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

Name: Rent burden in Pahokee, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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78.9% (±29.1 points) of renting households in Pahokee, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

67.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 49.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 78.9% (±29.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 67.9% (±25.0 points)
Median share of income: 49.3% (±25.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pahokee

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pahokee	Palm Beach County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	9.2% (±15.3 points)	8.0%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.9% (±6.9 points)	8.3%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.2% (±5.6 points)	10.2%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.9% (±5.4 points)	11.2%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.0% (±14.8 points)	9.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	67.9% (±25.0 points)	52.9%	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.

Pahokee against Palm Beach County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pahokee	Palm Beach County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	78.9% (±29.1 points)	62.3% (±1.4 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	67.9% (±25.0 points)	52.9% (±1.2 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	49.3% (±25.1 points)	36.8% (±0.7 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,250 (±$20,337)	$60,689 (±$1,327)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,116 (±$139)	$1,916 (±$19)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Pahokee, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Palm Beach County (62.3%).

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

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

In Palm Beach County, Pahokee ranks 5 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 72 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 Pahokee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pahokee
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pahokee	—	78.9% (±29.1 points)	—
Belle Glade	8.8 mi	52.3% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
South Bay	10 mi	77.2% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Clewiston	18 mi	54.1% (±23.4 points)	Not measurably different
Indiantown	19 mi	35.5% (±19.0 points)	Lower
Harlem	19 mi	36.7% (±23.7 points)	Lower
Westlake	23 mi	44.4% (±114.4 points)	Not measurably different
The Acreage	24 mi	15.9% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Loxahatchee Groves	25 mi	28.9% (±62.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Indiantown, FL (35.5%), Harlem, FL (36.7%), The Acreage, FL (15.9%).

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 Palm Beach County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Jupiter Inlet Colony	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Atlantis	89.4% (±34.9 points)
3	San Castle	89.1% (±22.8 points)
4	Glen Ridge	85.7% (±108.7 points)
5	Pahokee	78.9% (±29.1 points)
6	Ocean Ridge	77.8% (±34.7 points)
7	South Bay	77.2% (±22.7 points)
8	Lake Belvedere Estates	73.7% (±56.4 points)
9	Lantana	73.0% (±13.9 points)
10	Pine Air	72.7% (±32.1 points)
11	Tequesta	72.5% (±19.7 points)

Showing 11 of 54 places in Palm Beach 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 Pahokee

Are renters in Pahokee rent-burdened?

78.9% of renting households in Pahokee 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 Pahokee spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pahokee, FL spends 49.3% (±25.1 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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