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

Name: Rent burden in Sylacauga, AL, 2020–2024
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37.5% (±10.5 points) of renting households in Sylacauga, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 37.5% (±10.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 28.9% (±9.3 points)
Median share of income: 25.1% (±3.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sylacauga

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sylacauga	Talladega County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	23.8% (±7.8 points)	27.5%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.2% (±4.1 points)	8.4%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.7% (±8.1 points)	11.6%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.9% (±6.8 points)	8.2%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.6% (±4.8 points)	7.9%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	28.9% (±9.3 points)	36.3%	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.

Sylacauga against Talladega County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sylacauga	Talladega County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	37.5% (±10.5 points)	44.2% (±6.1 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	28.9% (±9.3 points)	36.3% (±5.4 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.1% (±3.0 points)	26.5% (±3.1 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$29,865 (±$12,309)	$32,835 (±$5,596)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$773 (±$80)	$785 (±$29)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

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

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

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 319 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 Sylacauga

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sylacauga
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sylacauga	—	37.5% (±10.5 points)	—
Oak Grove	1.7 mi	48.0% (±40.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bon Air	5.7 mi	100.0% (±73.3 points)	Not measurably different
Stewartville	7.9 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Childersburg	8.1 mi	47.0% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Harpersville	13 mi	14.3% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wilsonville	13 mi	16.1% (±48.5 points)	Not measurably different
Vincent	15 mi	44.4% (±114.4 points)	Not measurably different
Goodwater	16 mi	83.8% (±16.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Goodwater, AL (83.8%).

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 Talladega County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Munford	76.9% (±74.9 points)
3	Talladega	48.8% (±10.9 points)
4	Oak Grove	48.0% (±40.9 points)
5	Childersburg	47.0% (±24.4 points)
6	Lincoln	45.5% (±33.4 points)
7	Waldo	44.8% (±82.3 points)
8	Sylacauga	37.5% (±10.5 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Talladega County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Sylacauga

Are renters in Sylacauga rent-burdened?

37.5% of renting households in Sylacauga 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 Sylacauga spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sylacauga, AL spends 25.1% (±3.0 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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