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

Name: Rent burden in Lake Shastina, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.2% (±29.4 points) of renting households in Lake Shastina, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.2% (±29.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 25.2% (±17.3 points)
Median share of income: 31.7% (±6.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lake Shastina

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lake Shastina	Siskiyou County	California	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±26.5 points)	13.9%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.1% (±11.6 points)	7.1%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	26.7% (±23.7 points)	12.8%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±26.5 points)	8.0%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	37.0% (±23.8 points)	8.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	25.2% (±17.3 points)	49.5%	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.

Lake Shastina against Siskiyou County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Shastina	Siskiyou County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.2% (±29.4 points)	58.2% (±6.0 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	25.2% (±17.3 points)	49.5% (±5.4 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.7% (±6.2 points)	34.7% (±3.5 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$55,329 (±$17,921)	$35,382 (±$4,394)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,238 (±$675)	$1,091 (±$73)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Lake Shastina, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Siskiyou County (58.2%).

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

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

In Siskiyou County, Lake Shastina ranks 5 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 268 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 Lake Shastina

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Shastina
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lake Shastina	—	62.2% (±29.4 points)	—
Weed	7.7 mi	68.4% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Shasta	14 mi	79.4% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Montague	16 mi	56.0% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Yreka	19 mi	65.7% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dunsmuir	21 mi	40.6% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Jones	25 mi	48.5% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
Etna	27 mi	70.3% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dorris	39 mi	54.4% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Siskiyou County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Mount Shasta	79.4% (±19.7 points)
2	Etna	70.3% (±25.9 points)
3	Weed	68.4% (±14.0 points)
4	Yreka	65.7% (±11.3 points)
5	Lake Shastina	62.2% (±29.4 points)
6	Montague	56.0% (±23.0 points)
7	Dorris	54.4% (±23.1 points)
8	Fort Jones	48.5% (±28.8 points)
9	Dunsmuir	40.6% (±17.6 points)
10	Tulelake	31.8% (±33.0 points)

Lake Shastina 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 Lake Shastina

Are renters in Lake Shastina rent-burdened?

62.2% of renting households in Lake Shastina 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 Lake Shastina spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lake Shastina, CA spends 31.7% (±6.2 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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