{
  "title": "Renter cost burden | Seattle",
  "version": "1.0",
  "prepared": "2026-09-22",
  "period": "2020/2024",
  "source": "U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 to 2024 ACS five year Detailed Tables",
  "table": "B25070",
  "source_title": "Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months",
  "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
  "unit_note": "Housing units in each published rent to income band.",
  "limitations": "Use the published bands to understand housing cost pressure. The not computed category is retained. No combined burden percentage is calculated. Totals overlap component rows.",
  "geographies": [
    {
      "name": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "state_fips": "53",
      "place_fips": "63000",
      "county_fips": ""
    }
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat",
  "source_sha256": "862ccc17d913305d11e6f802ce4518d76b30585ea0b05b251cd8cf21f8661386",
  "methodology_url": "https://homzora.co/seattle/methodology/#acs-methodology",
  "observations": [
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_001",
      "label": "Total:",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 204521,
      "margin_of_error_90": 2822,
      "source_estimate_raw": "204521",
      "source_moe_raw": "2822",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_002",
      "label": "Total: / Less than 10.0 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 9276,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1003,
      "source_estimate_raw": "9276",
      "source_moe_raw": "1003",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_003",
      "label": "Total: / 10.0 to 14.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 21193,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1393,
      "source_estimate_raw": "21193",
      "source_moe_raw": "1393",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_004",
      "label": "Total: / 15.0 to 19.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 28270,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1569,
      "source_estimate_raw": "28270",
      "source_moe_raw": "1569",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_005",
      "label": "Total: / 20.0 to 24.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 28460,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1468,
      "source_estimate_raw": "28460",
      "source_moe_raw": "1468",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_006",
      "label": "Total: / 25.0 to 29.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 23639,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1622,
      "source_estimate_raw": "23639",
      "source_moe_raw": "1622",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_007",
      "label": "Total: / 30.0 to 34.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 17523,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1228,
      "source_estimate_raw": "17523",
      "source_moe_raw": "1228",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_008",
      "label": "Total: / 35.0 to 39.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 13655,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1064,
      "source_estimate_raw": "13655",
      "source_moe_raw": "1064",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_009",
      "label": "Total: / 40.0 to 49.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 15263,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1168,
      "source_estimate_raw": "15263",
      "source_moe_raw": "1168",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_010",
      "label": "Total: / 50.0 percent or more",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 40191,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1280,
      "source_estimate_raw": "40191",
      "source_moe_raw": "1280",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Seattle city, Washington",
      "geo_id": "1600000US5363000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_011",
      "label": "Total: / Not computed",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 7051,
      "margin_of_error_90": 811,
      "source_estimate_raw": "7051",
      "source_moe_raw": "811",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    }
  ]
}