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

Name: Rent burden in Haines, AK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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52.9% (±17.5 points) of renting households in Haines, AK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 52.9% (±17.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.7% (±15.8 points)
Median share of income: 31.6% (±9.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Haines

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Haines	Haines Borough	Alaska	United States
Less than 15%	13.2% (±10.1 points)	13.2%	16.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.5% (±9.7 points)	15.5%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.8% (±10.5 points)	9.8%	13.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.6% (±7.5 points)	8.6%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.2% (±7.5 points)	9.2%	9.6%	9.2%
35% or more	43.7% (±15.8 points)	43.7%	35.1%	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.

Haines against Haines Borough, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Haines	Haines Borough	Alaska	United States
Paying 30% or more	52.9% (±17.5 points)	52.9% (±17.5 points)	44.7% (±1.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.7% (±15.8 points)	43.7% (±15.8 points)	35.1% (±1.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.6% (±9.4 points)	31.6% (±9.4 points)	27.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,125 (±$31,370)	—	$64,073 (±$1,408)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,087 (±$162)	$1,087 (±$162)	$1,419 (±$23)	$1,413

In Haines, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Haines Borough (52.9%).

It is not measurably different from Alaska (44.7%).

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

Statewide, it ranks 44 of 169.

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 Haines

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Haines
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Haines	—	52.9% (±17.5 points)	—
Skagway	16 mi	47.1% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gustavus	58 mi	57.5% (±52.8 points)	Not measurably different
Juneau	77 mi	36.1% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hoonah	79 mi	27.7% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pelican	94 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tenakee Springs	102 mi	42.9% (±51.1 points)	Not measurably different
Angoon	131 mi	48.9% (±46.7 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.

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

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 Haines

Are renters in Haines rent-burdened?

52.9% of renting households in Haines 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 Haines spend on rent?

The median renting household in Haines, AK spends 31.6% (±9.4 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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