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

Name: Rent burden in Willow Oak, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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46.0% (±14.3 points) of renting households in Willow Oak, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 46.0% (±14.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.0% (±13.5 points)
Median share of income: 28.0% (±15.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Willow Oak

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Willow Oak	Polk County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	3.6% (±3.7 points)	10.1%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.4% (±9.4 points)	10.9%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	21.1% (±11.9 points)	13.0%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.9% (±8.4 points)	11.8%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±4.6 points)	9.3%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	46.0% (±13.5 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.

Willow Oak against Polk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Willow Oak	Polk County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	46.0% (±14.3 points)	54.2% (±2.0 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.0% (±13.5 points)	44.9% (±1.8 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.0% (±15.4 points)	32.3% (±1.0 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,342 (±$5,189)	$50,423 (±$1,573)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,117 (±$89)	$1,363 (±$28)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Willow Oak, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Polk County (54.2%).

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

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

In Polk County, Willow Oak ranks 29 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 668 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 Willow Oak

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willow Oak
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Willow Oak	—	46.0% (±14.3 points)	—
Fuller Heights	1.7 mi	43.6% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mulberry	2.5 mi	61.4% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Medulla	3.6 mi	49.2% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeland Highlands	5.1 mi	30.9% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Plant City	8.6 mi	55.3% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Highland City	9.3 mi	54.0% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeland	10 mi	50.7% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Crystal Lake	11 mi	52.6% (±15.0 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 Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
23	Grenelefe	51.7% (±28.9 points)
24	Lakeland	50.7% (±3.4 points)
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)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Polk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Willow Oak is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Willow Oak

Are renters in Willow Oak rent-burdened?

46.0% of renting households in Willow Oak 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 Willow Oak spend on rent?

The median renting household in Willow Oak, FL spends 28.0% (±15.4 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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