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

Name: Rent burden in Willcox, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.2% (±20.9 points) of renting households in Willcox, AZ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 46.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.2% (±20.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.2% (±19.1 points)
Median share of income: 46.7% (±13.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Willcox

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Willcox	Cochise County	Arizona	United States
Less than 15%	10.5% (±10.0 points)	17.0%	11.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.7% (±11.9 points)	12.1%	11.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±8.6 points)	9.2%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.5% (±10.5 points)	13.5%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±8.6 points)	11.4%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	63.2% (±19.1 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.

Willcox against Cochise County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Willcox	Cochise County	Arizona	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.2% (±20.9 points)	48.2% (±4.3 points)	51.5% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.2% (±19.1 points)	36.8% (±3.3 points)	42.2% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	46.7% (±13.1 points)	29.3% (±1.3 points)	30.8% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$22,672 (±$14,530)	$42,376 (±$4,382)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,024 (±$79)	$995 (±$49)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413

In Willcox, 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, Willcox ranks 3 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 36 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 Willcox

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willcox
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Willcox	—	63.2% (±20.9 points)	—
Swift Trail Junction	34 mi	29.8% (±25.5 points)	Lower
St. David	34 mi	0.0% (±123.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cactus Flats	36 mi	19.6% (±55.4 points)	Not measurably different
Benson	37 mi	61.8% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Thatcher	39 mi	35.2% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Tombstone	39 mi	41.3% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mescal	40 mi	93.6% (±53.1 points)	Not measurably different
Safford	41 mi	37.4% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Swift Trail Junction, AZ (29.8%).

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)
9	Tombstone	41.3% (±18.2 points)

Showing 9 of 13 places in Cochise 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 Willcox

Are renters in Willcox rent-burdened?

63.2% of renting households in Willcox 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 Willcox spend on rent?

The median renting household in Willcox, AZ spends 46.7% (±13.1 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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