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

Name: Rent burden in Cathedral City, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.1% (±6.6 points) of renting households in Cathedral City, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.1% (±6.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.4% (±5.7 points)
Median share of income: 35.8% (±3.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cathedral City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cathedral City	Riverside County	California	United States
Less than 15%	7.4% (±2.7 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.3% (±2.9 points)	10.0%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.1% (±2.6 points)	12.0%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.1% (±3.4 points)	9.9%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.7% (±3.4 points)	10.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	51.4% (±5.7 points)	48.7%	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.

Cathedral City against Riverside County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cathedral City	Riverside County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.1% (±6.6 points)	59.4% (±1.1 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.4% (±5.7 points)	48.7% (±0.9 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.8% (±3.0 points)	34.4% (±0.4 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$51,512 (±$6,471)	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,601 (±$90)	$1,901 (±$17)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Cathedral City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Riverside County (59.4%).

It is also higher than in California (55.3%).

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

In Riverside County, Cathedral City ranks 22 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 240 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 Cathedral City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cathedral City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cathedral City	—	63.1% (±6.6 points)	—
Palm Springs	4.9 mi	64.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rancho Mirage	5.3 mi	67.4% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Garnet	5.8 mi	76.1% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Desert Edge	6.1 mi	34.1% (±26.7 points)	Lower
Thousand Palms	6.4 mi	72.3% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sky Valley	7.3 mi	78.0% (±44.7 points)	Not measurably different
Palm Desert	8.8 mi	65.1% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Desert Hot Springs	9.6 mi	64.7% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Desert Edge, CA (34.1%).

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 Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
16	Vista Santa Rosa	65.4% (±49.8 points)
17	Palm Desert	65.1% (±5.7 points)
18	Desert Hot Springs	64.7% (±8.5 points)
19	Palm Springs	64.1% (±4.4 points)
20	Cabazon	63.9% (±29.1 points)
21	Good Hope	63.3% (±15.9 points)
22	Cathedral City	63.1% (±6.6 points)
23	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	62.8% (±17.7 points)
24	Thermal	62.3% (±28.2 points)
25	Hemet	62.2% (±4.1 points)
26	Banning	61.8% (±8.5 points)
27	Lake Elsinore	61.7% (±7.3 points)
28	Moreno Valley	61.5% (±3.4 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Riverside 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 Cathedral City

Are renters in Cathedral City rent-burdened?

63.1% of renting households in Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cathedral City, CA spends 35.8% (±3.0 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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