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

Name: Rent burden in Orono, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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66.6% (±22.9 points) of renting households in Orono, MN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 43.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 66.6% (±22.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.5% (±19.3 points)
Median share of income: 43.9% (±30.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Orono

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Orono	Hennepin County	Minnesota	United States
Less than 15%	7.1% (±8.5 points)	11.8%	12.9%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.2% (±18.3 points)	13.3%	12.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.2% (±6.9 points)	14.6%	13.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.9% (±4.9 points)	12.8%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	15.1% (±12.4 points)	9.3%	9.7%	9.2%
35% or more	51.5% (±19.3 points)	38.2%	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.

Orono against Hennepin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orono	Hennepin County	Minnesota	United States
Paying 30% or more	66.6% (±22.9 points)	47.5% (±1.1 points)	48.1% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.5% (±19.3 points)	38.2% (±0.9 points)	38.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	43.9% (±30.9 points)	29.0% (±0.4 points)	29.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$59,890 (±$1,200)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,818 (±$203)	$1,487 (±$14)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413

In Orono, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Hennepin County (47.5%).

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

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

In Hennepin County, Orono ranks 5 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 371 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 Orono

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orono
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Orono	—	66.6% (±22.9 points)	—
Village of Minnetonka Beach	1.5 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Long Lake	1.8 mi	64.1% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Park	2.7 mi	64.2% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tonka Bay	3.2 mi	31.7% (±27.0 points)	Not measurably different
Woodland	3.3 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wayzata	3.5 mi	51.5% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Deephaven	3.5 mi	51.6% (±32.2 points)	Not measurably different
Greenwood	3.7 mi	68.2% (±60.2 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 Hennepin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Village of Minnetonka Beach	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Woodland	100.0% (±141.4 points)
3	Independence	76.9% (±38.2 points)
4	Greenwood	68.2% (±60.2 points)
5	Orono	66.6% (±22.9 points)
6	Spring Park	64.2% (±22.2 points)
7	Long Lake	64.1% (±16.3 points)
8	Robbinsdale	61.9% (±11.1 points)
9 (tie)	St. Anthony (Hennepin County)	58.7% (±11.4 points)
9 (tie)	Shorewood	58.7% (±24.0 points)
11	Champlin	56.6% (±14.5 points)

Showing 11 of 42 places in Hennepin 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 Orono

Are renters in Orono rent-burdened?

66.6% of renting households in Orono 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 Orono spend on rent?

The median renting household in Orono, MN spends 43.9% (±30.9 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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