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

Name: Rent burden in Red Wing, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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54.3% (±9.0 points) of renting households in Red Wing, MN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.3% (±9.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.9% (±7.3 points)
Median share of income: 31.7% (±3.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Red Wing

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Red Wing	Goodhue County	Minnesota	United States
Less than 15%	11.6% (±4.8 points)	16.3%	12.9%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.8% (±6.0 points)	11.1%	12.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.7% (±3.8 points)	8.5%	13.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.6% (±6.3 points)	14.2%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.4% (±5.2 points)	10.6%	9.7%	9.2%
35% or more	41.9% (±7.3 points)	39.2%	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.

Red Wing against Goodhue County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Red Wing	Goodhue County	Minnesota	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.3% (±9.0 points)	49.8% (±6.2 points)	48.1% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.9% (±7.3 points)	39.2% (±5.2 points)	38.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.7% (±3.2 points)	29.9% (±2.3 points)	29.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,100 (±$7,033)	$34,881 (±$4,470)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$969 (±$54)	$966 (±$51)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413

In Red Wing, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Goodhue County (49.8%).

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

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

In Goodhue County, Red Wing ranks 8 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 570 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 Red Wing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Red Wing
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Red Wing	—	54.3% (±9.0 points)	—
Featherstone Township	3.9 mi	9.5% (±56.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Diamond Bluff	5.1 mi	24.0% (±19.9 points)	Lower
Town of Trenton (Pierce County)	5.7 mi	10.7% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Welch Township	6.6 mi	12.5% (±45.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bay City	7.5 mi	18.2% (±77.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hay Creek Township	7.7 mi	33.3% (±109.2 points)	Not measurably different
Vasa Township	7.9 mi	9.4% (±10.5 points)	Lower
Town of Hartland (Pierce County)	9.1 mi	10.5% (±42.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Diamond Bluff, WI (24.0%), Town of Trenton (Pierce County), WI (10.7%), Vasa Township, MN (9.4%).

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 Goodhue County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Wacouta Township	69.2% (±80.9 points)
3	Bellechester	64.3% (±44.7 points)
4	Kenyon	62.9% (±35.4 points)
5 (tie)	Goodhue	60.0% (±27.8 points)
5 (tie)	Kenyon Township	60.0% (±69.5 points)
7	Cannon Falls	55.1% (±16.6 points)
8	Red Wing	54.3% (±9.0 points)
9	Zumbrota	47.2% (±24.9 points)
10	Pine Island	45.2% (±24.7 points)
11	Cannon Falls Township	38.9% (±69.7 points)
12	Wanamingo	37.1% (±23.3 points)
13	Warsaw Township (Goodhue County)	36.4% (±69.4 points)
14 (tie)	Hay Creek Township	33.3% (±109.2 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Goodhue 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 Red Wing

Are renters in Red Wing rent-burdened?

54.3% of renting households in Red Wing 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 Red Wing spend on rent?

The median renting household in Red Wing, MN spends 31.7% (±3.2 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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