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

Name: Rent burden in Omak, WA, 2020–2024
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23.2% (±11.4 points) of renting households in Omak, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 14.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 23.2% (±11.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 22.6% (±11.4 points)
Median share of income: 14.0% (±4.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Omak

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Omak	Okanogan County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	57.2% (±15.5 points)	29.1%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.4% (±4.3 points)	11.0%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.4% (±7.0 points)	12.5%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.8% (±7.9 points)	8.3%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.6% (±0.9 points)	5.2%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	22.6% (±11.4 points)	34.0%	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.

Omak against Okanogan County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Omak	Okanogan County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	23.2% (±11.4 points)	39.2% (±5.7 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	22.6% (±11.4 points)	34.0% (±5.3 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	14.0% (±4.1 points)	24.0% (±2.1 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$61,957 (±$31,338)	$46,625 (±$9,199)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,002 (±$259)	$887 (±$34)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Omak, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Okanogan County (39.2%).

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

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

In Okanogan County, Omak ranks 9 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 403 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 Omak

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Omak
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Omak	—	23.2% (±11.4 points)	—
Okanogan	4.4 mi	32.3% (±25.6 points)	Not measurably different
Riverside	6.3 mi	63.4% (±37.0 points)	Higher
Conconully	14 mi	78.6% (±98.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tonasket	20 mi	53.5% (±18.4 points)	Higher
Brewster	24 mi	62.3% (±23.4 points)	Higher
Twisp	27 mi	45.3% (±29.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgeport	29 mi	15.9% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Winthrop	30 mi	10.8% (±40.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Riverside, WA (63.4%), Tonasket, WA (53.5%), Brewster, WA (62.3%).

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 Okanogan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Brewster	62.3% (±23.4 points)
4	Oroville	58.6% (±17.0 points)
5	Tonasket	53.5% (±18.4 points)
6	Twisp	45.3% (±29.6 points)
7	Coulee Dam	34.1% (±13.4 points)
8	Okanogan	32.3% (±25.6 points)
9	Omak	23.2% (±11.4 points)
10	Pateros	11.8% (±92.0 points)
11	Elmer City	11.7% (±11.5 points)
12	Winthrop	10.8% (±40.8 points)
13	Nespelem	0.0% (±134.4 points)

Showing 11 of 13 places in Okanogan 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 Omak

Are renters in Omak rent-burdened?

23.2% of renting households in Omak 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 Omak spend on rent?

The median renting household in Omak, WA spends 14.0% (±4.1 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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