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

Name: Rent burden in Muscle Shoals, AL, 2020–2024
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26.1% (±7.4 points) of renting households in Muscle Shoals, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 26.1% (±7.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 24.0% (±7.0 points)
Median share of income: 23.3% (±4.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Muscle Shoals

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Muscle Shoals	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	25.3% (±10.4 points)	19.1%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.6% (±8.6 points)	14.3%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.3% (±5.7 points)	11.9%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	19.7% (±11.7 points)	14.1%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.1% (±2.3 points)	5.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	24.0% (±7.0 points)	35.2%	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.

Muscle Shoals against Colbert County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Muscle Shoals	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	26.1% (±7.4 points)	40.6% (±6.1 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	24.0% (±7.0 points)	35.2% (±5.3 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.3% (±4.2 points)	26.7% (±2.0 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$52,060 (±$7,603)	$35,949 (±$4,469)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,029 (±$75)	$887 (±$58)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

In Muscle Shoals, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Colbert County (40.6%).

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

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

In Colbert County, Muscle Shoals ranks 6 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 398 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 Muscle Shoals

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Muscle Shoals
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Muscle Shoals	—	26.1% (±7.4 points)	—
Sheffield	3.7 mi	54.4% (±11.5 points)	Higher
Tuscumbia	4.2 mi	47.6% (±17.5 points)	Higher
Florence	6.2 mi	40.2% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Leighton	7.1 mi	77.6% (±21.6 points)	Higher
St. Florian	9.1 mi	42.9% (±25.8 points)	Not measurably different
Underwood-Petersville	9.9 mi	45.2% (±38.5 points)	Not measurably different
Killen	10 mi	18.3% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Littleville	10 mi	33.4% (±24.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sheffield, AL (54.4%), Tuscumbia, AL (47.6%), Florence, AL (40.2%).

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 Colbert County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Leighton	77.6% (±21.6 points)
2	Sheffield	54.4% (±11.5 points)
3	Tuscumbia	47.6% (±17.5 points)
4	Cherokee	43.9% (±31.0 points)
5	Littleville	33.4% (±24.7 points)
6	Muscle Shoals	26.1% (±7.4 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 Muscle Shoals

Are renters in Muscle Shoals rent-burdened?

26.1% of renting households in Muscle Shoals 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 Muscle Shoals spend on rent?

The median renting household in Muscle Shoals, AL spends 23.3% (±4.2 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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