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

Name: Rent burden in Los Alamos, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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29.8% (±9.4 points) of renting households in Los Alamos, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 18.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 29.8% (±9.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 18.8% (±7.3 points)
Median share of income: 18.5% (±2.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Los Alamos

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Los Alamos	Los Alamos County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	36.0% (±9.0 points)	36.2%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.8% (±7.8 points)	19.1%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.2% (±3.4 points)	6.4%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.2% (±4.1 points)	9.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.0% (±5.9 points)	10.7%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	18.8% (±7.3 points)	18.2%	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.

Los Alamos against Los Alamos County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Alamos	Los Alamos County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	29.8% (±9.4 points)	28.9% (±9.1 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	18.8% (±7.3 points)	18.2% (±7.1 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	18.5% (±2.2 points)	18.6% (±2.4 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$94,226 (±$26,061)	$103,118 (±$24,121)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,359 (±$133)	$1,375 (±$119)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Los Alamos, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Los Alamos County (28.9%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 148 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 Los Alamos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Alamos
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Los Alamos	—	29.8% (±9.4 points)	—
White Rock	7.5 mi	0.0% (±76.8 points)	Not measurably different
El Rancho	11 mi	41.9% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
La Mesilla	13 mi	12.7% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Española	14 mi	46.5% (±7.4 points)	Higher
El Valle de Arroyo Seco	15 mi	0.0% (±59.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pojoaque	16 mi	33.0% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cuartelez	17 mi	100.0% (±52.2 points)	Higher
Ohkay Owingeh	17 mi	31.0% (±34.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: La Mesilla, NM (12.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Española, NM (46.5%), Cuartelez, NM (100.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos

Are renters in Los Alamos rent-burdened?

29.8% of renting households in Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos spend on rent?

The median renting household in Los Alamos, NM spends 18.5% (±2.2 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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