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

Name: Rent burden in Mount Shasta, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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79.4% (±19.7 points) of renting households in Mount Shasta, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

65.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 79.4% (±19.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 65.1% (±15.9 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Mount Shasta

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Shasta	Siskiyou County	California	United States
Less than 15%	6.7% (±10.5 points)	13.9%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.7% (±1.3 points)	7.1%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.2% (±9.7 points)	12.8%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±6.0 points)	8.0%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.3% (±11.6 points)	8.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	65.1% (±15.9 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.

Mount Shasta against Siskiyou County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Shasta	Siskiyou County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	79.4% (±19.7 points)	58.2% (±6.0 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	65.1% (±15.9 points)	49.5% (±5.4 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	34.7% (±3.5 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,289 (±$6,622)	$35,382 (±$4,394)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,406 (±$231)	$1,091 (±$73)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Mount Shasta, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Siskiyou County (58.2%).

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

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Siskiyou County, Mount Shasta ranks 1 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 66 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 Mount Shasta

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Shasta
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Shasta	—	79.4% (±19.7 points)	—
Dunsmuir	6.6 mi	40.6% (±17.6 points)	Lower
Weed	7.2 mi	68.4% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Shastina	14 mi	62.2% (±29.4 points)	Not measurably different
Montague	30 mi	56.0% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Etna	32 mi	70.3% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Yreka	32 mi	65.7% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Jones	34 mi	48.5% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
Jones Valley	43 mi	0.0% (±76.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dunsmuir, CA (40.6%), Jones Valley, CA (0.0%).

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)

Showing 7 of 10 places in Siskiyou 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 Mount Shasta

Are renters in Mount Shasta rent-burdened?

79.4% of renting households in Mount Shasta 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 Mount Shasta spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Shasta, CA spends 50.0% or more 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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