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

Name: Rent burden in Baxter, IA, 2020–2024
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72.2% (±27.1 points) of renting households in Baxter, IA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

62.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 72.2% (±27.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 62.6% (±24.1 points)
Median share of income: 37.4% (±5.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Baxter

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Baxter	Jasper County	Iowa	United States
Less than 15%	7.0% (±6.6 points)	16.6%	17.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.7% (±9.7 points)	14.1%	14.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.6% (±12.2 points)	10.5%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.6% (±4.7 points)	11.9%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.6% (±12.3 points)	13.1%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	62.6% (±24.1 points)	33.8%	35.2%	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.

Baxter against Jasper County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Baxter	Jasper County	Iowa	United States
Paying 30% or more	72.2% (±27.1 points)	46.9% (±6.8 points)	43.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	62.6% (±24.1 points)	33.8% (±5.6 points)	35.2% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.4% (±5.7 points)	28.7% (±2.7 points)	27.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$24,118 (±$10,793)	$41,419 (±$5,149)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$900 (±$206)	$836 (±$34)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413

In Baxter, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Jasper County (46.9%).

It is also higher than in Iowa (43.9%).

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

In Jasper County, Baxter ranks 1 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 895.

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 Baxter

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Baxter
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Baxter	—	72.2% (±27.1 points)	—
Rhodes	7.3 mi	11.8% (±66.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mingo	7.8 mi	27.3% (±40.5 points)	Not measurably different
Melbourne	8.4 mi	21.0% (±22.7 points)	Lower
Lambs Grove	9.4 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Collins	9.6 mi	34.7% (±25.5 points)	Lower
Newton	11 mi	51.4% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Colfax	11 mi	43.4% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Valeria	11 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Melbourne, IA (21.0%), Collins, IA (34.7%).

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 Jasper County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Baxter	72.2% (±27.1 points)
2	Kellogg	67.7% (±27.7 points)
3	Newton	51.4% (±8.9 points)
4 (tie)	Lambs Grove	50.0% (±111.8 points)
4 (tie)	Oakland Acres	50.0% (±111.8 points)
6	Colfax	43.4% (±23.0 points)
7	Sully	41.5% (±25.6 points)

Showing 7 of 13 places in Jasper County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Baxter

Are renters in Baxter rent-burdened?

72.2% of renting households in Baxter 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 Baxter spend on rent?

The median renting household in Baxter, IA spends 37.4% (±5.7 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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