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

Name: Rent burden in Moores Mill, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.5% (±28.1 points) of renting households in Moores Mill, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.5% (±28.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 27.5% (±18.0 points)
Median share of income: 31.9% (±2.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Moores Mill

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Moores Mill	Madison County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	4.3% (±5.9 points)	16.0%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.9% (±9.8 points)	13.4%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.1% (±5.6 points)	15.0%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	20.2% (±14.7 points)	11.4%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	36.0% (±21.6 points)	8.3%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	27.5% (±18.0 points)	35.9%	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.

Moores Mill against Madison County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Moores Mill	Madison County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.5% (±28.1 points)	44.2% (±2.4 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	27.5% (±18.0 points)	35.9% (±2.1 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.9% (±2.2 points)	27.5% (±0.9 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$46,162 (±$34,782)	$51,833 (±$2,153)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,288 (±$381)	$1,209 (±$22)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

In Moores Mill, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Madison County (44.2%).

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

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

In Madison County, Moores Mill ranks 3 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 78 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 Moores Mill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Moores Mill
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Moores Mill	—	63.5% (±28.1 points)	—
Meridianville	3.8 mi	44.8% (±34.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hazel Green	5.6 mi	36.7% (±38.1 points)	Not measurably different
New Market	6.0 mi	100.0% (±48.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gurley	13 mi	64.3% (±37.4 points)	Not measurably different
Harvest	14 mi	47.0% (±29.1 points)	Not measurably different
Huntsville	14 mi	45.3% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Park City	16 mi	25.3% (±37.8 points)	Not measurably different
Madison	17 mi	37.6% (±7.2 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 Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	New Market	100.0% (±48.9 points)
2	Gurley	64.3% (±37.4 points)
3	Moores Mill	63.5% (±28.1 points)
4	New Hope	58.4% (±29.0 points)
5	Owens Cross Roads	51.8% (±44.0 points)
6	Harvest	47.0% (±29.1 points)
7	Huntsville	45.3% (±2.6 points)
8	Meridianville	44.8% (±34.8 points)
9	Madison	37.6% (±7.2 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Madison County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Moores Mill 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 Moores Mill

Are renters in Moores Mill rent-burdened?

63.5% of renting households in Moores Mill 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 Moores Mill spend on rent?

The median renting household in Moores Mill, AL spends 31.9% (±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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