How many renters in Hot Springs, SD pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Hot Springs, SD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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38.4% (±12.6 points) of renting households in Hot Springs, SD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 22.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 38.4% (±12.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.4% (±12.1 points)
Median share of income: 22.3% (±9.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Hot Springs

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Hot Springs	Fall River County	South Dakota	United States
Less than 15%	36.8% (±14.1 points)	34.7%	18.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.1% (±10.9 points)	9.0%	15.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.5% (±6.7 points)	6.7%	14.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.1% (±6.9 points)	8.6%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±3.5 points)	0.5%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	38.4% (±12.1 points)	40.5%	30.4%	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.

Hot Springs against Fall River County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hot Springs	Fall River County	South Dakota	United States
Paying 30% or more	38.4% (±12.6 points)	41.0% (±10.5 points)	39.7% (±1.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.4% (±12.1 points)	40.5% (±10.5 points)	30.4% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	22.3% (±9.0 points)	24.6% (±7.4 points)	25.9% (±0.6 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,060 (±$25,147)	$35,815 (±$17,938)	$45,599 (±$1,257)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$897 (±$147)	$931 (±$137)	$946 (±$11)	$1,413

In Hot Springs, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Fall River County (41.0%).

It is not measurably different from South Dakota (39.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Fall River County, Hot Springs ranks 3 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 167 of 550.

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 Hot Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hot Springs
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Hot Springs	—	38.4% (±12.6 points)	—
Buffalo Gap	9.0 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pringle	15 mi	0.0% (±139.0 points)	Not measurably different
Oelrichs	20 mi	60.0% (±74.7 points)	Not measurably different
Edgemont	20 mi	48.3% (±43.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fairburn	22 mi	22.2% (±98.0 points)	Not measurably different
Custer	25 mi	31.2% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hermosa	32 mi	26.0% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Keystone	33 mi	24.1% (±51.5 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 Fall River County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Oelrichs	60.0% (±74.7 points)
2	Edgemont	48.3% (±43.3 points)
3	Hot Springs	38.4% (±12.6 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 Hot Springs

Are renters in Hot Springs rent-burdened?

38.4% of renting households in Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs spend on rent?

The median renting household in Hot Springs, SD spends 22.3% (±9.0 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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