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

Name: Rent burden in Sheffield, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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54.4% (±11.5 points) of renting households in Sheffield, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.4% (±11.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.9% (±11.0 points)
Median share of income: 34.0% (±8.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sheffield

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sheffield	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	3.6% (±3.5 points)	19.1%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	17.7% (±10.9 points)	14.3%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.5% (±6.2 points)	11.9%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.7% (±7.5 points)	14.1%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.5% (±3.5 points)	5.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	48.9% (±11.0 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.

Sheffield against Colbert County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sheffield	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.4% (±11.5 points)	40.6% (±6.1 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.9% (±11.0 points)	35.2% (±5.3 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.0% (±8.0 points)	26.7% (±2.0 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$16,882 (±$9,047)	$35,949 (±$4,469)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$829 (±$89)	$887 (±$58)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

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

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

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

In Colbert County, Sheffield ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 149 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 Sheffield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sheffield
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sheffield	—	54.4% (±11.5 points)	—
Tuscumbia	2.7 mi	47.6% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Muscle Shoals	3.7 mi	26.1% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Florence	5.4 mi	40.2% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Underwood-Petersville	8.2 mi	45.2% (±38.5 points)	Not measurably different
St. Florian	9.1 mi	42.9% (±25.8 points)	Not measurably different
Leighton	11 mi	77.6% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Littleville	11 mi	33.4% (±24.7 points)	Not measurably different
Killen	12 mi	18.3% (±12.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Muscle Shoals, AL (26.1%), Florence, AL (40.2%), Killen, AL (18.3%).

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 Sheffield

Are renters in Sheffield rent-burdened?

54.4% of renting households in Sheffield 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 Sheffield spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sheffield, AL spends 34.0% (±8.0 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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