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

Name: Rent burden in Thermal, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.3% (±28.2 points) of renting households in Thermal, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.3% (±28.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.7% (±20.6 points)
Median share of income: 32.6% (±7.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Thermal

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Thermal	Riverside County	California	United States
Less than 15%	17.8% (±14.5 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.1% (±17.5 points)	10.0%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±13.5 points)	12.0%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.8% (±6.8 points)	9.9%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	23.6% (±19.2 points)	10.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	38.7% (±20.6 points)	48.7%	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.

Thermal against Riverside County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Thermal	Riverside County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.3% (±28.2 points)	59.4% (±1.1 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.7% (±20.6 points)	48.7% (±0.9 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.6% (±7.0 points)	34.4% (±0.4 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,792 (±$9,875)	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$986 (±$210)	$1,901 (±$17)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Thermal, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Riverside County (59.4%).

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

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

In Riverside County, Thermal ranks 24 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 262 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 Thermal

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Thermal
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Thermal	—	62.3% (±28.2 points)	—
Coachella	4.5 mi	53.0% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Vista Santa Rosa	4.5 mi	65.4% (±49.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mecca	5.1 mi	26.1% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Oasis	6.8 mi	25.9% (±7.2 points)	Lower
La Quinta	8.4 mi	55.1% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Indio	9.5 mi	58.0% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bermuda Dunes	12 mi	59.1% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Indian Wells	13 mi	79.3% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mecca, CA (26.1%), Oasis, CA (25.9%).

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 Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
18	Desert Hot Springs	64.7% (±8.5 points)
19	Palm Springs	64.1% (±4.4 points)
20	Cabazon	63.9% (±29.1 points)
21	Good Hope	63.3% (±15.9 points)
22	Cathedral City	63.1% (±6.6 points)
23	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	62.8% (±17.7 points)
24	Thermal	62.3% (±28.2 points)
25	Hemet	62.2% (±4.1 points)
26	Banning	61.8% (±8.5 points)
27	Lake Elsinore	61.7% (±7.3 points)
28	Moreno Valley	61.5% (±3.4 points)
29	Desert Palms	60.9% (±38.5 points)
30	Corona	60.2% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Thermal 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 Thermal

Are renters in Thermal rent-burdened?

62.3% of renting households in Thermal 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 Thermal spend on rent?

The median renting household in Thermal, CA spends 32.6% (±7.0 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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