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

Name: Rent burden in Orchard City, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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84.3% (±18.7 points) of renting households in Orchard City, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

79.5% 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: 84.3% (±18.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 79.5% (±15.7 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Orchard City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Orchard City	Delta County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	3.6% (±6.5 points)	15.0%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.4% (±8.4 points)	6.5%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±22.3 points)	7.3%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.6% (±10.4 points)	13.8%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.8% (±10.1 points)	11.2%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	79.5% (±15.7 points)	46.2%	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.

Orchard City against Delta County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orchard City	Delta County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	84.3% (±18.7 points)	57.4% (±9.4 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	79.5% (±15.7 points)	46.2% (±7.4 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	33.3% (±3.0 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$40,842 (±$9,026)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,174 (±$630)	$1,121 (±$84)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Orchard City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Delta County (57.4%).

It is also higher than in Colorado (52.8%).

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

In Delta County, Orchard City ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 19 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 Orchard City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orchard City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Orchard City	—	84.3% (±18.7 points)	—
Cedaredge	5.7 mi	72.2% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Delta	7.7 mi	62.4% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hotchkiss	14 mi	68.2% (±33.8 points)	Not measurably different
Olathe	15 mi	55.2% (±36.6 points)	Not measurably different
Paonia	21 mi	36.6% (±19.0 points)	Lower
Crawford	21 mi	39.2% (±54.7 points)	Not measurably different
Montrose	25 mi	53.2% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Palisade	29 mi	60.0% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Paonia, CO (36.6%), Montrose, CO (53.2%).

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 Delta County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Orchard City	84.3% (±18.7 points)
2	Cedaredge	72.2% (±14.2 points)
3	Hotchkiss	68.2% (±33.8 points)
4	Delta	62.4% (±16.2 points)
5	Crawford	39.2% (±54.7 points)
6	Paonia	36.6% (±19.0 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 Orchard City

Are renters in Orchard City rent-burdened?

84.3% of renting households in Orchard City 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 Orchard City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Orchard City, 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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