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

Name: Rent burden in Yreka, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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65.7% (±11.3 points) of renting households in Yreka, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

61.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 46.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 65.7% (±11.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 61.0% (±10.6 points)
Median share of income: 46.1% (±9.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Yreka

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Yreka	Siskiyou County	California	United States
Less than 15%	11.7% (±6.2 points)	13.9%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.6% (±2.4 points)	7.1%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.1% (±5.8 points)	12.8%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.8% (±6.4 points)	8.0%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.7% (±4.0 points)	8.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	61.0% (±10.6 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.

Yreka against Siskiyou County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Yreka	Siskiyou County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	65.7% (±11.3 points)	58.2% (±6.0 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	61.0% (±10.6 points)	49.5% (±5.4 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	46.1% (±9.0 points)	34.7% (±3.5 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,186 (±$8,185)	$35,382 (±$4,394)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$987 (±$79)	$1,091 (±$73)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Yreka, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Siskiyou County (58.2%).

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

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

In Siskiyou County, Yreka ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 180 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 Yreka

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Yreka
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Yreka	—	65.7% (±11.3 points)	—
Montague	5.2 mi	56.0% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Jones	13 mi	48.5% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Shastina	19 mi	62.2% (±29.4 points)	Not measurably different
Etna	23 mi	70.3% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Weed	25 mi	68.4% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Shasta	32 mi	79.4% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ashland	33 mi	58.8% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Talent	37 mi	56.9% (±15.1 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 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)
8	Fort Jones	48.5% (±28.8 points)
9	Dunsmuir	40.6% (±17.6 points)
10	Tulelake	31.8% (±33.0 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 Yreka

Are renters in Yreka rent-burdened?

65.7% of renting households in Yreka 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 Yreka spend on rent?

The median renting household in Yreka, CA spends 46.1% (±9.0 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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