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

Name: Rent burden in Lithia Springs, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.9% (±13.6 points) of renting households in Lithia Springs, GA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.9% (±13.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.9% (±10.9 points)
Median share of income: 32.6% (±2.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lithia Springs

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lithia Springs	Douglas County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	9.0% (±5.6 points)	8.7%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.5% (±5.5 points)	11.2%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.3% (±7.0 points)	14.4%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.4% (±5.7 points)	15.4%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	19.0% (±8.1 points)	13.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	40.9% (±10.9 points)	36.8%	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.

Lithia Springs against Douglas County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lithia Springs	Douglas County	Georgia	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.9% (±13.6 points)	50.3% (±5.3 points)	52.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.9% (±10.9 points)	36.8% (±4.2 points)	43.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.6% (±2.8 points)	30.1% (±1.7 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$49,803 (±$16,491)	$60,986 (±$5,236)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,402 (±$94)	$1,570 (±$49)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Lithia Springs, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Douglas County (50.3%).

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

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

In Douglas County, Lithia Springs 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 143 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 Lithia Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lithia Springs
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lithia Springs	—	59.9% (±13.6 points)	—
Austell	2.6 mi	46.1% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Douglasville	4.4 mi	51.9% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mableton	4.6 mi	57.2% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Powder Springs	6.0 mi	56.0% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Smyrna	9.4 mi	51.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hiram	9.5 mi	53.6% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
South Fulton	11 mi	56.2% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fair Oaks	11 mi	56.9% (±14.1 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 Douglas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Lithia Springs	59.9% (±13.6 points)
2	Douglasville	51.9% (±8.5 points)
3	Fairplay	0.0% (±49.9 points)

Lithia Springs 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 Lithia Springs

Are renters in Lithia Springs rent-burdened?

59.9% of renting households in Lithia Springs 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 Lithia Springs spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lithia Springs, GA spends 32.6% (±2.8 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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