How many renters in Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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69.9% (±29.3 points) of renting households in Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 69.9% (±29.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.9% (±18.6 points)
Median share of income: 32.8% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sierra Vista Southeast

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sierra Vista Southeast	Cochise County	Arizona	United States
Less than 15%	19.7% (±19.2 points)	17.0%	11.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.3% (±10.4 points)	12.1%	11.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±6.3 points)	9.2%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.0% (±5.9 points)	13.5%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	36.0% (±22.6 points)	11.4%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	33.9% (±18.6 points)	36.8%	42.2%	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.

Sierra Vista Southeast against Cochise County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sierra Vista Southeast	Cochise County	Arizona	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.9% (±29.3 points)	48.2% (±4.3 points)	51.5% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.9% (±18.6 points)	36.8% (±3.3 points)	42.2% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.8% (±2.5 points)	29.3% (±1.3 points)	30.8% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,442 (±$13,950)	$42,376 (±$4,382)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,180 (±$264)	$995 (±$49)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413

In Sierra Vista Southeast, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cochise County (48.2%).

It is not measurably different from Arizona (51.5%).

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

In Cochise County, Sierra Vista Southeast ranks 2 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 26 of 209.

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 Sierra Vista Southeast

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sierra Vista Southeast
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sierra Vista Southeast	—	69.9% (±29.3 points)	—
Sierra Vista	9.6 mi	46.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Huachuca City	14 mi	42.0% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bisbee	17 mi	43.3% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Naco	19 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Whetstone	19 mi	22.0% (±28.8 points)	Lower
Tombstone	20 mi	41.3% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
St. David	30 mi	0.0% (±123.3 points)	Not measurably different
Patagonia	32 mi	60.9% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whetstone, AZ (22.0%).

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 Cochise County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Mescal	93.6% (±53.1 points)
2	Sierra Vista Southeast	69.9% (±29.3 points)
3	Willcox	63.2% (±20.9 points)
4	Benson	61.8% (±19.3 points)
5	Sierra Vista	46.8% (±6.2 points)
6	Douglas	45.6% (±10.6 points)
7	Bisbee	43.3% (±14.7 points)
8	Huachuca City	42.0% (±14.3 points)

Showing 8 of 13 places in Cochise County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sierra Vista Southeast 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 Sierra Vista Southeast

Are renters in Sierra Vista Southeast rent-burdened?

69.9% of renting households in Sierra Vista Southeast 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 Sierra Vista Southeast spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ spends 32.8% (±2.5 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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