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

Name: Rent burden in Kennewick, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.6% (±6.0 points) of renting households in Kennewick, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.6% (±6.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.4% (±5.1 points)
Median share of income: 32.7% (±1.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Kennewick

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Kennewick	Benton County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	12.3% (±2.6 points)	14.9%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.2% (±2.2 points)	10.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.1% (±2.8 points)	14.3%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.8% (±2.4 points)	11.9%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.2% (±3.2 points)	9.2%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	44.4% (±5.1 points)	39.0%	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.

Kennewick against Benton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kennewick	Benton County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.6% (±6.0 points)	48.2% (±3.7 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.4% (±5.1 points)	39.0% (±3.2 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.7% (±1.9 points)	29.3% (±1.3 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$46,250 (±$6,911)	$55,616 (±$3,121)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,240 (±$40)	$1,306 (±$35)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Kennewick, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Benton County (48.2%).

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

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

In Benton County, Kennewick ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 134 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 Kennewick

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kennewick
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Kennewick	—	56.6% (±6.0 points)	—
Pasco	5.4 mi	52.7% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Finley	6.6 mi	57.7% (±25.6 points)	Not measurably different
Richland	8.4 mi	39.3% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Burbank	9.2 mi	51.2% (±42.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Richland	13 mi	47.0% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Benton City	15 mi	64.1% (±29.3 points)	Not measurably different
Umatilla	21 mi	45.2% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
Irrigon	26 mi	24.1% (±25.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Richland, WA (39.3%), Irrigon, OR (24.1%).

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 Benton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Benton City	64.1% (±29.3 points)
2	Finley	57.7% (±25.6 points)
3	Kennewick	56.6% (±6.0 points)
4	Prosser	48.0% (±16.7 points)
5	West Richland	47.0% (±14.4 points)
6	Richland	39.3% (±4.5 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 Kennewick

Are renters in Kennewick rent-burdened?

56.6% of renting households in Kennewick 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 Kennewick spend on rent?

The median renting household in Kennewick, WA spends 32.7% (±1.9 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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