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

Name: Rent burden in Southport, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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83.0% (±20.5 points) of renting households in Southport, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

79.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 83.0% (±20.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 79.2% (±18.9 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Southport

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Southport	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	10.0% (±15.3 points)	8.9%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±27.3 points)	10.6%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.9% (±11.2 points)	11.7%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±27.3 points)	10.2%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.8% (±7.9 points)	9.0%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	79.2% (±18.9 points)	49.7%	43.5%	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.

Southport against Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Southport	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	83.0% (±20.5 points)	58.7% (±2.6 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	79.2% (±18.9 points)	49.7% (±2.3 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	34.8% (±1.3 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$29,489 (±$27,959)	$46,805 (±$2,242)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$3,333 (±$481)	$1,546 (±$38)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Southport, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (58.7%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (52.6%).

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

In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Southport ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 12 of 127.

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 Southport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southport
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Southport	—	83.0% (±20.5 points)	—
Mill Plain	1.7 mi	0.0% (±77.8 points)	Lower
Greens Farms	2.0 mi	66.7% (±58.5 points)	Not measurably different
Staples	2.5 mi	47.2% (±22.5 points)	Lower
Westport	3.1 mi	51.8% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Compo	3.5 mi	71.5% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
Westport Village	3.8 mi	65.1% (±36.3 points)	Not measurably different
Coleytown	4.1 mi	31.0% (±83.2 points)	Not measurably different
Saugatuck	4.5 mi	45.0% (±28.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mill Plain, CT (0.0%), Staples, CT (47.2%), Westport, CT (51.8%).

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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Stratford Downtown	94.3% (±15.2 points)
2	Oronoque	84.5% (±38.7 points)
3	Tashua	83.9% (±49.5 points)
4	Southport	83.0% (±20.5 points)
5	Long Hill (Greater Bridgeport Planning Region)	64.2% (±34.9 points)
6	Stepney	63.2% (±65.3 points)
7	Trumbull Center	61.8% (±22.7 points)
8	Daniels Farm	55.0% (±93.7 points)
9	Lordship	43.8% (±39.7 points)
10	Mill Plain	0.0% (±77.8 points)

Southport is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Fairfield, whose figures include it.

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 Southport

Are renters in Southport rent-burdened?

83.0% of renting households in Southport 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 Southport spend on rent?

The median renting household in Southport, CT spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Southport CDP, Connecticut (place:71040, in state:09).

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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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