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

Name: Rent burden in Gordo, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.8% (±17.8 points) of renting households in Gordo, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.8% (±17.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.1% (±15.0 points)
Median share of income: 33.9% (±17.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Gordo

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Gordo	Pickens County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	22.4% (±13.9 points)	25.7%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.1% (±7.9 points)	8.4%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.9% (±4.8 points)	10.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.7% (±7.2 points)	15.2%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.7% (±9.6 points)	8.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	48.1% (±15.0 points)	31.9%	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.

Gordo against Pickens County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gordo	Pickens County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.8% (±17.8 points)	40.4% (±9.4 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.1% (±15.0 points)	31.9% (±8.2 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.9% (±17.0 points)	26.9% (±3.0 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$15,882 (±$4,068)	$23,926 (±$3,434)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$528 (±$164)	$648 (±$87)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

In Gordo, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Pickens County (40.4%).

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

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

In Pickens County, Gordo ranks 4 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 121 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 Gordo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gordo
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Gordo	—	56.8% (±17.8 points)	—
Reform	7.6 mi	44.0% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Carrollton	12 mi	25.9% (±16.5 points)	Lower
Coker	14 mi	52.5% (±58.6 points)	Not measurably different
Northport	18 mi	44.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Kennedy	18 mi	76.9% (±51.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ethelsville	19 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Millport	19 mi	30.5% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
McMullen	20 mi	100.0% (±134.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Carrollton, AL (25.9%).

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 Pickens County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	McMullen	100.0% (±134.4 points)
2	Pickensville	62.5% (±93.8 points)
3	Memphis	60.0% (±116.6 points)
4	Gordo	56.8% (±17.8 points)
5	Aliceville	50.2% (±18.7 points)
6	Reform	44.0% (±22.1 points)
7	Carrollton	25.9% (±16.5 points)
8	Ethelsville	0.0% (±141.4 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 Gordo

Are renters in Gordo rent-burdened?

56.8% of renting households in Gordo 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 Gordo spend on rent?

The median renting household in Gordo, AL spends 33.9% (±17.0 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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