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

Name: Rent burden in Madras, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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53.1% (±13.2 points) of renting households in Madras, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 53.1% (±13.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.1% (±12.1 points)
Median share of income: 32.2% (±11.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Madras

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Madras	Jefferson County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	16.5% (±8.2 points)	24.8%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.1% (±5.7 points)	9.8%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.1% (±8.7 points)	13.6%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.2% (±7.0 points)	8.0%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.0% (±5.3 points)	6.5%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	46.1% (±12.1 points)	37.3%	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.

Madras against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Madras	Jefferson County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	53.1% (±13.2 points)	43.8% (±8.3 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.1% (±12.1 points)	37.3% (±7.5 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.2% (±11.4 points)	26.1% (±4.1 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,942 (±$19,185)	$52,015 (±$10,173)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$979 (±$75)	$941 (±$57)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Madras, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Jefferson County (43.8%).

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

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

In Jefferson County, Madras ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 129 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 Madras

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Madras
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Madras	—	53.1% (±13.2 points)	—
Metolius	5.3 mi	18.8% (±42.4 points)	Not measurably different
Warm Springs	9.8 mi	36.4% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Culver	10 mi	21.1% (±15.0 points)	Lower
Crooked River Ranch	18 mi	91.6% (±15.7 points)	Higher
Terrebonne	21 mi	0.0% (±129.0 points)	Not measurably different
Antelope	27 mi	40.0% (±116.6 points)	Not measurably different
Redmond	28 mi	52.5% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Eagle Crest	29 mi	0.0% (±58.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Culver, OR (21.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Crooked River Ranch, OR (91.6%).

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 Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Crooked River Ranch	91.6% (±15.7 points)
2	Madras	53.1% (±13.2 points)
3	Warm Springs	36.4% (±20.0 points)
4	Culver	21.1% (±15.0 points)
5	Metolius	18.8% (±42.4 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 Madras

Are renters in Madras rent-burdened?

53.1% of renting households in Madras 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 Madras spend on rent?

The median renting household in Madras, OR spends 32.2% (±11.4 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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