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

Name: Rent burden in Baxley, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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58.4% (±23.0 points) of renting households in Baxley, GA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.4% (±23.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.2% (±17.2 points)
Median share of income: 32.1% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Baxley

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Baxley	Appling County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	8.6% (±10.3 points)	8.0%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.9% (±12.3 points)	10.1%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.8% (±7.7 points)	20.9%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.3% (±10.2 points)	14.9%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	20.2% (±15.2 points)	17.6%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	38.2% (±17.2 points)	28.5%	43.4%	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.

Baxley against Appling County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Baxley	Appling County	Georgia	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.4% (±23.0 points)	46.1% (±13.8 points)	52.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.2% (±17.2 points)	28.5% (±11.2 points)	43.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.1% (±3.9 points)	28.7% (±3.9 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$28,750 (±$7,350)	$33,516 (±$2,098)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$725 (±$47)	$739 (±$94)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Baxley, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Appling County (46.1%).

It is not measurably different from Georgia (52.4%).

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

In Appling County, Baxley ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 162 of 594.

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 Baxley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Baxley
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Baxley	—	58.4% (±23.0 points)	—
Surrency	9.4 mi	0.0% (±140.6 points)	Not measurably different
Graham	9.7 mi	62.5% (±117.7 points)	Not measurably different
Satilla	12 mi	0.0% (±77.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hazlehurst	16 mi	40.5% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Alma	17 mi	33.2% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Odum	20 mi	37.1% (±29.1 points)	Not measurably different
Denton	20 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Uvalda	21 mi	84.2% (±61.6 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 Appling County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Graham	62.5% (±117.7 points)
2	Baxley	58.4% (±23.0 points)
3	Surrency	0.0% (±140.6 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 Baxley

Are renters in Baxley rent-burdened?

58.4% of renting households in Baxley 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 Baxley spend on rent?

The median renting household in Baxley, GA spends 32.1% (±3.9 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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