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

Name: Rent burden in Glenwood Springs, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.6% (±12.2 points) of renting households in Glenwood Springs, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.6% (±12.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 39.3% (±11.2 points)
Median share of income: 29.0% (±4.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Glenwood Springs

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Glenwood Springs	Garfield County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	11.5% (±7.7 points)	12.1%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.8% (±6.8 points)	16.3%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.8% (±7.9 points)	12.7%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.3% (±7.4 points)	12.7%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.3% (±4.8 points)	11.2%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	39.3% (±11.2 points)	35.0%	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.

Glenwood Springs against Garfield County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Glenwood Springs	Garfield County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.6% (±12.2 points)	46.2% (±6.8 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	39.3% (±11.2 points)	35.0% (±5.4 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.0% (±4.8 points)	28.5% (±2.2 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$69,043 (±$18,090)	$68,663 (±$5,259)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,867 (±$282)	$1,637 (±$107)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Glenwood Springs, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Garfield County (46.2%).

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

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

In Garfield County, Glenwood Springs ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 192 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 Glenwood Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glenwood Springs
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Glenwood Springs	—	47.6% (±12.2 points)	—
New Castle	10 mi	70.2% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different
Carbondale	12 mi	42.8% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
El Jebel	16 mi	71.6% (±29.7 points)	Not measurably different
Silt	17 mi	51.2% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dotsero	17 mi	0.0% (±61.0 points)	Not measurably different
Basalt	20 mi	45.5% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gypsum	21 mi	64.1% (±28.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rifle	23 mi	39.3% (±13.8 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 Garfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	New Castle	70.2% (±23.3 points)
2	Silt	51.2% (±27.7 points)
3	Glenwood Springs	47.6% (±12.2 points)
4	Parachute	46.6% (±20.4 points)
5	Carbondale	42.8% (±12.6 points)
6	Rifle	39.3% (±13.8 points)
7	Battlement Mesa	26.2% (±24.1 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 Glenwood Springs

Are renters in Glenwood Springs rent-burdened?

47.6% of renting households in Glenwood Springs 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 Glenwood Springs spend on rent?

The median renting household in Glenwood Springs, CO spends 29.0% (±4.8 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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