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

Name: Rent burden in Moriarty, NM, 2020–2024
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64.3% (±21.5 points) of renting households in Moriarty, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

58.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.3% (±21.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 58.0% (±19.7 points)
Median share of income: 36.5% (±5.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Moriarty

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Moriarty	Torrance County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	4.4% (±6.8 points)	19.9%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.7% (±9.5 points)	30.5%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.3% (±11.7 points)	11.0%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.3% (±12.1 points)	4.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.3% (±8.5 points)	3.4%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	58.0% (±19.7 points)	30.7%	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.

Moriarty against Torrance County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Moriarty	Torrance County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.3% (±21.5 points)	34.1% (±13.4 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	58.0% (±19.7 points)	30.7% (±13.0 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.5% (±5.0 points)	19.9% (±5.1 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,528 (±$9,047)	$60,656 (±$16,969)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$743 (±$238)	$872 (±$37)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Moriarty, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Torrance County (34.1%).

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

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

In Torrance County, Moriarty ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 42 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 Moriarty

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Moriarty
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Moriarty	—	64.3% (±21.5 points)	—
McIntosh	8.4 mi	49.0% (±60.3 points)	Not measurably different
Thunder Mountain	12 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Barton	13 mi	0.0% (±116.4 points)	Not measurably different
Edgewood	13 mi	42.4% (±36.1 points)	Not measurably different
Estancia	17 mi	40.5% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ponderosa Pine	17 mi	100.0% (±123.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sandia Knolls	18 mi	0.0% (±54.0 points)	Lower
Tijeras	20 mi	20.0% (±66.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sandia Knolls, 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 Torrance County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Willard	83.3% (±121.0 points)
2	Moriarty	64.3% (±21.5 points)
3	Mountainair	62.1% (±55.0 points)
4	McIntosh	49.0% (±60.3 points)
5	Estancia	40.5% (±27.8 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 Moriarty

Are renters in Moriarty rent-burdened?

64.3% of renting households in Moriarty 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 Moriarty spend on rent?

The median renting household in Moriarty, NM spends 36.5% (±5.0 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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