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

Name: Rent burden in Mount Pleasant Township, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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65.9% (±14.7 points) of renting households in Mount Pleasant Township, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

53.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 65.9% (±14.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 53.5% (±12.5 points)
Median share of income: 37.6% (±7.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Pleasant Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Pleasant Township	Bates County	Missouri	United States
Less than 15%	11.2% (±7.3 points)	16.9%	15.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.2% (±2.5 points)	14.4%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.2% (±10.3 points)	10.2%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.5% (±8.4 points)	7.3%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.4% (±7.7 points)	10.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	53.5% (±12.5 points)	41.0%	36.6%	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.

Mount Pleasant Township against Bates County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Pleasant Township	Bates County	Missouri	United States
Paying 30% or more	65.9% (±14.7 points)	51.4% (±10.1 points)	45.6% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	53.5% (±12.5 points)	41.0% (±8.8 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.6% (±7.9 points)	30.7% (±4.6 points)	28.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,781 (±$4,933)	$36,094 (±$5,744)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$893 (±$210)	$786 (±$73)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413

In Mount Pleasant Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Bates County (51.4%).

It is also higher than in Missouri (45.6%).

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

In Bates County, Mount Pleasant Township ranks 9 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 141 of 1,105.

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 Mount Pleasant Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Pleasant Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Pleasant Township	—	65.9% (±14.7 points)	—
Butler	0.7 mi	65.9% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Passaic	3.7 mi	28.6% (±118.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mound Township	5.6 mi	31.5% (±23.7 points)	Lower
Charlotte Township	5.8 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
New Home Township	8.6 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Adrian	8.9 mi	37.2% (±17.9 points)	Lower
Pleasant Gap Township	9.8 mi	53.0% (±58.6 points)	Not measurably different
Foster	11 mi	63.6% (±102.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mound Township, MO (31.5%), Adrian, MO (37.2%).

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 Bates County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Amsterdam	85.7% (±107.4 points)
4 (tie)	Hume	71.4% (±113.9 points)
4 (tie)	Howard Township (Bates County)	71.4% (±113.9 points)
6 (tie)	Rockville	70.0% (±49.5 points)
6 (tie)	Rockville Township	70.0% (±49.5 points)
8 (tie)	Butler	65.9% (±14.7 points)
8 (tie)	Mount Pleasant Township	65.9% (±14.7 points)
10 (tie)	Foster	63.6% (±102.4 points)
10 (tie)	Walnut Township	63.6% (±102.4 points)
12	Pleasant Gap Township	53.0% (±58.6 points)
13	Deer Creek Township (Bates County)	42.3% (±32.0 points)
14	Deepwater Township (Bates County)	40.0% (±91.8 points)
15	Adrian	37.2% (±17.9 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Bates 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 Mount Pleasant Township

Are renters in Mount Pleasant Township rent-burdened?

65.9% of renting households in Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Pleasant Township, MO spends 37.6% (±7.9 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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