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

Name: Rent burden in Bowdon, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.2% (±18.8 points) of renting households in Bowdon, GA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.2% (±18.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.6% (±18.4 points)
Median share of income: 27.6% (±13.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bowdon

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bowdon	Carroll County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	27.9% (±12.2 points)	12.8%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.5% (±9.3 points)	13.1%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.4% (±7.2 points)	10.4%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.9% (±5.5 points)	11.7%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.6% (±4.0 points)	7.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	42.6% (±18.4 points)	44.9%	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.

Bowdon against Carroll County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bowdon	Carroll County	Georgia	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.2% (±18.8 points)	52.0% (±5.5 points)	52.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.6% (±18.4 points)	44.9% (±5.0 points)	43.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.6% (±13.9 points)	31.4% (±3.1 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$41,146 (±$2,511)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$919 (±$81)	$1,153 (±$47)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Bowdon, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Carroll County (52.0%).

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

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

In Carroll County, Bowdon ranks 4 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 311 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 Bowdon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bowdon
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bowdon	—	47.2% (±18.8 points)	—
Ranburne	5.0 mi	21.7% (±53.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Zion	8.4 mi	56.9% (±47.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ephesus	9.0 mi	63.0% (±59.2 points)	Not measurably different
Roopville	9.1 mi	19.6% (±26.8 points)	Not measurably different
Carrollton	10 mi	57.8% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Waco	12 mi	62.2% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bremen	13 mi	27.8% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tallapoosa	14 mi	23.5% (±19.6 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 Carroll County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Carrollton	57.8% (±8.0 points)
2	Fairfield Plantation	57.0% (±31.4 points)
3	Mount Zion	56.9% (±47.8 points)
4	Bowdon	47.2% (±18.8 points)
5	Villa Rica	33.2% (±10.8 points)
6	Temple	31.4% (±29.6 points)
7	Whitesburg	29.4% (±25.2 points)
8	Roopville	19.6% (±26.8 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 Bowdon

Are renters in Bowdon rent-burdened?

47.2% of renting households in Bowdon 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 Bowdon spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bowdon, GA spends 27.6% (±13.9 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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