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

Name: Rent burden in Belen, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.3% (±24.1 points) of renting households in Belen, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.3% (±24.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.0% (±16.2 points)
Median share of income: 32.2% (±3.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Belen

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Belen	Valencia County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	3.7% (±4.7 points)	8.8%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.8% (±9.0 points)	15.2%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.7% (±7.7 points)	9.8%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.5% (±10.0 points)	9.9%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	21.3% (±17.9 points)	13.1%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	38.0% (±16.2 points)	43.1%	41.7%	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.

Belen against Valencia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belen	Valencia County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.3% (±24.1 points)	56.2% (±9.3 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.0% (±16.2 points)	43.1% (±7.4 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.2% (±3.3 points)	32.4% (±2.8 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,852 (±$6,920)	$35,935 (±$3,072)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$916 (±$92)	$1,015 (±$70)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Belen, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Valencia County (56.2%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (50.2%).

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

In Valencia County, Belen ranks 8 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 56 of 189.

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 Belen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belen
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Belen	—	59.3% (±24.1 points)	—
Los Lunas	2.6 mi	61.0% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Los Chaves	3.5 mi	65.5% (±30.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tome	5.1 mi	67.6% (±57.8 points)	Not measurably different
El Cerro	6.5 mi	90.7% (±56.9 points)	Not measurably different
Valencia	7.4 mi	0.0% (±53.3 points)	Lower
Peralta	8.2 mi	62.3% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Las Maravillas	8.4 mi	43.3% (±74.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bosque Farms	8.6 mi	93.7% (±30.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Valencia, NM (0.0%).

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 Valencia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	El Cerro	90.7% (±56.9 points)
3	Meadow Lake	84.2% (±29.4 points)
4	Tome	67.6% (±57.8 points)
5	Los Chaves	65.5% (±30.1 points)
6	Peralta	62.3% (±39.5 points)
7	Los Lunas	61.0% (±18.0 points)
8	Belen	59.3% (±24.1 points)
9	Rio Communities	54.8% (±29.3 points)
10	Jarales	45.1% (±68.0 points)
11	Las Maravillas	43.3% (±74.4 points)
12	El Cerro Mission	22.7% (±30.1 points)
13	Valencia	0.0% (±53.3 points)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Valencia 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 Belen

Are renters in Belen rent-burdened?

59.3% of renting households in Belen 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 Belen spend on rent?

The median renting household in Belen, NM spends 32.2% (±3.3 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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