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

Name: Rent burden in Buttonwillow, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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73.8% (±18.9 points) of renting households in Buttonwillow, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

68.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 44.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 73.8% (±18.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 68.2% (±16.8 points)
Median share of income: 44.7% (±8.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Buttonwillow

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Buttonwillow	Kern County	California	United States
Less than 15%	11.2% (±12.5 points)	10.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.9% (±9.3 points)	10.7%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.1% (±7.3 points)	11.1%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±17.9 points)	11.1%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.6% (±8.6 points)	8.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	68.2% (±16.8 points)	48.3%	46.0%	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.

Buttonwillow against Kern County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buttonwillow	Kern County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	73.8% (±18.9 points)	56.5% (±1.4 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	68.2% (±16.8 points)	48.3% (±1.2 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	44.7% (±8.1 points)	33.9% (±0.7 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,654 (±$9,830)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,131 (±$158)	$1,300 (±$21)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Buttonwillow, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kern County (56.5%).

It is not measurably different from California (55.3%).

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

In Kern County, Buttonwillow ranks 5 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 96 of 1,067.

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 Buttonwillow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buttonwillow
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Buttonwillow	—	73.8% (±18.9 points)	—
Rosedale	13 mi	64.5% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wasco	13 mi	60.8% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Shafter	14 mi	49.7% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Ford City	17 mi	58.7% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Greenacres	18 mi	29.7% (±17.1 points)	Lower
Taft Heights	19 mi	48.9% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
South Taft	19 mi	68.6% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
Taft	20 mi	52.6% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shafter, CA (49.7%), Greenacres, CA (29.7%).

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 Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Squirrel Mountain Valley	100.0% (±76.8 points)
2	Stallion Springs	86.8% (±44.4 points)
3	Weldon	84.9% (±35.2 points)
4	Lake Isabella	83.9% (±23.3 points)
5	Buttonwillow	73.8% (±18.9 points)
6	Old Stine	73.0% (±15.7 points)
7	Weedpatch	71.8% (±23.4 points)
8	Maricopa	69.6% (±25.1 points)
9	East Niles	69.5% (±8.4 points)
10	South Taft	68.6% (±21.7 points)
11 (tie)	California City	67.0% (±10.5 points)

Showing 11 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Buttonwillow 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 Buttonwillow

Are renters in Buttonwillow rent-burdened?

73.8% of renting households in Buttonwillow 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 Buttonwillow spend on rent?

The median renting household in Buttonwillow, CA spends 44.7% (±8.1 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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