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

Name: Rent burden in Port Orford, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.0% (±28.0 points) of renting households in Port Orford, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.0% (±28.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.6% (±25.6 points)
Median share of income: 34.3% (±29.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Port Orford

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Port Orford	Curry County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	2.7% (±3.6 points)	12.4%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.6% (±11.5 points)	23.0%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	19.1% (±16.9 points)	10.8%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.6% (±15.4 points)	5.6%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.4% (±11.3 points)	13.0%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	48.6% (±25.6 points)	35.2%	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.

Port Orford against Curry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Orford	Curry County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.0% (±28.0 points)	48.2% (±10.6 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.6% (±25.6 points)	35.2% (±7.8 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.3% (±29.8 points)	28.4% (±6.1 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,652 (±$13,452)	$50,705 (±$11,516)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$938 (±$553)	$1,241 (±$97)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Port Orford, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Curry County (48.2%).

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

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

In Curry County, Port Orford ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 78 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 Port Orford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Orford
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Port Orford	—	59.0% (±28.0 points)	—
Powers	23 mi	80.7% (±27.6 points)	Not measurably different
Gold Beach	24 mi	32.0% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bandon	26 mi	70.7% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Myrtle Point	28 mi	62.3% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Coquille	34 mi	47.8% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Barview	42 mi	40.6% (±52.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bunker Hill	44 mi	51.5% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Coos Bay	46 mi	55.0% (±9.5 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 Curry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Harbor	59.3% (±29.7 points)
2	Port Orford	59.0% (±28.0 points)
3	Brookings	41.3% (±16.2 points)
4	Gold Beach	32.0% (±14.2 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 Port Orford

Are renters in Port Orford rent-burdened?

59.0% of renting households in Port Orford 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 Port Orford spend on rent?

The median renting household in Port Orford, OR spends 34.3% (±29.8 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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