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

Name: Rent burden in Los Molinos, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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69.0% (±31.9 points) of renting households in Los Molinos, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 69.0% (±31.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.6% (±23.9 points)
Median share of income: 34.9% (±30.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Los Molinos

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Los Molinos	Tehama County	California	United States
Less than 15%	7.6% (±11.8 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.4% (±9.2 points)	12.2%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.5% (±4.1 points)	14.6%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.5% (±18.1 points)	8.4%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	19.4% (±21.1 points)	9.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	49.6% (±23.9 points)	46.9%	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 Molinos against Tehama County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Molinos	Tehama County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.0% (±31.9 points)	56.1% (±5.3 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.6% (±23.9 points)	46.9% (±4.4 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.9% (±30.9 points)	33.3% (±2.4 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$28,917 (±$17,239)	$39,500 (±$4,989)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,113 (±$333)	$1,184 (±$71)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Los Molinos, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Tehama County (56.1%).

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

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

In Tehama County, Los Molinos ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 138 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 Molinos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Molinos
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Los Molinos	—	69.0% (±31.9 points)	—
Tehama	1.6 mi	39.5% (±61.2 points)	Not measurably different
Corning	8.2 mi	61.7% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Red Bluff	13 mi	58.6% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Orland	20 mi	49.7% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hamilton City	20 mi	12.1% (±19.5 points)	Lower
Lake California	24 mi	79.5% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Chico	24 mi	62.2% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Ranch	24 mi	66.7% (±95.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hamilton City, CA (12.1%).

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 Tehama County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Lake California	79.5% (±24.8 points)
2	Los Molinos	69.0% (±31.9 points)
3	Corning	61.7% (±15.0 points)
4	Red Bluff	58.6% (±9.2 points)
5	Tehama	39.5% (±61.2 points)

Los Molinos 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 Los Molinos

Are renters in Los Molinos rent-burdened?

69.0% of renting households in Los Molinos 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 Molinos spend on rent?

The median renting household in Los Molinos, CA spends 34.9% (±30.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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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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