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Idaho renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent

48.4%

Share of Idaho renter households paying 30 percent or more of income on rent, 2024 (estimate)

−1.5 pts since 2023 (49.9%); +2.7 pts since 2019 (45.7%); +1.6 pts since 2014 (46.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Data period 2024. Status: estimate. Published .

Share of renter households spending 30 percent or more of household income on gross rent: the sum of B25070's 30.0-34.9, 35.0-39.9, 40.0-49.9 and 50.0-percent-or-more categories, divided by the table total minus the 'not computed' category, times 100.

Change and comparison

From 2010 (50.9%) to 2024 (48.4%), the change was −2.5 pts.

The series high is 51.5% in 2011 and the low is 45.7% in 2019.

Among 50 states and the District of Columbia, Idaho ranked 31st highest in 2024. Florida was highest at 62.1% and North Dakota lowest at 36.1%.

Among Idaho and its 6 neighboring states, Idaho ranks 4th highest; Washington is next above at 50.7% and Utah next below at 48.2%.

Idaho was 3.4 pts below the national figure of 51.8%.

Historical data

Idaho renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent, 2010 to 2024Idaho renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: 50.9% in 2010, 48.4% in 2024.0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%201020152020IdahoUnitedStatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingPercentIdaho renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent, 2010 to 2024Idaho renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: 50.9% in 2010, 48.4% in 2024.0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%201020152020IdahoUnited StatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingPercentIdaho renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent, 2010 to 2024Idaho renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: 50.9% in 2010, 48.4% in 2024.0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%201020152020IdahoUnited StatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingPercent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Published .

Data table (14 rows)
PeriodIdaho (percent)United States (percent)Montana (percent)Nevada (percent)Oregon (percent)Utah (percent)Washington (percent)Wyoming (percent)
201050.9%53.0%45.7%53.1%54.3%48.8%51.2%40.0%
201151.5%53.4%46.6%52.3%55.5%51.2%50.7%36.6%
201249.9%52.0%47.1%51.2%53.7%49.6%50.7%43.5%
201347.7%51.5%47.1%49.2%53.2%46.9%51.0%41.7%
201446.8%51.8%45.9%49.5%55.1%46.6%50.0%40.4%
201547.1%50.6%45.4%49.5%51.4%44.4%48.0%40.6%
201645.9%49.7%43.6%49.8%51.4%45.0%47.4%41.3%
201745.8%49.5%44.4%47.9%51.6%44.3%47.8%42.6%
201846.0%49.7%44.4%51.0%49.5%44.4%47.8%41.5%
201945.7%48.4%44.8%51.1%48.5%44.0%47.6%44.4%
202146.7%51.1%42.1%55.7%51.5%48.2%49.0%47.9%
202247.2%51.9%44.5%57.3%53.2%47.6%51.2%44.1%
202349.9%51.8%46.6%57.4%53.4%47.0%50.3%41.2%
202448.4%51.8%42.7%57.6%52.3%48.2%50.7%42.9%

By county

44 of 44 counties have a value for 2020–2024. Idaho statewide on the same basis: 46.9%. Share of renter households spending 30 percent or more of household income on gross rent: the sum of B25070's 30.0-34.9, 35.0-39.9, 40.0-49.9 and 50.0-percent-or-more categories, divided by the table total minus the 'not computed' category, times 100.

