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

Name: Rent burden in Rifle, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.3% (±13.8 points) of renting households in Rifle, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.3% (±13.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.2% (±12.9 points)
Median share of income: 26.9% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Rifle

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Rifle	Garfield County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	18.2% (±9.8 points)	12.1%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.0% (±10.9 points)	16.3%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.3% (±7.3 points)	12.7%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.2% (±11.1 points)	12.7%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.1% (±4.9 points)	11.2%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	34.2% (±12.9 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.

Rifle against Garfield County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rifle	Garfield County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.3% (±13.8 points)	46.2% (±6.8 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.2% (±12.9 points)	35.0% (±5.4 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.9% (±4.0 points)	28.5% (±2.2 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,425 (±$22,264)	$68,663 (±$5,259)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,308 (±$145)	$1,637 (±$107)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Rifle, 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, Rifle ranks 6 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 235 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 Rifle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rifle
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Rifle	—	39.3% (±13.8 points)	—
Silt	6.3 mi	51.2% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Castle	13 mi	70.2% (±23.3 points)	Higher
Battlement Mesa	14 mi	26.2% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Parachute	16 mi	46.6% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Glenwood Springs	23 mi	47.6% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Collbran	23 mi	80.0% (±67.7 points)	Not measurably different
De Beque	28 mi	33.3% (±69.9 points)	Not measurably different
Carbondale	31 mi	42.8% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Castle, CO (70.2%).

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 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 Rifle

Are renters in Rifle rent-burdened?

39.3% of renting households in Rifle 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 Rifle spend on rent?

The median renting household in Rifle, CO spends 26.9% (±4.0 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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