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

Name: Rent burden in Myrtle Point, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.3% (±21.1 points) of renting households in Myrtle Point, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.3% (±21.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.7% (±18.1 points)
Median share of income: 36.8% (±21.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Myrtle Point

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Myrtle Point	Coos County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	7.4% (±8.0 points)	11.6%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.7% (±13.1 points)	11.5%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.6% (±12.8 points)	13.1%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.0% (±4.5 points)	11.9%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.6% (±10.8 points)	10.4%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	51.7% (±18.1 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.

Myrtle Point against Coos County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Myrtle Point	Coos County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.3% (±21.1 points)	51.9% (±5.5 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.7% (±18.1 points)	41.5% (±4.6 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.8% (±21.3 points)	30.9% (±2.1 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$20,709 (±$7,024)	$36,691 (±$4,072)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$822 (±$201)	$1,042 (±$40)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Myrtle Point, 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, Myrtle Point ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 56 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 Myrtle Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Myrtle Point
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Myrtle Point	—	62.3% (±21.1 points)	—
Coquille	8.5 mi	47.8% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Powers	13 mi	80.7% (±27.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bandon	15 mi	70.7% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bunker Hill	20 mi	51.5% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Barview	22 mi	40.6% (±52.6 points)	Not measurably different
Coos Bay	23 mi	55.0% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
North Bend	24 mi	50.1% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Port Orford	28 mi	59.0% (±28.0 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 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 Myrtle Point

Are renters in Myrtle Point rent-burdened?

62.3% of renting households in Myrtle Point 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 Myrtle Point spend on rent?

The median renting household in Myrtle Point, OR spends 36.8% (±21.3 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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