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

Name: Rent burden in Cle Elum, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.6% (±14.8 points) of renting households in Cle Elum, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.6% (±14.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.7% (±14.6 points)
Median share of income: 23.9% (±5.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cle Elum

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cle Elum	Kittitas County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	11.8% (±11.4 points)	10.7%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.6% (±11.1 points)	9.6%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	31.8% (±18.6 points)	11.2%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.2% (±3.3 points)	10.5%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.9% (±2.7 points)	10.7%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	36.7% (±14.6 points)	47.3%	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.

Cle Elum against Kittitas County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cle Elum	Kittitas County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.6% (±14.8 points)	58.0% (±6.0 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.7% (±14.6 points)	47.3% (±5.3 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.9% (±5.2 points)	33.7% (±2.5 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$62,991 (±$17,939)	$42,055 (±$5,922)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,295 (±$395)	$1,341 (±$52)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Cle Elum, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Kittitas County (58.0%).

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

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

In Kittitas County, Cle Elum ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 323 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 Cle Elum

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cle Elum
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cle Elum	—	39.6% (±14.8 points)	—
South Cle Elum	0.6 mi	37.5% (±47.4 points)	Not measurably different
Roslyn	10 mi	61.5% (±35.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ellensburg	23 mi	61.7% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Kittitas	29 mi	26.6% (±32.0 points)	Not measurably different
Leavenworth	31 mi	45.8% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cashmere	32 mi	61.0% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wenatchee	34 mi	43.2% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
South Wenatchee	34 mi	60.2% (±47.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ellensburg, WA (61.7%).

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 Kittitas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Ellensburg	61.7% (±6.8 points)
2	Roslyn	61.5% (±35.0 points)
3	Cle Elum	39.6% (±14.8 points)
4	South Cle Elum	37.5% (±47.4 points)
5	Kittitas	26.6% (±32.0 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 Cle Elum

Are renters in Cle Elum rent-burdened?

39.6% of renting households in Cle Elum 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 Cle Elum spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cle Elum, WA spends 23.9% (±5.2 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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