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

Name: Rent burden in Sonoma, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.7% (±10.9 points) of renting households in Sonoma, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.7% (±10.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.6% (±8.8 points)
Median share of income: 34.3% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sonoma

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sonoma	Sonoma County	California	United States
Less than 15%	8.2% (±4.8 points)	10.2%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.4% (±5.6 points)	10.4%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.4% (±3.7 points)	12.3%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.3% (±4.9 points)	12.3%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.1% (±6.5 points)	10.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	47.6% (±8.8 points)	44.1%	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.

Sonoma against Sonoma County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sonoma	Sonoma County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.7% (±10.9 points)	54.8% (±2.0 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.6% (±8.8 points)	44.1% (±1.7 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.3% (±2.5 points)	32.3% (±0.8 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$77,409 (±$10,499)	$77,033 (±$3,527)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,226 (±$204)	$2,158 (±$30)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Sonoma, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Sonoma County (54.8%).

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

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

In Sonoma County, Sonoma ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 226 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 Sonoma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sonoma
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sonoma	—	63.7% (±10.9 points)	—
El Verano	1.8 mi	53.2% (±24.6 points)	Not measurably different
Boyes Hot Springs	2.2 mi	56.2% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente	3.0 mi	47.2% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Temelec	3.1 mi	67.4% (±40.4 points)	Not measurably different
Eldridge	3.9 mi	65.0% (±34.6 points)	Not measurably different
Glen Ellen	6.4 mi	60.4% (±47.9 points)	Not measurably different
Napa	8.6 mi	56.4% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Yountville	8.8 mi	47.3% (±15.9 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 Sonoma County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Temelec	67.4% (±40.4 points)
2	Guerneville	65.4% (±13.2 points)
3	Eldridge	65.0% (±34.6 points)
4	Larkfield-Wikiup	64.6% (±16.3 points)
5	Sonoma	63.7% (±10.9 points)
6	Glen Ellen	60.4% (±47.9 points)
7	Windsor	57.6% (±11.5 points)
8	Petaluma	57.3% (±5.9 points)
9	Boyes Hot Springs	56.2% (±25.7 points)
10	Rohnert Park	56.1% (±6.2 points)
11	Santa Rosa	54.9% (±3.1 points)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Sonoma 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 Sonoma

Are renters in Sonoma rent-burdened?

63.7% of renting households in Sonoma 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 Sonoma spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sonoma, CA spends 34.3% (±2.5 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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