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

Name: Rent burden in Lake Park, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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79.8% (±32.3 points) of renting households in Lake Park, GA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

66.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 79.8% (±32.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 66.7% (±27.8 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Lake Park

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lake Park	Lowndes County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	13.7% (±14.7 points)	11.4%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.6% (±3.5 points)	13.9%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.9% (±7.7 points)	10.5%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±22.6 points)	10.6%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.1% (±16.4 points)	8.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	66.7% (±27.8 points)	45.5%	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.

Lake Park against Lowndes County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Park	Lowndes County	Georgia	United States
Paying 30% or more	79.8% (±32.3 points)	53.6% (±4.0 points)	52.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	66.7% (±27.8 points)	45.5% (±3.6 points)	43.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	32.2% (±2.2 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$35,544 (±$2,926)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$797 (±$49)	$1,052 (±$35)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Lake Park, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lowndes County (53.6%).

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

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

In Lowndes County, Lake Park ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 34 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 Lake Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Park
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lake Park	—	79.8% (±32.3 points)	—
Dasher	4.4 mi	63.7% (±34.6 points)	Not measurably different
Jennings	7.8 mi	98.1% (±37.1 points)	Not measurably different
Valdosta	13 mi	58.3% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Remerton	13 mi	45.8% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bemiss	17 mi	28.4% (±14.7 points)	Lower
Echols County	17 mi	40.0% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
Moody AFB	20 mi	74.4% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
Madison	20 mi	59.2% (±24.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bemiss, GA (28.4%).

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 Lowndes County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Lake Park	79.8% (±32.3 points)
2	Moody AFB	74.4% (±25.4 points)
3	Hahira	67.0% (±29.6 points)
4	Dasher	63.7% (±34.6 points)
5	Valdosta	58.3% (±5.1 points)
6	Remerton	45.8% (±13.2 points)
7	Bemiss	28.4% (±14.7 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 Lake Park

Are renters in Lake Park rent-burdened?

79.8% of renting households in Lake Park 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 Lake Park spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lake Park, GA spends 50.0% or more 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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