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

Name: Rent burden in Birch Bay, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.5% (±22.2 points) of renting households in Birch Bay, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.5% (±22.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.7% (±19.8 points)
Median share of income: 33.7% (±9.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Birch Bay

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Birch Bay	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	7.7% (±5.3 points)	7.2%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.4% (±3.9 points)	9.4%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.8% (±13.5 points)	11.0%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.6% (±5.7 points)	12.3%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.8% (±10.1 points)	10.5%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	46.7% (±19.8 points)	49.6%	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.

Birch Bay against Whatcom County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Birch Bay	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.5% (±22.2 points)	60.1% (±3.1 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.7% (±19.8 points)	49.6% (±2.7 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.7% (±9.8 points)	34.8% (±1.3 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$51,629 (±$3,483)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,222 (±$548)	$1,555 (±$39)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Birch Bay, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Whatcom County (60.1%).

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

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

In Whatcom County, Birch Bay ranks 4 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 104 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 Birch Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Birch Bay
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Birch Bay	—	59.5% (±22.2 points)	—
Blaine	4.4 mi	39.5% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ferndale	8.5 mi	58.8% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
Marietta-Alderwood	13 mi	56.4% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lynden	13 mi	50.5% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Point Roberts	15 mi	55.9% (±41.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bellingham	17 mi	64.8% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Everson	18 mi	52.3% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different
Nooksack	19 mi	70.2% (±43.5 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 Whatcom County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Nooksack	70.2% (±43.5 points)
2	Bellingham	64.8% (±3.2 points)
3	Sumas	61.1% (±20.0 points)
4	Birch Bay	59.5% (±22.2 points)
5	Ferndale	58.8% (±18.9 points)
6	Marietta-Alderwood	56.4% (±16.5 points)
7	Point Roberts	55.9% (±41.3 points)
8	Everson	52.3% (±21.8 points)
9	Lynden	50.5% (±14.4 points)
10	Peaceful Valley	45.7% (±25.8 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in Whatcom County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Birch Bay is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Birch Bay

Are renters in Birch Bay rent-burdened?

59.5% of renting households in Birch Bay 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 Birch Bay spend on rent?

The median renting household in Birch Bay, WA spends 33.7% (±9.8 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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