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

Name: Rent burden in Camden, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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86.3% (±41.7 points) of renting households in Camden, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

64.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 86.3% (±41.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 64.1% (±33.4 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Camden

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Camden	Wilcox County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	12.8% (±19.3 points)	23.0%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.9% (±3.7 points)	7.6%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±28.2 points)	19.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±28.2 points)	1.7%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	22.2% (±25.0 points)	6.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	64.1% (±33.4 points)	41.7%	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.

Camden against Wilcox County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Camden	Wilcox County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	86.3% (±41.7 points)	48.5% (±18.1 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	64.1% (±33.4 points)	41.7% (±17.0 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	25.3% (±16.9 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$15,556 (±$7,596)	$21,628 (±$13,154)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$576 (±$359)	$745 (±$309)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

In Camden, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Wilcox County (48.5%).

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

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

In Wilcox County, Camden ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 19 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 Camden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Camden
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Camden	—	86.3% (±41.7 points)	—
Yellow Bluff	11 mi	80.0% (±109.1 points)	Not measurably different
Vredenburgh	12 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Hill	18 mi	38.5% (±35.2 points)	Not measurably different
Beatrice	19 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Apple	20 mi	50.0% (±79.7 points)	Not measurably different
Orrville	21 mi	92.0% (±43.6 points)	Not measurably different
Thomasville	27 mi	66.6% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different
Thomaston	27 mi	80.0% (±76.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Wilcox County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Camden	86.3% (±41.7 points)
2	Yellow Bluff	80.0% (±109.1 points)
3	Pine Apple	50.0% (±79.7 points)
4	Pine Hill	38.5% (±35.2 points)

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 Camden

Are renters in Camden rent-burdened?

86.3% of renting households in Camden 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 Camden spend on rent?

The median renting household in Camden, AL spends 50.0% or more 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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