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

Name: Rent burden in Fort Rucker, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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23.2% (±9.1 points) of renting households in Fort Rucker, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

12.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 20.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 23.2% (±9.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 12.8% (±5.6 points)
Median share of income: 20.6% (±2.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fort Rucker

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fort Rucker	Dale County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	14.6% (±6.0 points)	15.1%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	33.3% (±9.5 points)	17.8%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.3% (±7.3 points)	14.8%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.5% (±6.5 points)	12.3%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.4% (±7.2 points)	8.9%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	12.8% (±5.6 points)	31.0%	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.

Fort Rucker against Dale County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Rucker	Dale County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	23.2% (±9.1 points)	39.9% (±4.7 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	12.8% (±5.6 points)	31.0% (±3.8 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	20.6% (±2.2 points)	25.9% (±1.7 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$74,541 (±$10,405)	$37,065 (±$3,714)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,441 (±$87)	$889 (±$35)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

In Fort Rucker, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Dale County (39.9%).

It is also lower than in Alabama (48.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Dale County, Fort Rucker ranks 10 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 409 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 Fort Rucker

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Rucker
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fort Rucker	—	23.2% (±9.1 points)	—
Daleville	3.5 mi	38.9% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Level Plains	4.0 mi	47.5% (±36.7 points)	Not measurably different
Clayhatchee	7.3 mi	21.9% (±25.6 points)	Not measurably different
Newton	7.5 mi	44.9% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different
Enterprise	7.8 mi	41.1% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Ozark	8.6 mi	54.6% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Pinckard	11 mi	50.0% (±35.2 points)	Not measurably different
New Brockton	12 mi	28.7% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Enterprise, AL (41.1%), Ozark, AL (54.6%).

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 Dale County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
4	Pinckard	50.0% (±35.2 points)
5	Level Plains	47.5% (±36.7 points)
6	Newton	44.9% (±24.0 points)
7	Napier Field	41.7% (±19.8 points)
8	Daleville	38.9% (±15.1 points)
9	Midland City	34.8% (±14.0 points)
10	Fort Rucker	23.2% (±9.1 points)
11	Clayhatchee	21.9% (±25.6 points)

Showing 8 of 11 places in Dale County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fort Rucker is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Fort Rucker

Are renters in Fort Rucker rent-burdened?

23.2% of renting households in Fort Rucker 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 Fort Rucker spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fort Rucker, AL spends 20.6% (±2.2 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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