How many renters in Battle Ground, WA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

40.5% (±10.9 points) of renting households in Battle Ground, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
40.5% (±10.9 points)
Paying 35% or more
32.3% (±9.7 points)
Median share of income
26.8% (±3.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Battle Ground

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentBattle GroundClark CountyWashingtonUnited States
Less than 15%13.3% (±7.9 points)10.4%12.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%19.8% (±11.9 points)12.4%12.3%12.2%
20% to 24.9%11.3% (±5.1 points)13.4%13.3%12.6%
25% to 29.9%15.2% (±5.8 points)13.1%12.1%11.5%
30% to 34.9%8.2% (±4.9 points)10.0%9.8%9.2%
35% or more32.3% (±9.7 points)40.7%40.1%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.

Battle Ground against Clark County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Battle GroundClark CountyWashingtonUnited States
Paying 30% or more40.5% (±10.9 points)50.7% (±2.1 points)49.9% (±0.5 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more32.3% (±9.7 points)40.7% (±1.8 points)40.1% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income26.8% (±3.3 points)30.3% (±0.8 points)30.0% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$84,564 (±$29,377)$69,038 (±$2,232)$66,868 (±$600)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,576 (±$144)$1,748 (±$19)$1,760 (±$7)$1,413

In Battle Ground, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Clark County (50.7%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (49.9%).

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

In Clark County, Battle Ground ranks 16 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 317 of 467.

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 Battle Ground

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Battle Ground
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Battle Ground—40.5% (±10.9 points)—
Meadow Glade2.0 mi0.0% (±67.9 points)Not measurably different
Lewisville3.2 mi0.0% (±95.0 points)Not measurably different
Venersborg3.4 mi54.3% (±77.7 points)Not measurably different
Brush Prairie3.6 mi58.1% (±35.2 points)Not measurably different
Hockinson4.3 mi40.6% (±31.4 points)Not measurably different
Duluth5.1 mi33.3% (±54.3 points)Not measurably different
Mount Vista5.2 mi41.4% (±10.8 points)Not measurably different
Barberton5.5 mi26.4% (±18.2 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 Clark County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
10Orchards48.0% (±9.0 points)
11Salmon Creek46.6% (±12.5 points)
12Minnehaha45.3% (±16.9 points)
13Camas44.3% (±9.5 points)
14Mount Vista41.4% (±10.8 points)
15Hockinson40.6% (±31.4 points)
16Battle Ground40.5% (±10.9 points)
17Five Corners39.6% (±10.0 points)
18Duluth33.3% (±54.3 points)
19Lake Shore30.0% (±20.8 points)
20Felida29.6% (±38.9 points)
21Barberton26.4% (±18.2 points)
22 (tie)Fern Prairie0.0% (±140.3 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Clark 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 Battle Ground

Are renters in Battle Ground rent-burdened?

40.5% of renting households in Battle Ground 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 Battle Ground spend on rent?

The median renting household in Battle Ground, WA spends 26.8% (±3.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Battle Ground city, Washington (place:04475, in state:53).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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