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

Name: Rent burden in Blackshear, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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71.1% (±33.9 points) of renting households in Blackshear, GA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 71.1% (±33.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 23.4% (±20.7 points)
Median share of income: 32.2% (±1.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Blackshear

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Blackshear	Pierce County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	1.3% (±2.2 points)	20.0%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.8% (±5.5 points)	10.3%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.2% (±15.1 points)	11.9%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.6% (±5.9 points)	12.0%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	47.7% (±26.9 points)	22.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	23.4% (±20.7 points)	23.1%	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.

Blackshear against Pierce County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blackshear	Pierce County	Georgia	United States
Paying 30% or more	71.1% (±33.9 points)	45.9% (±17.2 points)	52.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	23.4% (±20.7 points)	23.1% (±11.1 points)	43.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.2% (±1.6 points)	28.3% (±4.9 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$24,722 (±$10,505)	$34,170 (±$2,148)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$837 (±$43)	$799 (±$45)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Blackshear, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Pierce County (45.9%).

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

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

In Pierce County, Blackshear ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 60 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 Blackshear

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blackshear
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Blackshear	—	71.1% (±33.9 points)	—
Sunnyside	6.3 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Deenwood	7.3 mi	4.5% (±30.1 points)	Lower
Waycross	8.3 mi	60.4% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Patterson	9.5 mi	37.8% (±30.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hoboken	10 mi	48.0% (±88.6 points)	Not measurably different
Offerman	12 mi	23.5% (±22.6 points)	Lower
Nahunta	17 mi	48.2% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Screven	19 mi	70.0% (±26.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Deenwood, GA (4.5%), Offerman, GA (23.5%).

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 Pierce County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Blackshear	71.1% (±33.9 points)
2	Patterson	37.8% (±30.2 points)
3	Offerman	23.5% (±22.6 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 Blackshear

Are renters in Blackshear rent-burdened?

71.1% of renting households in Blackshear 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 Blackshear spend on rent?

The median renting household in Blackshear, GA spends 32.2% (±1.6 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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