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

Name: Rent burden in Gainesville, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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68.0% (±3.2 points) of renting households in Gainesville, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

60.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 42.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 68.0% (±3.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 60.5% (±2.7 points)
Median share of income: 42.9% (±2.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Gainesville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Gainesville	Alachua County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	6.6% (±1.3 points)	7.3%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.5% (±1.4 points)	9.2%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.7% (±2.0 points)	10.2%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.2% (±1.5 points)	9.9%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.5% (±1.7 points)	8.2%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	60.5% (±2.7 points)	55.2%	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.

Gainesville against Alachua County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gainesville	Alachua County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	68.0% (±3.2 points)	63.4% (±2.7 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	60.5% (±2.7 points)	55.2% (±2.3 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	42.9% (±2.3 points)	39.0% (±1.8 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,071 (±$3,342)	$38,969 (±$1,583)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,296 (±$40)	$1,339 (±$30)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Gainesville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Alachua County (63.4%).

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

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

In Alachua County, Gainesville ranks 4 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 202 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 Gainesville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gainesville
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Gainesville	—	68.0% (±3.2 points)	—
Alachua	9.7 mi	37.0% (±14.5 points)	Lower
La Crosse	12 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Micanopy	13 mi	31.2% (±18.9 points)	Lower
Waldo	13 mi	55.4% (±39.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brooker	14 mi	0.0% (±125.6 points)	Not measurably different
Newberry	15 mi	38.2% (±89.4 points)	Not measurably different
Archer	16 mi	70.5% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hawthorne	16 mi	44.7% (±37.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Alachua, FL (37.0%), Micanopy, FL (31.2%).

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 Alachua County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	La Crosse	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	High Springs	79.4% (±27.7 points)
3	Archer	70.5% (±21.6 points)
4	Gainesville	68.0% (±3.2 points)
5	Waldo	55.4% (±39.7 points)
6	Hawthorne	44.7% (±37.8 points)
7	Newberry	38.2% (±89.4 points)
8	Alachua	37.0% (±14.5 points)
9	Micanopy	31.2% (±18.9 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 Gainesville

Are renters in Gainesville rent-burdened?

68.0% of renting households in Gainesville 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 Gainesville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Gainesville, FL spends 42.9% (±2.3 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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