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

Name: Rent burden in Grand Bay, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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68.5% (±33.3 points) of renting households in Grand Bay, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

64.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 42.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 68.5% (±33.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 64.9% (±32.6 points)
Median share of income: 42.7% (±18.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Grand Bay

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Grand Bay	Mobile County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	15.7% (±25.2 points)	14.4%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.3% (±21.1 points)	9.5%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.5% (±4.6 points)	10.1%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±10.5 points)	10.4%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.6% (±7.0 points)	11.0%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	64.9% (±32.6 points)	44.6%	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.

Grand Bay against Mobile County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grand Bay	Mobile County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	68.5% (±33.3 points)	55.6% (±2.6 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	64.9% (±32.6 points)	44.6% (±2.1 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	42.7% (±18.7 points)	32.5% (±0.8 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$28,610 (±$17,160)	$36,158 (±$1,743)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$951 (±$81)	$1,052 (±$22)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

In Grand Bay, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Mobile County (55.6%).

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

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

In Mobile County, Grand Bay ranks 1 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 55 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 Grand Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grand Bay
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Grand Bay	—	68.5% (±33.3 points)	—
Bayou La Batre	6.6 mi	63.0% (±28.9 points)	Not measurably different
Theodore	10 mi	34.4% (±34.8 points)	Not measurably different
Tillmans Corner	11 mi	51.7% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Moss Point	12 mi	57.6% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Escatawpa	12 mi	51.1% (±33.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pascagoula	15 mi	61.5% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hurley	16 mi	0.0% (±95.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dauphin Island	18 mi	40.0% (±111.8 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 Mobile County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Grand Bay	68.5% (±33.3 points)
2	Saraland	65.1% (±21.4 points)
3	Bayou La Batre	63.0% (±28.9 points)
4	Prichard	61.9% (±19.4 points)
5	Chickasaw	58.8% (±10.3 points)
6	Mobile	56.7% (±3.2 points)
7	Tillmans Corner	51.7% (±9.9 points)

Showing 7 of 14 places in Mobile County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Grand Bay 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 Grand Bay

Are renters in Grand Bay rent-burdened?

68.5% of renting households in Grand Bay 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 Grand Bay spend on rent?

The median renting household in Grand Bay, AL spends 42.7% (±18.7 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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