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

Name: Rent burden in Toccoa, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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45.1% (±11.8 points) of renting households in Toccoa, GA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 45.1% (±11.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.0% (±11.2 points)
Median share of income: 28.4% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Toccoa

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Toccoa	Stephens County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	16.2% (±6.5 points)	18.0%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.1% (±5.1 points)	15.4%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.0% (±7.7 points)	12.0%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.6% (±8.3 points)	10.7%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.1% (±3.8 points)	9.6%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	41.0% (±11.2 points)	34.3%	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.

Toccoa against Stephens County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Toccoa	Stephens County	Georgia	United States
Paying 30% or more	45.1% (±11.8 points)	43.9% (±8.4 points)	52.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.0% (±11.2 points)	34.3% (±7.0 points)	43.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.4% (±4.0 points)	27.1% (±3.1 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$24,694 (±$7,091)	$32,410 (±$5,724)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$711 (±$100)	$820 (±$59)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Toccoa, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Stephens County (43.9%).

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

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

In Stephens County, Toccoa 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 341 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 Toccoa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Toccoa
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Toccoa	—	45.1% (±11.8 points)	—
Avalon	9.4 mi	5.7% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Martin	9.9 mi	34.0% (±62.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Airy	10 mi	64.8% (±53.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tallulah Falls	11 mi	20.0% (±72.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clarkesville	12 mi	42.9% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Demorest	12 mi	33.4% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cornelia	12 mi	61.2% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Baldwin	14 mi	47.6% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Avalon, GA (5.7%).

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 Stephens County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Toccoa	45.1% (±11.8 points)
2	Martin	34.0% (±62.2 points)
3	Avalon	5.7% (±10.8 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 Toccoa

Are renters in Toccoa rent-burdened?

45.1% of renting households in Toccoa 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 Toccoa spend on rent?

The median renting household in Toccoa, GA spends 28.4% (±4.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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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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