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

Name: Rent burden in Dassel, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.2% (±14.3 points) of renting households in Dassel, MN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.2% (±14.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.7% (±13.4 points)
Median share of income: 34.8% (±14.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Dassel

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Dassel	Meeker County	Minnesota	United States
Less than 15%	16.6% (±9.8 points)	13.4%	12.9%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.9% (±5.0 points)	13.6%	12.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.6% (±4.3 points)	19.0%	13.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.8% (±15.3 points)	8.0%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.5% (±5.1 points)	7.4%	9.7%	9.2%
35% or more	49.7% (±13.4 points)	38.5%	38.4%	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.

Dassel against Meeker County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dassel	Meeker County	Minnesota	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.2% (±14.3 points)	45.9% (±6.9 points)	48.1% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.7% (±13.4 points)	38.5% (±6.4 points)	38.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.8% (±14.2 points)	27.5% (±3.8 points)	29.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,240 (±$7,470)	$40,354 (±$5,460)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$866 (±$37)	$904 (±$63)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413

In Dassel, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Meeker County (45.9%).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota (48.1%).

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

In Meeker County, Dassel ranks 6 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 533 of 2,184.

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 Dassel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dassel
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Dassel	—	56.2% (±14.3 points)	—
Dassel Township	2.0 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Collinwood Township	3.8 mi	100.0% (±131.9 points)	Not measurably different
Darwin	5.2 mi	52.0% (±33.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cokato Township	6.0 mi	100.0% (±116.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cokato	6.3 mi	58.1% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Darwin Township	6.7 mi	30.8% (±31.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ellsworth Township	7.0 mi	77.8% (±68.7 points)	Not measurably different
Stockholm Township	7.4 mi	42.9% (±68.6 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 Meeker County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Collinwood Township	100.0% (±131.9 points)
1 (tie)	Union Grove Township	100.0% (±141.4 points)
3	Cosmos Township	80.0% (±106.8 points)
4	Ellsworth Township	77.8% (±68.7 points)
5	Danielson Township	66.6% (±82.0 points)
6	Dassel	56.2% (±14.3 points)
7	Darwin	52.0% (±33.6 points)
8	Litchfield	50.0% (±10.6 points)
9	Kingston Township	42.9% (±63.0 points)
10	Eden Valley	39.4% (±19.7 points)
11	Watkins	38.6% (±16.8 points)
12	Cedar Mills Township	37.5% (±94.3 points)

Showing 12 of 25 places in Meeker County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Dassel

Are renters in Dassel rent-burdened?

56.2% of renting households in Dassel 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 Dassel spend on rent?

The median renting household in Dassel, MN spends 34.8% (±14.2 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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