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

Name: Rent burden in Los Banos, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.7% (±8.9 points) of renting households in Los Banos, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.7% (±8.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.6% (±8.0 points)
Median share of income: 35.7% (±3.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Los Banos

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Los Banos	Merced County	California	United States
Less than 15%	8.9% (±4.0 points)	11.9%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.5% (±4.2 points)	12.3%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.4% (±4.8 points)	11.8%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.6% (±3.6 points)	12.1%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.1% (±3.9 points)	9.4%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	51.6% (±8.0 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.

Los Banos against Merced County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Banos	Merced County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.7% (±8.9 points)	51.9% (±2.7 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.6% (±8.0 points)	42.5% (±2.3 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.7% (±3.6 points)	31.0% (±1.1 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$49,750 (±$7,732)	$50,208 (±$2,483)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,557 (±$96)	$1,343 (±$27)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Los Banos, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Merced County (51.9%).

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

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

In Merced County, Los Banos ranks 2 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 360 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 Los Banos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Banos
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Los Banos	—	59.7% (±8.9 points)	—
Santa Nella	10 mi	28.4% (±27.7 points)	Lower
South Dos Palos	12 mi	100.0% (±54.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dos Palos	13 mi	31.1% (±15.3 points)	Lower
Gustine	16 mi	35.4% (±22.4 points)	Lower
Newman	20 mi	59.6% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
McSwain	22 mi	27.2% (±30.9 points)	Lower
Livingston	23 mi	47.0% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hilmar-Irwin	24 mi	34.5% (±16.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Santa Nella, CA (28.4%), Dos Palos, CA (31.1%), Gustine, CA (35.4%).

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 Merced County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	South Dos Palos	100.0% (±54.0 points)
2	Los Banos	59.7% (±8.9 points)
3	Winton	56.7% (±15.9 points)
4	Planada	55.9% (±19.6 points)
5	Merced	55.2% (±4.1 points)
6	Atwater	53.5% (±8.1 points)
7	Le Grand	53.4% (±22.6 points)
8	Franklin	49.7% (±23.8 points)

Showing 8 of 15 places in Merced 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 Los Banos

Are renters in Los Banos rent-burdened?

59.7% of renting households in Los Banos 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 Los Banos spend on rent?

The median renting household in Los Banos, CA spends 35.7% (±3.6 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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