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

Name: Rent burden in Red Bluff, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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58.6% (±9.2 points) of renting households in Red Bluff, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.6% (±9.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.1% (±8.4 points)
Median share of income: 35.0% (±5.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Red Bluff

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Red Bluff	Tehama County	California	United States
Less than 15%	6.0% (±2.9 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.4% (±6.1 points)	12.2%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.6% (±7.5 points)	14.6%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.5% (±4.5 points)	8.4%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.5% (±3.8 points)	9.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	50.1% (±8.4 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.

Red Bluff against Tehama County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Red Bluff	Tehama County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.6% (±9.2 points)	56.1% (±5.3 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.1% (±8.4 points)	46.9% (±4.4 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.0% (±5.5 points)	33.3% (±2.4 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,745 (±$4,006)	$39,500 (±$4,989)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,121 (±$80)	$1,184 (±$71)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Red Bluff, 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, Red Bluff ranks 4 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 397 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 Red Bluff

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Red Bluff
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Red Bluff	—	58.6% (±9.2 points)	—
Tehama	12 mi	39.5% (±61.2 points)	Not measurably different
Los Molinos	13 mi	69.0% (±31.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lake California	13 mi	79.5% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood (Shasta County)	15 mi	36.5% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Corning	17 mi	61.7% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Anderson	19 mi	69.4% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Happy Valley	22 mi	80.3% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
Palo Cedro	27 mi	30.0% (±34.5 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 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)

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 Red Bluff

Are renters in Red Bluff rent-burdened?

58.6% of renting households in Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff spend on rent?

The median renting household in Red Bluff, CA spends 35.0% (±5.5 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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