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

Name: Rent burden in Tuscumbia, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.6% (±17.5 points) of renting households in Tuscumbia, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.6% (±17.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.0% (±12.5 points)
Median share of income: 27.4% (±8.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Tuscumbia

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Tuscumbia	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	22.0% (±10.9 points)	19.1%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.4% (±8.3 points)	14.3%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.5% (±9.8 points)	11.9%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.5% (±3.8 points)	14.1%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.6% (±12.3 points)	5.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	34.0% (±12.5 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.

Tuscumbia against Colbert County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tuscumbia	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.6% (±17.5 points)	40.6% (±6.1 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.0% (±12.5 points)	35.2% (±5.3 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.4% (±8.6 points)	26.7% (±2.0 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,771 (±$14,894)	$35,949 (±$4,469)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$748 (±$84)	$887 (±$58)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

In Tuscumbia, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from 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, Tuscumbia ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 209 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 Tuscumbia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tuscumbia
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Tuscumbia	—	47.6% (±17.5 points)	—
Sheffield	2.7 mi	54.4% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Muscle Shoals	4.2 mi	26.1% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Florence	8.0 mi	40.2% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Littleville	8.7 mi	33.4% (±24.7 points)	Not measurably different
Leighton	10 mi	77.6% (±21.6 points)	Higher
Underwood-Petersville	11 mi	45.2% (±38.5 points)	Not measurably different
St. Florian	12 mi	42.9% (±25.8 points)	Not measurably different
Killen	14 mi	18.3% (±12.9 points)	Lower

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Leighton, AL (77.6%).

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 Tuscumbia

Are renters in Tuscumbia rent-burdened?

47.6% of renting households in Tuscumbia 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 Tuscumbia spend on rent?

The median renting household in Tuscumbia, AL spends 27.4% (±8.6 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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