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

76.1% (±16.7 points) of renting households in Garnet, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

70.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
76.1% (±16.7 points)
Paying 35% or more
70.5% (±13.9 points)
Median share of income
50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Garnet

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentGarnetRiverside CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Less than 15%10.5% (±9.3 points)8.7%10.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%6.3% (±7.1 points)10.0%11.1%12.2%
20% to 24.9%0.0% (±7.1 points)12.0%12.0%12.6%
25% to 29.9%7.2% (±6.0 points)9.9%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%5.6% (±9.2 points)10.7%9.3%9.2%
35% or more70.5% (±13.9 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.

Garnet against Riverside County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
GarnetRiverside CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Paying 30% or more76.1% (±16.7 points)59.4% (±1.1 points)55.3% (±0.2 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more70.5% (±13.9 points)48.7% (±0.9 points)46.0% (±0.2 points)41.9%
Median share of income50.0% or more34.4% (±0.4 points)32.8% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$35,417 (±$20,710)$63,524 (±$1,392)$71,186 (±$298)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,907 (±$349)$1,901 (±$17)$2,036 (±$5)$1,413

In Garnet, 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, Garnet ranks 9 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 87 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 Garnet

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garnet
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Garnet—76.1% (±16.7 points)—
Desert Edge2.3 mi34.1% (±26.7 points)Lower
Desert Hot Springs4.5 mi64.7% (±8.5 points)Not measurably different
Cathedral City5.8 mi63.1% (±6.6 points)Not measurably different
Sky Valley7.4 mi78.0% (±44.7 points)Not measurably different
Palm Springs8.6 mi64.1% (±4.4 points)Not measurably different
Thousand Palms10 mi72.3% (±24.5 points)Not measurably different
Rancho Mirage11 mi67.4% (±10.6 points)Not measurably different
Morongo Valley12 mi47.4% (±20.8 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Desert Edge, CA (34.1%), Morongo Valley, CA (47.4%).

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

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
3Mesa Verde92.2% (±34.9 points)
4Meadowbrook83.0% (±40.7 points)
5Cherry Valley80.1% (±31.6 points)
6Indian Wells79.3% (±16.8 points)
7Sky Valley78.0% (±44.7 points)
8Temescal Valley77.7% (±20.3 points)
9Garnet76.1% (±16.7 points)
10Thousand Palms72.3% (±24.5 points)
11Menifee70.7% (±6.9 points)
12Lakeland Village70.0% (±15.8 points)
13San Jacinto68.2% (±9.6 points)
14Rancho Mirage67.4% (±10.6 points)
15Indio Hills66.7% (±85.9 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Garnet 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 Garnet

Are renters in Garnet rent-burdened?

76.1% of renting households in Garnet 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 Garnet spend on rent?

The median renting household in Garnet, CA spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Garnet CDP, California (place:29112, in state:06).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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