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

Name: Rent burden in Cannon AFB, NM, 2020–2024
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34.3% (±12.7 points) of renting households in Cannon AFB, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 34.3% (±12.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 24.3% (±11.3 points)
Median share of income: 23.3% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cannon AFB

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cannon AFB	Curry County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	20.2% (±10.8 points)	14.0%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.4% (±8.9 points)	12.7%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	27.7% (±11.6 points)	12.7%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.4% (±4.7 points)	12.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.0% (±5.9 points)	6.8%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	24.3% (±11.3 points)	41.3%	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.

Cannon AFB against Curry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cannon AFB	Curry County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	34.3% (±12.7 points)	48.1% (±7.3 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	24.3% (±11.3 points)	41.3% (±6.9 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.3% (±2.5 points)	29.3% (±3.0 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$63,000 (±$25,627)	$38,422 (±$6,231)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,206 (±$66)	$1,024 (±$83)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Cannon AFB, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Curry County (48.1%).

It is also lower than in New Mexico (50.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

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

Statewide, it ranks 131 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 Cannon AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cannon AFB
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cannon AFB	—	34.3% (±12.7 points)	—
Clovis	8.0 mi	50.2% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Portales	14 mi	44.5% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Texico	15 mi	61.7% (±51.3 points)	Not measurably different
Farwell	16 mi	66.0% (±37.9 points)	Not measurably different
Melrose	18 mi	58.3% (±55.1 points)	Not measurably different
Floyd	18 mi	66.7% (±120.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bovina	26 mi	11.5% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Grady	30 mi	72.7% (±114.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bovina, TX (11.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Clovis, NM (50.2%).

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 Curry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Grady	72.7% (±114.9 points)
2	Texico	61.7% (±51.3 points)
3	Melrose	58.3% (±55.1 points)
4	Clovis	50.2% (±8.1 points)
5	Cannon AFB	34.3% (±12.7 points)

Cannon AFB is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Cannon AFB

Are renters in Cannon AFB rent-burdened?

34.3% of renting households in Cannon AFB 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 Cannon AFB spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cannon AFB, NM spends 23.3% (±2.5 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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