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

Name: Rent burden in Rochester, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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69.2% (±30.3 points) of renting households in Rochester, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

64.9% 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: 69.2% (±30.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 64.9% (±29.5 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Rochester

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Rochester	Thurston County	Washington	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±13.5 points)	9.0%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±13.5 points)	11.0%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.5% (±11.1 points)	13.2%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	24.3% (±32.1 points)	11.3%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.3% (±6.8 points)	11.6%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	64.9% (±29.5 points)	43.8%	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.

Rochester against Thurston County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rochester	Thurston County	Washington	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.2% (±30.3 points)	55.4% (±3.2 points)	49.9% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	64.9% (±29.5 points)	43.8% (±2.8 points)	40.1% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	32.3% (±1.1 points)	30.0% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$24,167 (±$21,556)	$62,625 (±$3,206)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,161 (±$463)	$1,736 (±$30)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Rochester, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Thurston County (55.4%).

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

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

In Thurston County, Rochester ranks 1 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 48 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 Rochester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rochester
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Rochester	—	69.2% (±30.3 points)	—
Grand Mound	2.9 mi	15.1% (±15.3 points)	Lower
Fords Prairie	5.7 mi	88.2% (±30.1 points)	Not measurably different
Centralia	8.1 mi	58.2% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Oakville	8.1 mi	54.8% (±62.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bucoda	9.4 mi	32.4% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tenino	9.9 mi	45.0% (±19.4 points)	Not measurably different
Chehalis	12 mi	49.2% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tumwater	14 mi	49.8% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different

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

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 Thurston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Rochester	69.2% (±30.3 points)
2	Olympia	59.6% (±4.3 points)
3	Lacey	57.9% (±6.3 points)
4	North Yelm	57.6% (±39.5 points)
5	Tumwater	49.8% (±9.3 points)
6	Yelm	47.0% (±15.9 points)
7	Tenino	45.0% (±19.4 points)

Showing 7 of 11 places in Thurston County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Rochester 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 Rochester

Are renters in Rochester rent-burdened?

69.2% of renting households in Rochester 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 Rochester spend on rent?

The median renting household in Rochester, 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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