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

Name: Rent burden in Bartow, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.1% (±10.7 points) of renting households in Bartow, FL 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 27.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.1% (±10.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.0% (±9.8 points)
Median share of income: 27.1% (±3.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bartow

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bartow	Polk County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	15.2% (±6.7 points)	10.1%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.8% (±5.9 points)	10.9%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.3% (±8.3 points)	13.0%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.8% (±7.7 points)	11.8%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.1% (±4.4 points)	9.3%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	34.0% (±9.8 points)	44.9%	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.

Bartow against Polk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bartow	Polk County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.1% (±10.7 points)	54.2% (±2.0 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.0% (±9.8 points)	44.9% (±1.8 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.1% (±3.0 points)	32.3% (±1.0 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,929 (±$9,246)	$50,423 (±$1,573)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,142 (±$165)	$1,363 (±$28)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Bartow, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Polk County (54.2%).

It is also lower than in Florida (60.0%).

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

In Polk County, Bartow ranks 31 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 716 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 Bartow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bartow
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bartow	—	41.1% (±10.7 points)	—
Highland City	6.3 mi	54.0% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Eagle Lake	7.3 mi	58.7% (±34.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wahneta	7.5 mi	54.7% (±31.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Meade	8.4 mi	79.0% (±22.5 points)	Higher
Jan Phyl Village	9.1 mi	54.1% (±32.8 points)	Not measurably different
Alturas	9.1 mi	0.0% (±55.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeland Highlands	9.3 mi	30.9% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mulberry	10 mi	61.4% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fort Meade, FL (79.0%).

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 Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
25	Frostproof	50.6% (±27.1 points)
26	Hillcrest Heights	50.0% (±111.8 points)
27 (tie)	Cypress Gardens	49.2% (±22.9 points)
27 (tie)	Medulla	49.2% (±12.5 points)
29	Willow Oak	46.0% (±14.3 points)
30	Fuller Heights	43.6% (±16.1 points)
31	Bartow	41.1% (±10.7 points)
32	Fussels Corner	40.6% (±23.3 points)
33	Crooked Lake Park	36.6% (±31.4 points)
34	Lakeland Highlands	30.9% (±14.9 points)
35 (tie)	Alturas	0.0% (±55.9 points)
35 (tie)	Highland Park	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Showing 12 of 36 places in Polk 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 Bartow

Are renters in Bartow rent-burdened?

41.1% of renting households in Bartow 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 Bartow spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bartow, FL spends 27.1% (±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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