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

Name: Rent burden in Coos Bay, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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55.0% (±9.5 points) of renting households in Coos Bay, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.0% (±9.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 39.8% (±7.2 points)
Median share of income: 31.6% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Coos Bay

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Coos Bay	Coos County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	8.9% (±6.2 points)	11.6%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.7% (±4.1 points)	11.5%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±6.2 points)	13.1%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.0% (±8.3 points)	11.9%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	15.2% (±6.2 points)	10.4%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	39.8% (±7.2 points)	41.5%	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.

Coos Bay against Coos County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Coos Bay	Coos County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.0% (±9.5 points)	51.9% (±5.5 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	39.8% (±7.2 points)	41.5% (±4.6 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.6% (±2.5 points)	30.9% (±2.1 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,317 (±$9,475)	$36,691 (±$4,072)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,034 (±$82)	$1,042 (±$40)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Coos Bay, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Coos County (51.9%).

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

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

In Coos County, Coos Bay ranks 5 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 112 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 Coos Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Coos Bay
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Coos Bay	—	55.0% (±9.5 points)	—
North Bend	1.8 mi	50.1% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bunker Hill	2.5 mi	51.5% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Barview	4.4 mi	40.6% (±52.6 points)	Not measurably different
Saunders Lake	9.6 mi	97.1% (±55.2 points)	Not measurably different
Coquille	14 mi	47.8% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeside	14 mi	14.7% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bandon	21 mi	70.7% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Myrtle Point	23 mi	62.3% (±21.1 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 Coos County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Saunders Lake	97.1% (±55.2 points)
2	Powers	80.7% (±27.6 points)
3	Bandon	70.7% (±19.0 points)
4	Myrtle Point	62.3% (±21.1 points)
5	Coos Bay	55.0% (±9.5 points)
6	Bunker Hill	51.5% (±25.7 points)
7	North Bend	50.1% (±10.8 points)
8	Coquille	47.8% (±15.1 points)
9	Barview	40.6% (±52.6 points)
10	Lakeside	14.7% (±39.5 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 Coos Bay

Are renters in Coos Bay rent-burdened?

55.0% of renting households in Coos Bay 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 Coos Bay spend on rent?

The median renting household in Coos Bay, OR spends 31.6% (±2.5 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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