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

Name: Rent burden in Fords Prairie, WA, 2020–2024
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88.2% (±30.1 points) of renting households in Fords Prairie, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

88.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 88.2% (±30.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 88.2% (±22.5 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Fords Prairie

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fords Prairie	Lewis County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±20.0 points)	13.9%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±20.0 points)	10.9%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.8% (±22.5 points)	14.2%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±20.0 points)	10.9%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±20.0 points)	11.6%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	88.2% (±22.5 points)	38.5%	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.

Fords Prairie against Lewis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fords Prairie	Lewis County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	88.2% (±30.1 points)	50.1% (±6.2 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	88.2% (±22.5 points)	38.5% (±5.4 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	30.1% (±2.1 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,492 (±$16,935)	$40,109 (±$3,245)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,161 (±$93)	$1,097 (±$45)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Fords Prairie, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Lewis County (50.1%).

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

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

In Lewis County, Fords Prairie ranks 1 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 15 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 Fords Prairie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fords Prairie
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fords Prairie	—	88.2% (±30.1 points)	—
Centralia	2.4 mi	58.2% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Mound	3.6 mi	15.1% (±15.3 points)	Lower
Rochester	5.7 mi	69.2% (±30.3 points)	Not measurably different
Chehalis	6.1 mi	49.2% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Bucoda	7.1 mi	32.4% (±31.1 points)	Lower
Tenino	9.9 mi	45.0% (±19.4 points)	Lower
Napavine	12 mi	65.3% (±36.1 points)	Not measurably different
Oakville	13 mi	54.8% (±62.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grand Mound, WA (15.1%), Chehalis, WA (49.2%), Bucoda, WA (32.4%).

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 Lewis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Fords Prairie	88.2% (±30.1 points)
2	Napavine	65.3% (±36.1 points)
3	Mossyrock	59.0% (±44.3 points)
4	Centralia	58.2% (±11.6 points)
5	Chehalis	49.2% (±10.9 points)
6	Morton	47.8% (±31.5 points)
7	Winlock	43.0% (±23.1 points)

Showing 7 of 10 places in Lewis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fords Prairie 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 Fords Prairie

Are renters in Fords Prairie rent-burdened?

88.2% of renting households in Fords Prairie 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 Fords Prairie spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fords Prairie, WA spends 50.0% or more 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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