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

Name: Rent burden in Amity, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.3% (±21.6 points) of renting households in Amity, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.3% (±21.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.0% (±19.4 points)
Median share of income: 28.9% (±9.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Amity

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Amity	Yamhill County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	8.6% (±8.2 points)	9.8%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.8% (±17.5 points)	11.4%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±14.0 points)	11.6%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.8% (±14.0 points)	11.3%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.3% (±9.4 points)	9.6%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	40.0% (±19.4 points)	46.3%	43.1%	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.

Amity against Yamhill County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Amity	Yamhill County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.3% (±21.6 points)	55.9% (±5.4 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.0% (±19.4 points)	46.3% (±4.7 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.9% (±9.4 points)	33.1% (±2.2 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$61,063 (±$38,438)	$58,427 (±$4,955)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,579 (±$223)	$1,480 (±$48)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Amity, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Yamhill County (55.9%).

It is not measurably different from Oregon (52.5%).

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

In Yamhill County, Amity ranks 9 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 172 of 300.

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 Amity

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amity
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Amity	—	47.3% (±21.6 points)	—
McMinnville	6.6 mi	58.0% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dayton	9.3 mi	82.3% (±24.8 points)	Higher
Sheridan	9.8 mi	57.2% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lafayette	10.0 mi	82.0% (±45.9 points)	Not measurably different
Keizer	12 mi	50.4% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Carlton	12 mi	29.0% (±28.0 points)	Not measurably different
St. Paul	13 mi	62.5% (±36.9 points)	Not measurably different
Willamina	14 mi	58.7% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dayton, OR (82.3%).

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 Yamhill County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Dundee	66.7% (±39.6 points)
4	Willamina	58.7% (±24.0 points)
5	Newberg	58.3% (±10.6 points)
6	McMinnville	58.0% (±7.3 points)
7	Sheridan	57.2% (±16.1 points)
8	Yamhill	54.3% (±57.3 points)
9	Amity	47.3% (±21.6 points)
10	Carlton	29.0% (±28.0 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Yamhill County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Amity

Are renters in Amity rent-burdened?

47.3% of renting households in Amity 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 Amity spend on rent?

The median renting household in Amity, OR spends 28.9% (±9.4 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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