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

57.3% (±17.8 points) of renting households in Oregon, WI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
57.3% (±17.8 points)
Paying 35% or more
48.0% (±16.5 points)
Median share of income
33.9% (±10.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Oregon

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentOregonDane CountyWisconsinUnited States
Less than 15%7.6% (±6.0 points)11.1%16.7%12.6%
15% to 19.9%18.9% (±9.7 points)14.1%14.9%12.2%
20% to 24.9%9.6% (±6.4 points)14.5%13.5%12.6%
25% to 29.9%6.5% (±5.2 points)12.4%11.3%11.5%
30% to 34.9%9.3% (±6.8 points)9.3%8.7%9.2%
35% or more48.0% (±16.5 points)38.6%35.0%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.

Oregon against Dane County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
OregonDane CountyWisconsinUnited States
Paying 30% or more57.3% (±17.8 points)47.9% (±1.6 points)43.7% (±0.6 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more48.0% (±16.5 points)38.6% (±1.4 points)35.0% (±0.5 points)41.9%
Median share of income33.9% (±10.6 points)29.1% (±0.6 points)27.2% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$41,025 (±$11,345)$56,374 (±$1,531)$48,374 (±$478)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,221 (±$66)$1,398 (±$17)$1,087 (±$4)$1,413

In Oregon, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Dane County (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (43.7%).

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

In Dane County, Oregon ranks 6 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 246 of 1,813.

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 Oregon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oregon
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Oregon—57.3% (±17.8 points)—
Town of Oregon2.4 mi23.8% (±48.8 points)Not measurably different
Fitchburg4.6 mi49.5% (±6.2 points)Not measurably different
Town of Dunn (Dane County)5.1 mi63.4% (±69.7 points)Not measurably different
Town of Rutland5.2 mi7.4% (±26.2 points)Lower
Brooklyn5.3 mi52.1% (±24.6 points)Not measurably different
Town of Montrose7.9 mi56.2% (±39.7 points)Not measurably different
Town of Blooming Grove8.3 mi15.3% (±11.8 points)Lower
Town of Brooklyn (Green County)8.4 mi0.0% (±71.3 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Rutland, WI (7.4%), Town of Blooming Grove, WI (15.3%).

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 Dane County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
1Town of Black Earth100.0% (±141.4 points)
2Town of York (Dane County)81.6% (±56.2 points)
3Marshall68.3% (±27.4 points)
4Town of Dunn (Dane County)63.4% (±69.7 points)
5Town of Verona57.8% (±27.8 points)
6Oregon57.3% (±17.8 points)
7Town of Montrose56.2% (±39.7 points)
8Maple Bluff56.1% (±29.4 points)
9Shorewood Hills54.7% (±15.7 points)
10Town of Vienna53.5% (±37.4 points)
11Brooklyn52.1% (±24.6 points)
12Madison50.3% (±1.9 points)

Showing 12 of 59 places in Dane 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 Oregon

Are renters in Oregon rent-burdened?

57.3% of renting households in Oregon 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 Oregon spend on rent?

The median renting household in Oregon, WI spends 33.9% (±10.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Oregon village, Wisconsin (place:60200, in state:55).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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