  1. Clark57.7%
  2. Lemhi56.8%
  3. Adams56.3%
  4. Bear Lake54.6%
  5. Oneida54.4%
  6. Latah53.2%
  7. Camas53.1%
  8. Kootenai53.1%
  9. Twin Falls51.8%
  10. Benewah49.5%
  11. Ada49.0%
  12. Madison48.7%
  13. Canyon48.6%
  14. Washington48.3%
  15. Bannock48.1%
  16. Clearwater45.9%
  17. Bonner45.2%
  18. Nez Perce44.4%
  19. Elmore44.2%
  20. Butte44.0%
  21. Gooding43.6%
  22. Lincoln43.4%
  23. Cassia43.3%
  24. Custer42.5%
  25. Shoshone41.5%
  26. Gem40.6%
  27. Bingham39.9%
  28. Caribou39.8%
  29. Teton39.5%
  30. Bonneville39.4%
  31. Owyhee36.8%
  32. Franklin36.3%
  33. Boundary36.2%
  34. Minidoka36.1%
  35. Payette35.2%
  36. Jerome34.8%
  37. Fremont34.7%
  38. Idaho32.2%
  39. Power32.1%
  40. Blaine30.5%
  41. Lewis30.5%
  42. Boise29.7%
  43. Jefferson28.3%
  44. Valley22.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. Data period 2020-2024. Published .

Ada County: 49.0% Percent (2020–2024)Adams County: 56.3% Percent (2020–2024)Bannock County: 48.1% Percent (2020–2024)Bear Lake County: 54.6% Percent (2020–2024)Benewah County: 49.5% Percent (2020–2024)Bingham County: 39.9% Percent (2020–2024)Blaine County: 30.5% Percent (2020–2024)Boise County: 29.7% Percent (2020–2024)Bonner County: 45.2% Percent (2020–2024)Bonneville County: 39.4% Percent (2020–2024)Boundary County: 36.2% Percent (2020–2024)Butte County: 44.0% Percent (2020–2024)Camas County: 53.1% Percent (2020–2024)Canyon County: 48.6% Percent (2020–2024)Caribou County: 39.8% Percent (2020–2024)Cassia County: 43.3% Percent (2020–2024)Clark County: 57.7% Percent (2020–2024)Clearwater County: 45.9% Percent (2020–2024)Custer County: 42.5% Percent (2020–2024)Elmore County: 44.2% Percent (2020–2024)Franklin County: 36.3% Percent (2020–2024)Fremont County: 34.7% Percent (2020–2024)Gem County: 40.6% Percent (2020–2024)Gooding County: 43.6% Percent (2020–2024)Idaho County: 32.2% Percent (2020–2024)Jefferson County: 28.3% Percent (2020–2024)Jerome County: 34.8% Percent (2020–2024)Kootenai County: 53.1% Percent (2020–2024)Latah County: 53.2% Percent (2020–2024)Lemhi County: 56.8% Percent (2020–2024)Lewis County: 30.5% Percent (2020–2024)Lincoln County: 43.4% Percent (2020–2024)Madison County: 48.7% Percent (2020–2024)Minidoka County: 36.1% Percent (2020–2024)Nez Perce County: 44.4% Percent (2020–2024)Oneida County: 54.4% Percent (2020–2024)Owyhee County: 36.8% Percent (2020–2024)Payette County: 35.2% Percent (2020–2024)Power County: 32.1% Percent (2020–2024)Shoshone County: 41.5% Percent (2020–2024)Teton County: 39.5% Percent (2020–2024)Twin Falls County: 51.8% Percent (2020–2024)Valley County: 22.3% Percent (2020–2024)Washington County: 48.3% Percent (2020–2024)
  • 22.3% to 34.9%
  • 35.0% to 39.9%
  • 40.0% to 44.3%
  • 44.4% to 50.3%
  • 50.4% to 57.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. Data period 2020-2024. Published .

Data table (44 rows)
County2020–2024
Clark County57.7%
Lemhi County56.8%
Adams County56.3%
Bear Lake County54.6%
Oneida County54.4%
Latah County53.2%
Camas County53.1%
Kootenai County53.1%
Twin Falls County51.8%
Benewah County49.5%
Ada County49.0%
Madison County48.7%
Canyon County48.6%
Washington County48.3%
Bannock County48.1%
Clearwater County45.9%
Bonner County45.2%
Nez Perce County44.4%
Elmore County44.2%
Butte County44.0%
Gooding County43.6%
Lincoln County43.4%
Cassia County43.3%
Custer County42.5%
Shoshone County41.5%
Gem County40.6%
Bingham County39.9%
Caribou County39.8%
Teton County39.5%
Bonneville County39.4%
Owyhee County36.8%
Franklin County36.3%
Boundary County36.2%
Minidoka County36.1%
Payette County35.2%
Jerome County34.8%
Fremont County34.7%
Idaho County32.2%
Power County32.1%
Blaine County30.5%
Lewis County30.5%
Boise County29.7%
Jefferson County28.3%
Valley County22.3%

