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

Name: Rent burden in Mammoth Lakes, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.8% (±19.8 points) of renting households in Mammoth Lakes, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.8% (±19.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 29.7% (±13.5 points)
Median share of income: 29.6% (±4.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mammoth Lakes

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mammoth Lakes	Mono County	California	United States
Less than 15%	1.8% (±2.4 points)	4.1%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.2% (±10.6 points)	11.5%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.8% (±16.1 points)	21.1%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.5% (±11.9 points)	14.6%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	19.1% (±14.5 points)	17.9%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	29.7% (±13.5 points)	30.9%	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.

Mammoth Lakes against Mono County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mammoth Lakes	Mono County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.8% (±19.8 points)	48.8% (±16.7 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	29.7% (±13.5 points)	30.9% (±11.5 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.6% (±4.6 points)	29.6% (±4.3 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$65,898 (±$16,916)	$66,328 (±$14,800)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,645 (±$208)	$1,629 (±$211)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Mammoth Lakes, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Mono County (48.8%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 758 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 Mammoth Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mammoth Lakes
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mammoth Lakes	—	48.8% (±19.8 points)	—
Yosemite Valley	33 mi	58.6% (±41.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Bishop	33 mi	61.4% (±37.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek	35 mi	66.7% (±38.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bishop	37 mi	39.5% (±20.3 points)	Not measurably different
North Fork	40 mi	39.3% (±28.9 points)	Not measurably different
Oakhurst	40 mi	46.3% (±26.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ahwahnee	44 mi	90.9% (±35.4 points)	Higher
Auberry	45 mi	17.2% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ahwahnee, CA (90.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

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 Mammoth Lakes

Are renters in Mammoth Lakes rent-burdened?

48.8% of renting households in Mammoth Lakes 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 Mammoth Lakes spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mammoth Lakes, CA spends 29.6% (±4.6 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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