Lower Granite Dam Aerial - Snake River (50803352317) · Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Garfield County, Washington
2,353 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
The community services in Garfield County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
Lower Granite Dam Aerial - Snake River (50803352317) · Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
238 ±66
23% of occupied homes
$49,000 ±20,820
Affords $1,225/month at 30% of income
54% of area median income(what renters pay)
$791 ±75
Includes utilities; renters already housed
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Vacant units for rent, of rental stock
What renters can afford vs. typical asking rent
HUD FY2026 income limits at 30% of income, against today’s median asking rent.
30% AMI
Extremely low income
50% AMI
Very low income
80% AMI
Low income
100% AMI
Median income
2 bedroom
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Median asking rent
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.
All renters: 36% cost-burdened, 18% severely (CHAS). HUD doesn’t publish the burden split above 80% AMI.
Around the county
Median household income (all)
$64,884 ±13,920
Renters earn 76% of this
Poverty rate
12.0%
of 2,353 residents
Key takeaways
About 10 in 10 renters below 50% AMI are cost-burdened
108% of extremely low-income and 0% of very low-income renter households pay more than 30% of income on rent; 67% of the lowest band pay half or more.
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. How this is calculated.