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

Name: Rent burden in Picnic Point, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.0% (±17.5 points) of renting households in Picnic Point, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.0% (±17.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.9% (±14.5 points)
Median share of income: 33.2% (±5.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Picnic Point

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Picnic Point	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	5.2% (±4.0 points)	8.8%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.0% (±4.6 points)	12.0%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.1% (±12.7 points)	12.6%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.7% (±7.0 points)	12.9%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	20.1% (±9.8 points)	11.8%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	42.9% (±14.5 points)	41.9%	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.

Picnic Point against Snohomish County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Picnic Point	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.0% (±17.5 points)	53.7% (±1.8 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.9% (±14.5 points)	41.9% (±1.4 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.2% (±5.8 points)	31.5% (±0.6 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$85,806 (±$21,989)	$71,600 (±$2,016)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,319 (±$227)	$1,949 (±$22)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Picnic Point, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Snohomish County (53.7%).

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

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

In Snohomish County, Picnic Point ranks 15 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 72 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 Picnic Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Picnic Point
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Picnic Point	—	63.0% (±17.5 points)	—
Meadowdale	1.3 mi	77.7% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
North Lynnwood	2.2 mi	57.2% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mukilteo	2.5 mi	54.3% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Stickney	2.6 mi	58.1% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lynnwood	3.3 mi	61.3% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Larch Way	3.5 mi	63.9% (±26.1 points)	Not measurably different
Martha Lake	4.1 mi	48.5% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mill Creek	4.6 mi	48.0% (±10.1 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 Snohomish County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
9	Brier	68.5% (±23.8 points)
10	Gold Bar	67.9% (±48.0 points)
11 (tie)	Eastmont	67.4% (±27.6 points)
11 (tie)	Fobes Hill	67.4% (±38.0 points)
13	Warm Beach	67.1% (±19.1 points)
14	Larch Way	63.9% (±26.1 points)
15	Picnic Point	63.0% (±17.5 points)
16	Alderwood Manor	62.7% (±14.0 points)
17	Maltby	61.7% (±20.2 points)
18	Lynnwood	61.3% (±6.1 points)
19	Stanwood	60.0% (±17.5 points)
20	Lake Stevens	59.1% (±9.4 points)
21	Lake Stickney	58.1% (±9.2 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Snohomish County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Picnic Point 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 Picnic Point

Are renters in Picnic Point rent-burdened?

63.0% of renting households in Picnic Point 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 Picnic Point spend on rent?

The median renting household in Picnic Point, WA spends 33.2% (±5.8 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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