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

Name: Rent burden in Grants Pass, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.5% (±6.3 points) of renting households in Grants Pass, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.5% (±6.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.8% (±5.4 points)
Median share of income: 33.4% (±2.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Grants Pass

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Grants Pass	Josephine County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	10.2% (±2.9 points)	10.5%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.3% (±3.9 points)	13.3%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.8% (±3.0 points)	9.6%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.2% (±3.4 points)	10.6%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.7% (±3.2 points)	10.4%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	46.8% (±5.4 points)	45.5%	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.

Grants Pass against Josephine County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grants Pass	Josephine County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.5% (±6.3 points)	55.9% (±5.7 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.8% (±5.4 points)	45.5% (±4.9 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.4% (±2.9 points)	32.8% (±2.2 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,328 (±$6,552)	$43,598 (±$4,959)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,217 (±$55)	$1,194 (±$51)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

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

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

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

In Josephine County, Grants Pass ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 101 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 Grants Pass

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grants Pass
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Grants Pass	—	56.5% (±6.3 points)	—
Redwood	3.2 mi	33.0% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Hope	4.6 mi	0.0% (±116.4 points)	Not measurably different
Merlin	7.9 mi	48.0% (±83.9 points)	Not measurably different
Rogue River	8.3 mi	41.0% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Foots Creek	10 mi	76.7% (±63.7 points)	Not measurably different
Gold Hill	14 mi	61.9% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Jacksonville	20 mi	68.6% (±30.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ruch	20 mi	64.3% (±60.2 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 Josephine County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Grants Pass	56.5% (±6.3 points)
2	Merlin	48.0% (±83.9 points)
3	Cave Junction	44.6% (±19.4 points)
4	Redwood	33.0% (±22.7 points)
5	New Hope	0.0% (±116.4 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 Grants Pass

Are renters in Grants Pass rent-burdened?

56.5% of renting households in Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass spend on rent?

The median renting household in Grants Pass, OR spends 33.4% (±2.9 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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