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Vancouver WA Aerial, June 2024, Clark County, Washington

Vancouver WA Aerial, June 2024 · Photo: Spicypepper999 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Clark County, Washington

516,959 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026

Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Clark County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.

Clark County

Washington

516,959 residents

20 ZIP codes with listings

485 services listed

All Washington counties

Vancouver WA Aerial, June 2024 · Photo: Spicypepper999 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Renter households

65,952 ±1,312

34% of occupied homes

Median renter household income

$69,038 ±2,232

Affords $1,726/month at 30% of income

54% of area median income
Median gross rent
(what renters pay)

$1,748 ±19

Includes utilities; renters already housed

Asking today $1,895 ↑ 8% higher

Rental vacancy rate

3.6%

Vacant units for rent, of rental stock

3,209 priced listings on Range Lab today

How much of the rental market each income can reach

Asking rents today by unit size (middle half and median) against what a household at each share of area median income (AMI) can afford at 30% of income. HUD sizing: one person for a studio, 1.5 per bedroom.

30% AMI can afford50% AMI can afford80% AMI can afford100% AMI can affordMiddle half of asking rentsMedian
Asking rents and affordable rents by unit size
Unit sizeMedian askingMiddle half30% AMI can afford50% AMI can afford80% AMI can afford100% AMI can afford
Studio$1,350$1,195–$1,546$674$1,124$1,798$2,248
1 bedroom$1,498$1,357–$1,698$722$1,204$1,926$2,408
2 bedroom$1,695$1,515–$1,950$866$1,444$2,310$2,888
3 bedroom$2,495$2,295–$2,750$1,001$1,668$2,669$3,336
4 bedroom$3,015$2,795–$3,500$1,118$1,861$2,978$3,723

What renters can afford vs. typical asking rent

HUD FY2026 income limits at 30% of income, against today’s median asking rent.

Affordable rent (30% of income)Median asking rent, 2 bedroom

2 bedroom

$1,695

Median asking rent · middle half $1,515–$1,950

2.0×

what an extremely low-income household can afford ($866)

59% AMI

income needed to afford the median, as a share of AMI

1.2

affordable listings per 100 renter households at or below 50% AMI (all sizes)

Households vs. the listings they can afford

Renter households at or below each income line, next to today’s listings affordable at that line. Both on the same scale.

Renter households (HUD CHAS)Affordable listings today
  • At or below 30% AMI11,820 households0 listings · 0.0 per 100
  • At or below 50% AMI22,305 households270 listings · 1.2 per 100

1.2

affordable listings per 100 renter households at or below 50% AMI: 270 listings for 22,305 households.

Renter cost burden by income band

HUD CHAS 2018-2022. Column width is renter households in each band; height is the share paying 30–50% or 50%+ of income on rent.

Not burdenedBurdened (30–50%)Severely (50%+)Not published

All renters: 44% cost-burdened, 21% severely (CHAS). Census ACS 2024: 51% and 22%. HUD doesn’t publish the burden split above 80% AMI.

Typical rent over time vs. what incomes can afford

Zillow’s typical rent since September 2023 against the 2-bedroom rent affordable at 50% and 80% of AMI (HUD FY2026).

Zillow typical rent by month
September 2023$1,815
October 2023$1,810
November 2023$1,805
December 2023$1,805
January 2024$1,805
February 2024$1,805
March 2024$1,807
April 2024$1,810
May 2024$1,819
June 2024$1,822
July 2024$1,827
August 2024$1,824
September 2024$1,828
October 2024$1,832
November 2024$1,841
December 2024$1,845
January 2025$1,849
February 2025$1,855
March 2025$1,859
April 2025$1,864
May 2025$1,865
June 2025$1,866
July 2025$1,866
August 2025$1,871
September 2025$1,873
October 2025$1,876
November 2025$1,876
December 2025$1,878
January 2026$1,878
February 2026$1,877
March 2026$1,877
April 2026$1,877
May 2026$1,879
June 2026$1,883
July 2026$1,888
August 2026$1,891

Around the county

Median household income (all)

$97,536 ±1,952

Renters earn 71% of this

Poverty rate

8.0%

of 516,959 residents

Listings at or below HUD Fair Market Rent

67%

of 2 bedroom listings today

Key takeaways

  1. Asking rents are far out of reach at the lowest incomes

    A household at 30% of AMI can afford $866/month for a 2 bedroom; the median asking rent is $1,695, 2.0× that.

  2. About 8 in 10 renters below 50% AMI are cost-burdened

    79% of extremely low-income and 81% of very low-income renter households pay more than 30% of income on rent; 69% of the lowest band pay half or more.

  3. 1.2 affordable listings per 100 low-income households

    270 of today’s 3,209 priced listings are affordable at 50% of AMI, for 22,305 renter households at or below that line.

Rent affordability gap by unit size

Median asking rent vs. what a household at 30% of area median income can afford. HUD sizing: one person for a studio, 1.5 per bedroom. Select a size to update the charts above.

Sources: Census ACS 5-year (2024) · HUD CHAS (2018-2022) · HUD FY2026 income limits · Zillow ZORI · Range Lab RST listings. How this is calculated.