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

Name: Rent burden in Fircrest, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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35.2% (±14.2 points) of renting households in Fircrest, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 35.2% (±14.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 28.8% (±12.3 points)
Median share of income: 24.8% (±5.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fircrest

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fircrest	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	7.8% (±9.4 points)	9.0%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	31.9% (±16.0 points)	11.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.7% (±9.3 points)	13.5%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.4% (±11.7 points)	12.8%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.4% (±7.1 points)	10.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	28.8% (±12.3 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.

Fircrest against Pierce County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fircrest	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	35.2% (±14.2 points)	53.0% (±1.6 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	28.8% (±12.3 points)	42.6% (±1.4 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.8% (±5.5 points)	31.5% (±0.7 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$90,142 (±$29,434)	$68,118 (±$1,782)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,554 (±$222)	$1,806 (±$18)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Fircrest, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Pierce County (53.0%).

It is also lower than in Washington (49.9%).

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

In Pierce County, Fircrest ranks 47 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 355 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 Fircrest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fircrest
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fircrest	—	35.2% (±14.2 points)	—
University Place	1.8 mi	58.1% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Tacoma	3.0 mi	54.9% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Wollochet	4.6 mi	31.5% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lakewood	4.6 mi	52.8% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Ruston	4.7 mi	18.5% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Steilacoom	5.6 mi	60.0% (±16.1 points)	Higher
Midland	6.3 mi	47.4% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fox Island	6.4 mi	42.3% (±45.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: University Place, WA (58.1%), Tacoma, WA (54.9%), Lakewood, WA (52.8%).

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
41	Fox Island	42.3% (±45.3 points)
42	Graham	40.2% (±11.3 points)
43	Wilkeson	38.5% (±102.0 points)
44 (tie)	Artondale	36.1% (±18.3 points)
44 (tie)	Longbranch	36.1% (±45.4 points)
46	DuPont	35.8% (±11.1 points)
47	Fircrest	35.2% (±14.2 points)
48	Summit	34.6% (±18.0 points)
49	North Puyallup	34.4% (±36.8 points)
50	Alderton	33.7% (±32.7 points)
51	Wollochet	31.5% (±19.6 points)
52	Purdy	25.4% (±43.8 points)
53	Lake Tapps	22.6% (±14.4 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 Fircrest

Are renters in Fircrest rent-burdened?

35.2% of renting households in Fircrest 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 Fircrest spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fircrest, WA spends 24.8% (±5.5 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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