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Upper Kettle Falls- Hayes Island in background. From a "Wheeler" postcard. Taken c. 1923. (566bbdca-346e-4b98-a3b0-ab3a9ca8116a), Stevens County, Washington

Upper Kettle Falls- Hayes Island in background. From a "Wheeler" postcard. Taken c. 1923. (566bbdca-346e-4b98-a3b0-ab3a9ca8116a) · Photo: NPS photo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Stevens County, Washington

48,067 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026

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Stevens County

Washington

48,067 residents

149 services listed

All Washington counties

Upper Kettle Falls- Hayes Island in background. From a "Wheeler" postcard. Taken c. 1923. (566bbdca-346e-4b98-a3b0-ab3a9ca8116a) · Photo: NPS photo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Renter households

3,910 ±413

20% of occupied homes

Median renter household income

$41,974 ±2,954

Affords $1,049/month at 30% of income

48% of area median income
Median gross rent
(what renters pay)

$898 ±51

Includes utilities; renters already housed

Rental vacancy rate

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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.

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

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.

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

All renters: 34% cost-burdened, 14% severely (CHAS). Census ACS 2024: 43% and 18%. HUD doesn’t publish the burden split above 80% AMI.

Typical rent over time vs. what incomes can afford

Zillow’s typical rent since June 2026 against the 2-bedroom rent affordable at 50% and 80% of AMI (HUD FY2026).

Zillow typical rent by month
June 2026$1,657
July 2026$1,732
August 2026$1,767

Around the county

Median household income (all)

$69,327 ±3,598

Renters earn 61% of this

Poverty rate

12.0%

of 48,067 residents

Key takeaways

  1. About 6 in 10 renters below 50% AMI are cost-burdened

    62% of extremely low-income and 60% of very low-income renter households pay more than 30% of income on rent; 42% 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 · Zillow ZORI. How this is calculated.