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

Name: Rent burden in Navajo, NM, 2020–2024
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30.1% (±7.9 points) of renting households in Navajo, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 19.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 30.1% (±7.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 27.7% (±7.6 points)
Median share of income: 19.9% (±4.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Navajo

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Navajo	McKinley County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	30.7% (±7.8 points)	27.4%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.6% (±11.8 points)	14.5%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.3% (±4.3 points)	8.5%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.3% (±6.7 points)	6.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.4% (±2.1 points)	8.2%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	27.7% (±7.6 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.

Navajo against McKinley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Navajo	McKinley County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	30.1% (±7.9 points)	43.6% (±5.6 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	27.7% (±7.6 points)	35.4% (±4.9 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	19.9% (±4.4 points)	24.8% (±3.4 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$31,652 (±$8,537)	$43,202 (±$5,661)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$683 (±$99)	$859 (±$56)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Navajo, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in McKinley County (43.6%).

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

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

In McKinley County, Navajo ranks 7 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 146 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 Navajo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Navajo
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Navajo	—	30.1% (±7.9 points)	—
Fort Defiance	11 mi	16.3% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Window Rock	16 mi	9.6% (±7.9 points)	Lower
St. Michaels	17 mi	0.0% (±91.6 points)	Not measurably different
Rock Springs	23 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gamerco	27 mi	44.9% (±55.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tsaile	30 mi	25.9% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gallup	31 mi	48.2% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Church Rock	35 mi	14.4% (±32.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fort Defiance, AZ (16.3%), Window Rock, AZ (9.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gallup, NM (48.2%).

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 McKinley County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Thoreau	72.8% (±38.1 points)
2	Black Rock	48.9% (±16.0 points)
3	Gallup	48.2% (±9.0 points)
4	Gamerco	44.9% (±55.3 points)
5	Crownpoint	41.9% (±24.2 points)
6	Iyanbito	30.4% (±73.3 points)
7	Navajo	30.1% (±7.9 points)
8	Church Rock	14.4% (±32.9 points)
9	Zuni Pueblo	9.5% (±44.9 points)
10	Rock Springs	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Navajo 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 Navajo

Are renters in Navajo rent-burdened?

30.1% of renting households in Navajo 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 Navajo spend on rent?

The median renting household in Navajo, NM spends 19.9% (±4.4 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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