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

Name: Rent burden in Baker City, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.9% (±10.8 points) of renting households in Baker City, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.9% (±10.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.1% (±10.0 points)
Median share of income: 26.2% (±5.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Baker City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Baker City	Baker County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	16.1% (±7.0 points)	20.9%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.7% (±8.0 points)	14.6%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.3% (±7.6 points)	16.0%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.0% (±4.9 points)	6.3%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.8% (±4.1 points)	4.5%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	40.1% (±10.0 points)	37.7%	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.

Baker City against Baker County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Baker City	Baker County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.9% (±10.8 points)	42.2% (±9.3 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.1% (±10.0 points)	37.7% (±8.6 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.2% (±5.6 points)	24.5% (±4.2 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,306 (±$9,967)	$39,836 (±$10,621)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$896 (±$105)	$865 (±$43)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Baker City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Baker County (42.2%).

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

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

In Baker County, Baker City ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 197 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 Baker City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Baker City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Baker City	—	43.9% (±10.8 points)	—
Haines	11 mi	33.3% (±97.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sumpter	18 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
North Powder	18 mi	70.5% (±35.1 points)	Not measurably different
Unity	28 mi	33.3% (±120.2 points)	Not measurably different
Granite	29 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Union	30 mi	22.1% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Richland	33 mi	72.7% (±75.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cove	36 mi	55.6% (±45.0 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 Baker County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Halfway	78.2% (±61.7 points)
2	Richland	72.7% (±75.3 points)
3	Baker City	43.9% (±10.8 points)
4	Huntington	41.0% (±28.0 points)
5 (tie)	Haines	33.3% (±97.9 points)
5 (tie)	Unity	33.3% (±120.2 points)
7	Sumpter	0.0% (±141.4 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 Baker City

Are renters in Baker City rent-burdened?

43.9% of renting households in Baker 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 Baker City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Baker City, OR spends 26.2% (±5.6 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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