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

Name: Rent burden in Scappoose, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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53.3% (±20.6 points) of renting households in Scappoose, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 53.3% (±20.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.3% (±17.4 points)
Median share of income: 31.0% (±5.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Scappoose

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Scappoose	Columbia County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	5.5% (±6.7 points)	13.2%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	27.8% (±14.1 points)	12.1%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.4% (±4.1 points)	9.1%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.1% (±9.8 points)	11.9%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	17.0% (±11.1 points)	8.7%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	36.3% (±17.4 points)	45.0%	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.

Scappoose against Columbia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Scappoose	Columbia County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	53.3% (±20.6 points)	53.7% (±6.8 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.3% (±17.4 points)	45.0% (±6.1 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.0% (±5.9 points)	32.1% (±3.6 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$72,847 (±$16,613)	$55,375 (±$6,519)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,750 (±$269)	$1,373 (±$123)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Scappoose, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Columbia County (53.7%).

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

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

In Columbia County, Scappoose ranks 7 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 126 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 Scappoose

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scappoose
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Scappoose	—	53.3% (±20.6 points)	—
Warren	4.0 mi	100.0% (±104.1 points)	Not measurably different
St. Helens	7.3 mi	54.1% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Felida	8.3 mi	29.6% (±38.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Shore	9.9 mi	30.0% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia City	10 mi	63.9% (±67.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ridgefield	11 mi	55.7% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Salmon Creek	11 mi	46.6% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Duluth	11 mi	33.3% (±54.3 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 Columbia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Prescott	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Warren	100.0% (±104.1 points)
3	Columbia City	63.9% (±67.1 points)
4	Clatskanie	61.7% (±34.5 points)
5	Vernonia	57.2% (±28.8 points)
6	St. Helens	54.1% (±11.0 points)
7	Scappoose	53.3% (±20.6 points)
8	Rainier	45.0% (±21.6 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 Scappoose

Are renters in Scappoose rent-burdened?

53.3% of renting households in Scappoose 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 Scappoose spend on rent?

The median renting household in Scappoose, OR spends 31.0% (±5.9 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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