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

Name: Rent burden in Georgetown, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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81.7% (±35.1 points) of renting households in Georgetown, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

68.0% 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: 81.7% (±35.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 68.0% (±27.1 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Georgetown

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Georgetown	Clear Creek County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	18.3% (±22.1 points)	24.4%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±23.9 points)	7.7%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±23.9 points)	6.1%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±23.9 points)	3.0%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.7% (±22.3 points)	22.3%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	68.0% (±27.1 points)	36.5%	42.7%	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.

Georgetown against Clear Creek County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Georgetown	Clear Creek County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	81.7% (±35.1 points)	58.8% (±18.2 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	68.0% (±27.1 points)	36.5% (±13.6 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	32.0% (±3.1 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$40,357 (±$31,841)	$67,050 (±$24,703)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,434 (±$209)	$1,467 (±$159)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Georgetown, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Clear Creek County (58.8%).

It is not measurably different from Colorado (52.8%).

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

In Clear Creek County, Georgetown ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 25 of 333.

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 Georgetown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Georgetown
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Georgetown	—	81.7% (±35.1 points)	—
Silver Plume	2.3 mi	0.0% (±116.4 points)	Not measurably different
Empire	3.0 mi	62.3% (±37.2 points)	Not measurably different
Idaho Springs	10 mi	37.6% (±29.2 points)	Not measurably different
Central	11 mi	61.4% (±39.2 points)	Not measurably different
Winter Park	12 mi	28.8% (±24.7 points)	Lower
Black Hawk	12 mi	11.1% (±82.0 points)	Not measurably different
Montezuma	13 mi	20.0% (±107.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fraser	15 mi	33.7% (±18.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winter Park, CO (28.8%), Fraser, CO (33.7%).

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 Clear Creek County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Georgetown	81.7% (±35.1 points)
2	Empire	62.3% (±37.2 points)
3	Idaho Springs	37.6% (±29.2 points)
4	Silver Plume	0.0% (±116.4 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 Georgetown

Are renters in Georgetown rent-burdened?

81.7% of renting households in Georgetown 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 Georgetown spend on rent?

The median renting household in Georgetown, CO 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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