Compared with other states

  1. Florida62.1%
  2. Nevada57.6%
  3. California55.8%
  4. Oregon52.3%
  5. United States51.8%
  6. Washington50.7%
  7. Idaho48.4%
  8. Utah48.2%
  9. Wyoming42.9%
  10. Montana42.7%
  11. South Dakota41.9%
  12. Alaska41.5%
  13. North Dakota36.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Data period 2024. Published .

The first 10 of 52 rows; the full table is below.

State2024
1. Florida62.1%
2. Nevada57.6%
3. California55.8%
4. Hawaii55.0%
5. Connecticut54.1%
6. Louisiana54.1%
7. Georgia53.1%
8. Texas52.7%
9. South Carolina52.6%
10. Colorado52.5%
Data table (52 rows)
State2024
1. Florida62.1%
2. Nevada57.6%
3. California55.8%
4. Hawaii55.0%
5. Connecticut54.1%
6. Louisiana54.1%
7. Georgia53.1%
8. Texas52.7%
9. South Carolina52.6%
10. Colorado52.5%
11. Arizona52.4%
12. Massachusetts52.4%
13. Oregon52.3%
14. New Jersey52.2%
15. United States51.8%
16. Maryland51.5%
17. New York51.5%
18. North Carolina51.5%
19. Michigan51.2%
20. Rhode Island51.1%
21. Washington50.7%
22. Delaware50.3%
23. Mississippi50.3%
24. Maine50.2%
25. Tennessee50.2%
26. New Hampshire49.4%
27. Pennsylvania49.4%
28. Virginia49.3%
29. Vermont48.8%
30. Illinois48.7%
31. Indiana48.5%
32. Idaho48.4%
33. New Mexico48.4%
34. Alabama48.2%
35. Utah48.2%
36. District of Columbia47.7%
37. Minnesota47.7%
38. Ohio47.7%
39. West Virginia47.0%
40. Nebraska46.5%
41. Oklahoma46.1%
42. Arkansas45.5%
43. Kentucky45.2%
44. Missouri45.2%
45. Wisconsin44.9%
46. Kansas43.4%
47. Iowa43.2%
48. Wyoming42.9%
49. Montana42.7%
50. South Dakota41.9%
51. Alaska41.5%
52. North Dakota36.1%

Source

Organization
U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset
American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates
Geography
Nation and states, including the District of Columbia, plus the five Idaho places with population over 65,000: Boise City, Caldwell, Idaho Falls, Meridian and Nampa
Time coverage
2010-2019, 2021-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/acs/acs1?get=NAME,{variables}&for=state:*|us:*|place:*+in+state:16&key=... (2021-2024 instead pulled from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/, see caveats)
Methodology
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology.html
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, built by scripts/fetch-census-acs.py

Caveats

  • Values are single-year estimates; margins of error are not shown.
  • Dollar figures are in that survey year's dollars, not adjusted for inflation across years.
  • 1-year estimates are not comparable to 5-year estimates (census-acs5) for the same geography or metric.
  • There is no standard 2020 ACS 1-year release: the Census Bureau replaced it with experimental COVID-19 estimates, so 2020 is omitted here.
  • Place figures are for the incorporated city as the Census Bureau defines its boundary, not the metro area or county.
  • Which of Idaho's places clear the 65,000-person floor for 1-year estimates can vary by year.
  • The race and ethnicity breakdown uses table B03002, not B02001, whose race categories double-count people who are also Hispanic or Latino.

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