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

Name: Rent burden in Grants, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.7% (±17.3 points) of renting households in Grants, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.7% (±17.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.3% (±12.6 points)
Median share of income: 32.9% (±4.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Grants

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Grants	Cibola County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	19.2% (±9.5 points)	24.0%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.1% (±9.6 points)	9.9%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.2% (±5.5 points)	8.1%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.8% (±3.7 points)	3.4%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	18.4% (±11.8 points)	19.2%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	42.3% (±12.6 points)	35.4%	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.

Grants against Cibola County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grants	Cibola County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.7% (±17.3 points)	54.6% (±14.4 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.3% (±12.6 points)	35.4% (±10.0 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.9% (±4.2 points)	31.2% (±3.6 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,877 (±$11,358)	$28,179 (±$9,989)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$783 (±$85)	$759 (±$79)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Grants, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cibola County (54.6%).

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

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

In Cibola County, Grants ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 52 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 Grants

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grants
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Grants	—	60.7% (±17.3 points)	—
Milan	4.5 mi	85.9% (±41.9 points)	Not measurably different
Skyline-Ganipa	15 mi	30.0% (±76.4 points)	Not measurably different
Thoreau	28 mi	72.8% (±38.1 points)	Not measurably different
Crownpoint	44 mi	41.9% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Iyanbito	45 mi	30.4% (±73.3 points)	Not measurably different
Church Rock	51 mi	14.4% (±32.9 points)	Lower
Black Rock	55 mi	48.9% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gallup	57 mi	48.2% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Church Rock, NM (14.4%).

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 Cibola County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Milan	85.9% (±41.9 points)
2	Grants	60.7% (±17.3 points)
3	Skyline-Ganipa	30.0% (±76.4 points)

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 Grants

Are renters in Grants rent-burdened?

60.7% of renting households in Grants 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 Grants spend on rent?

The median renting household in Grants, NM spends 32.9% (±4.2 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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