How many renters in Avon Park, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Avon Park, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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67.9% (±17.0 points) of renting households in Avon Park, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 67.9% (±17.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.9% (±11.1 points)
Median share of income: 33.9% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Avon Park

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Avon Park	Highlands County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	7.1% (±5.0 points)	13.5%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.0% (±4.9 points)	8.6%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.7% (±4.0 points)	11.4%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.3% (±7.2 points)	10.9%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	23.0% (±12.9 points)	13.2%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	44.9% (±11.1 points)	42.4%	50.2%	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.

Avon Park against Highlands County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Avon Park	Highlands County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	67.9% (±17.0 points)	55.6% (±5.9 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.9% (±11.1 points)	42.4% (±4.4 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.9% (±2.5 points)	32.1% (±1.7 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$28,806 (±$11,641)	$35,573 (±$3,555)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$921 (±$111)	$1,035 (±$52)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Avon Park, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Highlands County (55.6%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (60.0%).

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

In Highlands County, Avon Park ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 204 of 843.

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 Avon Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Avon Park
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Avon Park	—	67.9% (±17.0 points)	—
Sebring	8.9 mi	64.6% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Frostproof	11 mi	50.6% (±27.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hillcrest Heights	16 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Babson Park	17 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Crooked Lake Park	17 mi	36.6% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Zolfo Springs	18 mi	41.7% (±40.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wauchula	19 mi	60.1% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Highland Park	19 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Highlands County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Avon Park	67.9% (±17.0 points)
2	Lake Placid	67.7% (±25.4 points)
3	Sebring	64.6% (±9.9 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 Avon Park

Are renters in Avon Park rent-burdened?

67.9% of renting households in Avon Park 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 Avon Park spend on rent?

The median renting household in Avon Park, FL spends 33.9% (±2.5 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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