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

32.7% (±8.0 points) of renting households in Mount Pleasant, WI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
32.7% (±8.0 points)
Paying 35% or more
29.6% (±7.5 points)
Median share of income
23.6% (±3.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Pleasant

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentMount PleasantRacine CountyWisconsinUnited States
Less than 15%24.0% (±8.9 points)18.7%16.7%12.6%
15% to 19.9%16.9% (±5.2 points)15.2%14.9%12.2%
20% to 24.9%12.6% (±6.7 points)10.4%13.5%12.6%
25% to 29.9%13.7% (±5.7 points)12.7%11.3%11.5%
30% to 34.9%3.1% (±2.7 points)7.2%8.7%9.2%
35% or more29.6% (±7.5 points)35.8%35.0%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 against Racine County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Mount PleasantRacine CountyWisconsinUnited States
Paying 30% or more32.7% (±8.0 points)43.0% (±3.5 points)43.7% (±0.6 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more29.6% (±7.5 points)35.8% (±3.2 points)35.0% (±0.5 points)41.9%
Median share of income23.6% (±3.8 points)27.3% (±1.1 points)27.2% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$64,386 (±$14,893)$47,129 (±$3,348)$48,374 (±$478)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,127 (±$32)$1,080 (±$26)$1,087 (±$4)$1,413

In Mount Pleasant, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Racine County (43.0%).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin (43.7%).

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

In Racine County, Mount Pleasant ranks 9 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 908 of 1,813.

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Pleasant
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Mount Pleasant—32.7% (±8.0 points)—
Sturtevant1.1 mi41.9% (±27.7 points)Not measurably different
Elmwood Park3.4 mi100.0% (±141.4 points)Not measurably different
Racine3.8 mi53.3% (±5.3 points)Higher
Somers4.5 mi50.5% (±11.1 points)Higher
Yorkville6.0 mi33.3% (±34.5 points)Not measurably different
Caledonia6.1 mi30.0% (±7.9 points)Not measurably different
Town of Somers7.4 mi5.3% (±27.9 points)Not measurably different
Wind Point7.6 mi50.0% (±87.0 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Racine, WI (53.3%), Somers, WI (50.5%).

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 Racine County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
3Wind Point50.0% (±87.0 points)
4Sturtevant41.9% (±27.7 points)
5Town of Waterford38.3% (±26.7 points)
6Raymond34.5% (±28.9 points)
7Waterford33.4% (±14.1 points)
8Yorkville33.3% (±34.5 points)
9Mount Pleasant32.7% (±8.0 points)
10Burlington32.3% (±9.3 points)
11Rochester30.3% (±28.0 points)
12Caledonia30.0% (±7.9 points)
13Town of Norway29.2% (±18.3 points)
14Union Grove22.0% (±11.5 points)
15Town of Burlington20.1% (±18.3 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Racine 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

Are renters in Mount Pleasant rent-burdened?

32.7% of renting households in Mount Pleasant 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 spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Pleasant, WI spends 23.6% (±3.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Mount Pleasant village, Wisconsin (place:54875, in state:55).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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