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

Name: Rent burden in Plummer, ID, 2020–2024
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55.6% (±17.1 points) of renting households in Plummer, ID spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.6% (±17.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 28.4% (±10.7 points)
Median share of income: 31.0% (±4.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Plummer

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Plummer	Benewah County	Idaho	United States
Less than 15%	13.6% (±7.7 points)	17.2%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.6% (±9.9 points)	14.0%	13.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.3% (±8.6 points)	11.4%	14.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.9% (±4.5 points)	8.0%	12.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	27.2% (±13.3 points)	14.5%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	28.4% (±10.7 points)	35.0%	36.9%	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.

Plummer against Benewah County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plummer	Benewah County	Idaho	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.6% (±17.1 points)	49.5% (±12.0 points)	46.9% (±1.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	28.4% (±10.7 points)	35.0% (±9.1 points)	36.9% (±1.1 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.0% (±4.3 points)	29.7% (±5.1 points)	28.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,336 (±$2,442)	$42,829 (±$10,189)	$52,432 (±$1,084)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$932 (±$57)	$875 (±$62)	$1,238 (±$16)	$1,413

In Plummer, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Benewah County (49.5%).

It is not measurably different from Idaho (46.9%).

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

In Benewah County, Plummer ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 37 of 201.

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 Plummer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plummer
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Plummer	—	55.6% (±17.1 points)	—
Worley	5.1 mi	46.7% (±34.4 points)	Not measurably different
Harrison	10 mi	40.0% (±36.7 points)	Not measurably different
Tekoa	11 mi	23.2% (±17.0 points)	Lower
Tensed	12 mi	38.1% (±32.5 points)	Not measurably different
Latah	13 mi	100.0% (±66.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfield	14 mi	19.2% (±69.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rockford	14 mi	72.7% (±106.2 points)	Not measurably different
St. Maries	15 mi	45.6% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tekoa, WA (23.2%).

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 Benewah County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Plummer	55.6% (±17.1 points)
2	St. Maries	45.6% (±17.5 points)
3	Tensed	38.1% (±32.5 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 Plummer

Are renters in Plummer rent-burdened?

55.6% of renting households in Plummer 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 Plummer spend on rent?

The median renting household in Plummer, ID spends 31.0% (±4.3 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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