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

Name: Rent burden in Moses Lake North, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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52.1% (±18.6 points) of renting households in Moses Lake North, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 52.1% (±18.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.2% (±14.6 points)
Median share of income: 30.9% (±7.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Moses Lake North

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Moses Lake North	Grant County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	6.2% (±6.4 points)	18.8%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.8% (±5.9 points)	13.6%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	26.0% (±15.6 points)	14.8%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.0% (±9.1 points)	9.8%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.9% (±11.5 points)	8.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	41.2% (±14.6 points)	34.6%	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.

Moses Lake North against Grant County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Moses Lake North	Grant County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	52.1% (±18.6 points)	43.0% (±5.0 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.2% (±14.6 points)	34.6% (±4.1 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.9% (±7.5 points)	26.4% (±2.6 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$38,977 (±$18,346)	$51,315 (±$3,033)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,065 (±$68)	$1,116 (±$40)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Moses Lake North, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Grant County (43.0%).

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

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

In Grant County, Moses Lake North ranks 5 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 203 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 Moses Lake North

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Moses Lake North
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Moses Lake North	—	52.1% (±18.6 points)	—
Cascade Valley	3.8 mi	71.8% (±40.2 points)	Not measurably different
Moses Lake	5.0 mi	48.3% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ephrata	13 mi	41.6% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeview	15 mi	67.0% (±37.2 points)	Not measurably different
Soap Lake	16 mi	56.2% (±33.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wilson Creek	18 mi	33.3% (±47.7 points)	Not measurably different
Warden	20 mi	41.3% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Krupp	21 mi	0.0% (±141.4 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 Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cascade Valley	71.8% (±40.2 points)
2	Lakeview	67.0% (±37.2 points)
3	Grand Coulee	56.4% (±20.8 points)
4	Soap Lake	56.2% (±33.1 points)
5	Moses Lake North	52.1% (±18.6 points)
6	Mattawa	51.7% (±15.5 points)
7	Coulee City	49.2% (±34.3 points)
8	Moses Lake	48.3% (±8.2 points)
9	Electric City	45.1% (±49.3 points)
10	Ephrata	41.6% (±16.4 points)
11	Warden	41.3% (±19.8 points)

Showing 11 of 18 places in Grant County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Moses Lake North 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 Moses Lake North

Are renters in Moses Lake North rent-burdened?

52.1% of renting households in Moses Lake North 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 Moses Lake North spend on rent?

The median renting household in Moses Lake North, WA spends 30.9% (±7.5 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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