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

Name: Rent burden in Shields, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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50.3% (±21.8 points) of renting households in Shields, MI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.3% (±21.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.3% (±21.2 points)
Median share of income: 35.1% (±25.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Shields

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Shields	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
Less than 15%	10.7% (±9.2 points)	14.5%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	21.4% (±21.5 points)	10.1%	12.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.6% (±12.3 points)	11.1%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±4.9 points)	9.3%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±4.9 points)	9.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	50.3% (±21.2 points)	45.6%	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.

Shields against Saginaw County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shields	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.3% (±21.8 points)	55.0% (±3.7 points)	50.4% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.3% (±21.2 points)	45.6% (±3.2 points)	41.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.1% (±25.7 points)	32.7% (±1.6 points)	30.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$31,977 (±$2,925)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$941 (±$86)	$947 (±$19)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413

In Shields, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Saginaw County (55.0%).

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

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

In Saginaw County, Shields ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 34 of 76.

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 Shields

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shields
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Shields	—	50.3% (±21.8 points)	—
Saginaw Charter Township	3.2 mi	45.8% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
James Township	4.1 mi	23.5% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Swan Creek Township	5.7 mi	78.3% (±77.6 points)	Not measurably different
Saginaw	6.2 mi	63.6% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tittabawassee Township	6.8 mi	37.4% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Freeland	6.8 mi	35.0% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Spaulding Township	7.2 mi	100.0% (±70.7 points)	Not measurably different
Carrollton Township	7.2 mi	87.3% (±34.8 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 Saginaw County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Buena Vista	70.5% (±21.2 points)
2	Shields	50.3% (±21.8 points)
3	Bridgeport	49.8% (±19.8 points)
4	Hemlock	41.5% (±50.9 points)
5	Freeland	35.0% (±22.0 points)
6	Burt	0.0% (±79.1 points)

Shields is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Thomas Township, whose figures include it.

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 Shields

Are renters in Shields rent-burdened?

50.3% of renting households in Shields 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 Shields spend on rent?

The median renting household in Shields, MI spends 35.1% (±25.7 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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