How many renters in Bay Minette, AL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Bay Minette, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.4% (±16.9 points) of renting households in Bay Minette, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.4% (±16.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.7% (±13.3 points)
Median share of income: 34.5% (±9.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bay Minette

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bay Minette	Baldwin County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	6.4% (±5.7 points)	13.0%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.7% (±3.8 points)	12.7%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.0% (±10.1 points)	17.4%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.6% (±6.5 points)	9.7%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.7% (±10.4 points)	8.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	48.7% (±13.3 points)	38.7%	39.9%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Bay Minette against Baldwin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bay Minette	Baldwin County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.4% (±16.9 points)	47.2% (±4.3 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.7% (±13.3 points)	38.7% (±3.7 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.5% (±9.9 points)	28.6% (±2.1 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,440 (±$7,263)	$51,111 (±$4,093)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$782 (±$45)	$1,277 (±$56)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

In Bay Minette, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Baldwin County (47.2%).

It is not measurably different from Alabama (48.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Baldwin County, Bay Minette ranks 3 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 79 of 489.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Bay Minette

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bay Minette
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bay Minette	—	63.4% (±16.9 points)	—
Spanish Fort	13 mi	49.6% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Creola	13 mi	43.4% (±28.4 points)	Not measurably different
Loxley	15 mi	32.2% (±29.3 points)	Not measurably different
Satsuma	16 mi	38.6% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Vernon	19 mi	26.3% (±30.9 points)	Lower
Daphne	19 mi	34.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Saraland	19 mi	65.1% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Chickasaw	19 mi	58.8% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Vernon, AL (26.3%), Daphne, AL (34.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Baldwin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Point Clear	100.0% (±26.7 points)
2	Foley	64.4% (±13.9 points)
3	Bay Minette	63.4% (±16.9 points)
4	Silverhill	59.5% (±65.3 points)
5	Elberta	55.4% (±19.1 points)
6	Fairhope	54.7% (±13.4 points)
7	Spanish Fort	49.6% (±19.0 points)
8	Robertsdale	49.1% (±18.9 points)
9	Gulf Shores	46.5% (±15.1 points)

Showing 9 of 17 places in Baldwin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bay Minette

Are renters in Bay Minette rent-burdened?

63.4% of renting households in Bay Minette pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Bay Minette spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bay Minette, AL spends 34.5% (±9.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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