Renters paying 30% or more of income

The share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income for rent and utilities, and 50% or more, Dayton metro and U.S., by year.

Dayton metro, 30% or more: 42.9% in 2025. Change from 2024: −5.9 pts.

0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%20162018202020222024U.S., 30% or more 51.8%Dayton metro, 30% or more 42.9%U.S., 50% or more 26.2%Dayton metro, 50% or more 19.1%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%20162018202020222024U.S. 30%+ 51.8%Dayton 30%+ 42.9%U.S. 50%+ 26.2%Dayton 50%+ 19.1%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%20162018202020222024U.S., 30% or more 51.8%Dayton metro, 30% or more 42.9%U.S., 50% or more 26.2%Dayton metro, 50% or more 19.1%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%20162018202020222024U.S. 30%+ 51.8%Dayton 30%+ 42.9%U.S. 50%+ 26.2%Dayton 50%+ 19.1%
Dayton metro, 30% or more   U.S., 30% or more   Dayton metro, 50% or more   U.S., 50% or moreRenters paying 30% or more of income, 2015 to 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B25064 and B25070).

Next update: 2026 figures, expected around Sep 17, 2027.

20252024Change
Dayton metro, 30% or more42.9%48.8%−5.9 pts
U.S., 30% or more51.8%51.8%no change
Dayton metro, 50% or more19.1%25.3%−6.2 pts
U.S., 50% or more26.2%26.1%+0.1 pts

About this data

From the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B25070: renter households paying 30% or more of household income for gross rent (rent plus utilities), the federal definition of cost-burdened, and 50% or more (severely cost-burdened), as a share of renter households whose rent burden can be computed. The Census Bureau did not release standard 1-year estimates for 2020. Estimates have margins of error.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B25064 and B25070). Updated November 4, 2026, yearly. Download the data (CSV).

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