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

Name: Rent burden in Silver City, NM, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.7% (±12.2 points) of renting households in Silver City, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.7% (±12.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 37.9% (±11.7 points)
Median share of income: 28.8% (±2.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Silver City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Silver City	Grant County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	10.4% (±5.3 points)	12.0%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.4% (±8.6 points)	13.5%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.4% (±6.1 points)	6.9%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	26.1% (±13.0 points)	22.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.8% (±3.4 points)	5.3%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	37.9% (±11.7 points)	39.7%	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.

Silver City against Grant County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Silver City	Grant County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.7% (±12.2 points)	45.0% (±10.0 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	37.9% (±11.7 points)	39.7% (±9.7 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.8% (±2.7 points)	28.9% (±2.1 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,347 (±$5,482)	$30,710 (±$3,894)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$866 (±$24)	$825 (±$28)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Silver City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Grant County (45.0%).

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

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

In Grant County, Silver City 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 112 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 Silver City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silver City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Silver City	—	43.7% (±12.2 points)	—
Arenas Valley	3.9 mi	46.3% (±53.1 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Clara	7.0 mi	45.3% (±40.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bayard	8.0 mi	46.4% (±25.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hurley	9.8 mi	61.8% (±39.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lordsburg	39 mi	57.5% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Keeler Farm	44 mi	100.0% (±73.1 points)	Not measurably different
Deming	47 mi	49.4% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Duncan	48 mi	52.5% (±34.2 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Hurley	61.8% (±39.7 points)
2	Bayard	46.4% (±25.6 points)
3	Arenas Valley	46.3% (±53.1 points)
4	Santa Clara	45.3% (±40.2 points)
5	Silver City	43.7% (±12.2 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 Silver City

Are renters in Silver City rent-burdened?

43.7% of renting households in Silver City 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 Silver City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Silver City, NM spends 28.8% (±2.7 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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