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

Name: Rent burden in Sebring, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.6% (±9.9 points) of renting households in Sebring, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.6% (±9.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.3% (±7.1 points)
Median share of income: 34.5% (±7.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sebring

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sebring	Highlands County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	13.7% (±3.7 points)	13.5%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.6% (±2.9 points)	8.6%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.1% (±5.7 points)	11.4%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.9% (±4.5 points)	10.9%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.3% (±6.9 points)	13.2%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	48.3% (±7.1 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.

Sebring against Highlands County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sebring	Highlands County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.6% (±9.9 points)	55.6% (±5.9 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.3% (±7.1 points)	42.4% (±4.4 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.5% (±7.7 points)	32.1% (±1.7 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,805 (±$4,381)	$35,573 (±$3,555)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,019 (±$74)	$1,035 (±$52)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Sebring, 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 higher than the national figure (51.1%).

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

Statewide, it ranks 282 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 Sebring

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sebring
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sebring	—	64.6% (±9.9 points)	—
Avon Park	8.9 mi	67.9% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Placid	13 mi	67.7% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
Frostproof	20 mi	50.6% (±27.1 points)	Not measurably different
Zolfo Springs	21 mi	41.7% (±40.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wauchula	23 mi	60.1% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hillcrest Heights	25 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Babson Park	26 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bowling Green	26 mi	33.6% (±23.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bowling Green, FL (33.6%).

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 Sebring

Are renters in Sebring rent-burdened?

64.6% of renting households in Sebring 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 Sebring spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sebring, FL spends 34.5% (±7.7 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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