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

34.5% (±16.8 points) of renting households in Hilmar-Irwin, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 22.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
34.5% (±16.8 points)
Paying 35% or more
23.8% (±12.8 points)
Median share of income
22.5% (±5.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Hilmar-Irwin

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentHilmar-IrwinMerced CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Less than 15%16.3% (±11.7 points)11.9%10.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%25.7% (±16.3 points)12.3%11.1%12.2%
20% to 24.9%15.8% (±12.1 points)11.8%12.0%12.6%
25% to 29.9%7.6% (±9.2 points)12.1%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%10.7% (±10.9 points)9.4%9.3%9.2%
35% or more23.8% (±12.8 points)42.5%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.

Hilmar-Irwin against Merced County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Hilmar-IrwinMerced CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Paying 30% or more34.5% (±16.8 points)51.9% (±2.7 points)55.3% (±0.2 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more23.8% (±12.8 points)42.5% (±2.3 points)46.0% (±0.2 points)41.9%
Median share of income22.5% (±5.0 points)31.0% (±1.1 points)32.8% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$60,774 (±$13,537)$50,208 (±$2,483)$71,186 (±$298)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,536 (±$195)$1,343 (±$27)$2,036 (±$5)$1,413

In Hilmar-Irwin, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Merced County (51.9%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Merced County, Hilmar-Irwin ranks 12 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 961 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 Hilmar-Irwin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hilmar-Irwin
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Hilmar-Irwin—34.5% (±16.8 points)—
Delhi4.5 mi47.1% (±15.4 points)Not measurably different
Livingston7.0 mi47.0% (±12.6 points)Not measurably different
Turlock7.0 mi52.3% (±5.0 points)Higher
Denair8.8 mi50.3% (±24.6 points)Not measurably different
Keyes11 mi87.1% (±21.0 points)Higher
Newman11 mi59.6% (±15.4 points)Higher
Winton13 mi56.7% (±15.9 points)Not measurably different
Gustine13 mi35.4% (±22.4 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Turlock, CA (52.3%), Keyes, CA (87.1%), Newman, CA (59.6%).

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 Merced County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
6Atwater53.5% (±8.1 points)
7Le Grand53.4% (±22.6 points)
8Franklin49.7% (±23.8 points)
9Delhi47.1% (±15.4 points)
10Livingston47.0% (±12.6 points)
11Gustine35.4% (±22.4 points)
12Hilmar-Irwin34.5% (±16.8 points)
13Dos Palos31.1% (±15.3 points)
14Santa Nella28.4% (±27.7 points)
15McSwain27.2% (±30.9 points)

Showing 10 of 15 places in Merced County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Hilmar-Irwin 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 Hilmar-Irwin

Are renters in Hilmar-Irwin rent-burdened?

34.5% of renting households in Hilmar-Irwin 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 Hilmar-Irwin spend on rent?

The median renting household in Hilmar-Irwin, CA spends 22.5% (±5.0 points) 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 Hilmar-Irwin CDP, California (place:33861, 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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