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

Name: Rent burden in Fife, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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52.5% (±7.6 points) of renting households in Fife, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 52.5% (±7.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.9% (±6.7 points)
Median share of income: 31.4% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fife

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fife	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	5.3% (±3.3 points)	9.0%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.2% (±5.6 points)	11.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±5.1 points)	13.5%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.5% (±3.6 points)	12.8%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.6% (±3.5 points)	10.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	43.9% (±6.7 points)	42.6%	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.

Fife against Pierce County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fife	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	52.5% (±7.6 points)	53.0% (±1.6 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.9% (±6.7 points)	42.6% (±1.4 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.4% (±3.9 points)	31.5% (±0.7 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$77,463 (±$12,926)	$68,118 (±$1,782)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,889 (±$71)	$1,806 (±$18)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Fife, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Pierce County (53.0%).

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

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

In Pierce County, Fife ranks 26 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 198 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 Fife

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fife
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fife	—	52.5% (±7.6 points)	—
Fife Heights	2.0 mi	54.6% (±59.6 points)	Not measurably different
Milton	2.1 mi	58.1% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Waller	2.1 mi	42.7% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Edgewood	3.0 mi	53.2% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
North Puyallup	4.1 mi	34.4% (±36.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeland South	4.3 mi	59.4% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
Summit	4.4 mi	34.6% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Puyallup	4.6 mi	49.5% (±5.6 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 Pierce County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
20	Tacoma	54.9% (±2.6 points)
21	Gig Harbor	54.8% (±9.7 points)
22	Fife Heights	54.6% (±59.6 points)
23	Carbonado	54.5% (±57.2 points)
24	Edgewood	53.2% (±12.2 points)
25	Lakewood	52.8% (±5.7 points)
26	Fife	52.5% (±7.6 points)
27	Maplewood	51.2% (±26.3 points)
28	South Hill	49.7% (±6.7 points)
29	Puyallup	49.5% (±5.6 points)
30	Eatonville	49.2% (±28.2 points)
31	Summit View	48.7% (±14.6 points)
32	Clover Creek	48.4% (±19.2 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Pierce 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 Fife

Are renters in Fife rent-burdened?

52.5% of renting households in Fife 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 Fife spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fife, WA spends 31.4% (±3.9 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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