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

Name: Rent burden in Las Animas, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.4% (±15.3 points) of renting households in Las Animas, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

57.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.4% (±15.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 57.3% (±14.3 points)
Median share of income: 36.9% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Las Animas

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Las Animas	Bent County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	13.4% (±9.4 points)	11.9%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.5% (±1.9 points)	4.2%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.8% (±7.5 points)	16.1%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.0% (±8.0 points)	8.9%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.1% (±5.3 points)	8.1%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	57.3% (±14.3 points)	50.8%	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.

Las Animas against Bent County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Las Animas	Bent County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.4% (±15.3 points)	58.9% (±14.5 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	57.3% (±14.3 points)	50.8% (±13.3 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.9% (±3.9 points)	35.2% (±5.3 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$34,531 (±$26,021)	$40,839 (±$8,043)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,211 (±$172)	$1,162 (±$167)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Las Animas, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Bent County (58.9%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 74 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 Las Animas

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Las Animas
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Las Animas	—	64.4% (±15.3 points)	—
Cheraw	16 mi	42.3% (±37.9 points)	Not measurably different
La Junta	19 mi	45.1% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Swink	22 mi	100.0% (±102.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sugar City	26 mi	41.0% (±59.2 points)	Not measurably different
Haswell	27 mi	33.3% (±109.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rocky Ford	27 mi	53.1% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wiley	28 mi	20.5% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Ordway	31 mi	63.1% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wiley, CO (20.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

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 Las Animas

Are renters in Las Animas rent-burdened?

64.4% of renting households in Las Animas 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 Las Animas spend on rent?

The median renting household in Las Animas, CO spends 36.9% (±3.9 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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