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

Name: Rent burden in Pendleton, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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50.4% (±9.7 points) of renting households in Pendleton, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.4% (±9.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.0% (±8.9 points)
Median share of income: 30.2% (±5.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pendleton

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pendleton	Umatilla County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	20.3% (±5.6 points)	18.8%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.1% (±4.6 points)	13.7%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.3% (±4.4 points)	15.0%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.0% (±3.4 points)	8.6%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.4% (±3.9 points)	12.2%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	41.0% (±8.9 points)	31.7%	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.

Pendleton against Umatilla County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pendleton	Umatilla County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.4% (±9.7 points)	43.9% (±6.1 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.0% (±8.9 points)	31.7% (±4.7 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.2% (±5.5 points)	26.5% (±2.6 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$39,340 (±$5,605)	$45,467 (±$4,423)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$956 (±$51)	$997 (±$40)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Pendleton, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Umatilla County (43.9%).

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

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

In Umatilla County, Pendleton ranks 2 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 150 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 Pendleton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pendleton
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pendleton	—	50.4% (±9.7 points)	—
Pilot Rock	13 mi	0.0% (±48.2 points)	Lower
Adams	14 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Helix	14 mi	0.0% (±109.6 points)	Not measurably different
Athena	18 mi	27.9% (±25.1 points)	Not measurably different
Echo	19 mi	25.7% (±67.7 points)	Not measurably different
Stanfield	20 mi	45.1% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different
Weston	21 mi	58.3% (±111.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hermiston	25 mi	49.4% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pilot Rock, OR (0.0%).

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 Umatilla County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Weston	58.3% (±111.5 points)
2	Pendleton	50.4% (±9.7 points)
3	Hermiston	49.4% (±12.4 points)
4	Milton-Freewater	45.8% (±18.8 points)
5	Umatilla	45.2% (±27.7 points)
6	Stanfield	45.1% (±22.5 points)
7	Athena	27.9% (±25.1 points)
8	Echo	25.7% (±67.7 points)

Showing 8 of 13 places in Umatilla County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Pendleton

Are renters in Pendleton rent-burdened?

50.4% of renting households in Pendleton 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 Pendleton spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pendleton, OR spends 30.2% (±5.5 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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