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

Name: Rent burden in Ordway, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.1% (±17.2 points) of renting households in Ordway, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

56.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 40.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.1% (±17.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 56.8% (±16.1 points)
Median share of income: 40.7% (±10.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ordway

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ordway	Crowley County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	19.8% (±15.5 points)	20.8%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.2% (±4.6 points)	7.2%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	1.0% (±2.1 points)	3.3%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.0% (±9.3 points)	16.3%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.3% (±6.1 points)	6.2%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	56.8% (±16.1 points)	46.3%	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.

Ordway against Crowley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ordway	Crowley County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.1% (±17.2 points)	52.5% (±12.6 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	56.8% (±16.1 points)	46.3% (±11.6 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	40.7% (±10.0 points)	32.0% (±8.9 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,268 (±$17,410)	$28,500 (±$14,234)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,036 (±$260)	$984 (±$88)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Ordway, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Crowley County (52.5%).

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

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

In Crowley County, Ordway 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 79 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 Ordway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ordway
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ordway	—	63.1% (±17.2 points)	—
Sugar City	5.1 mi	41.0% (±59.2 points)	Not measurably different
Crowley	5.9 mi	62.5% (±109.2 points)	Not measurably different
Manzanola	9.8 mi	35.7% (±35.5 points)	Not measurably different
Olney Springs	11 mi	46.2% (±74.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rocky Ford	12 mi	53.1% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cheraw	15 mi	42.3% (±37.9 points)	Not measurably different
Swink	16 mi	100.0% (±102.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fowler	16 mi	54.3% (±21.6 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 Crowley County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Ordway	63.1% (±17.2 points)
2	Crowley	62.5% (±109.2 points)
3	Olney Springs	46.2% (±74.4 points)
4	Sugar City	41.0% (±59.2 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 Ordway

Are renters in Ordway rent-burdened?

63.1% of renting households in Ordway 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 Ordway spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ordway, CO spends 40.7% (±10.0 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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