	Not measurably different
Park Township (St. Joseph County)	6.3 mi	14.9% (±29.9 points)	Not measurably different
Flowerfield Township	8.4 mi	38.1% (±53.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mendon Township	8.5 mi	50.0% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pavilion Township	8.7 mi	12.3% (±17.1 points)	Lower
Texas Charter Township	9.0 mi	21.6% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pavilion Township, MI (12.3%).

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 Kalamazoo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
7	Climax Township	50.8% (±29.9 points)
8 (tie)	Brady Township (Kalamazoo County)	50.0% (±45.8 points)
8 (tie)	Charleston Township	50.0% (±33.4 points)
10	Comstock Charter Township	46.3% (±13.6 points)
11	Parchment	43.6% (±25.8 points)
12	Portage	42.9% (±6.2 points)
13	Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)	34.8% (±13.8 points)
14	Cooper Charter Township	27.2% (±13.2 points)
15	Texas Charter Township	21.6% (±18.2 points)
16	Ross Township	14.3% (±12.2 points)
17	Pavilion Township	12.3% (±17.1 points)
18 (tie)	Prairie Ronde Township	0.0% (±141.4 points)
18 (tie)	Wakeshma Township	0.0% (±134.4 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Kalamazoo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Schoolcraft, Vicksburg.

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 Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County)

Are renters in Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County) rent-burdened?

34.8% of renting households in Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County) 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 Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County), MI spends 24.9% (±4.5 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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