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

Name: Rent burden in Happy Valley, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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80.3% (±27.7 points) of renting households in Happy Valley, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

80.3% spend 35% or more.

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 80.3% (±27.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 80.3% (±21.1 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Happy Valley

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Happy Valley	Shasta County	California	United States
Less than 15%	4.2% (±8.7 points)	11.3%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.2% (±7.3 points)	9.6%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±18.0 points)	14.2%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.3% (±19.2 points)	11.5%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±18.0 points)	10.1%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	80.3% (±21.1 points)	43.3%	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.

Happy Valley against Shasta County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Happy Valley	Shasta County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	80.3% (±27.7 points)	53.4% (±2.8 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	80.3% (±21.1 points)	43.3% (±2.1 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	31.7% (±1.1 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,189 (±$15,196)	$49,763 (±$5,012)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,282 (±$812)	$1,317 (±$39)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Happy Valley, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Shasta County (53.4%).

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

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

In Shasta County, Happy Valley ranks 1 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 62 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 Happy Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Happy Valley
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Happy Valley	—	80.3% (±27.7 points)	—
Centerville	5.8 mi	37.5% (±102.5 points)	Not measurably different
Anderson	6.6 mi	69.4% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood (Shasta County)	7.5 mi	36.5% (±22.2 points)	Lower
Redding	7.7 mi	52.3% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Shasta	9.2 mi	0.0% (±107.2 points)	Not measurably different
Palo Cedro	12 mi	30.0% (±34.5 points)	Lower
Lake California	13 mi	79.5% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Shasta Lake	15 mi	48.2% (±13.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cottonwood (Shasta County), CA (36.5%), Redding, CA (52.3%), Palo Cedro, CA (30.0%).

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 Shasta County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Happy Valley	80.3% (±27.7 points)
2	Anderson	69.4% (±12.2 points)
3	Bella Vista	66.2% (±35.9 points)
4	Burney	52.6% (±28.4 points)
5	Redding	52.3% (±3.6 points)
6	Shasta Lake	48.2% (±13.8 points)
7	Shingletown	40.0% (±88.7 points)

Showing 7 of 12 places in Shasta County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Happy Valley 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 Happy Valley

Are renters in Happy Valley rent-burdened?

80.3% of renting households in Happy Valley 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 Happy Valley spend on rent?

The median renting household in Happy Valley, CA spends 50.0% or more 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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