How many renters in Bowleys Quarters, MD pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Bowleys Quarters, MD, 2020–2024
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75.4% (±29.0 points) of renting households in Bowleys Quarters, MD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

52.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 75.4% (±29.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 52.9% (±22.0 points)
Median share of income: 36.7% (±9.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bowleys Quarters

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bowleys Quarters	Baltimore County	Maryland	United States
Less than 15%	3.6% (±5.5 points)	10.9%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.9% (±15.4 points)	11.2%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.2% (±5.1 points)	12.5%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.9% (±3.6 points)	11.3%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	22.5% (±18.9 points)	9.3%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	52.9% (±22.0 points)	44.8%	42.3%	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.

Bowleys Quarters against Baltimore County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bowleys Quarters	Baltimore County	Maryland	United States
Paying 30% or more	75.4% (±29.0 points)	54.1% (±1.7 points)	51.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	52.9% (±22.0 points)	44.8% (±1.5 points)	42.3% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.7% (±9.8 points)	32.2% (±0.9 points)	30.8% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$55,772 (±$5,837)	$59,087 (±$1,659)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,747 (±$65)	$1,627 (±$17)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413

In Bowleys Quarters, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Baltimore County (54.1%).

It is not measurably different from Maryland (51.5%).

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

In Baltimore County, Bowleys Quarters ranks 2 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 30 of 383.

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 Bowleys Quarters

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bowleys Quarters
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bowleys Quarters	—	75.4% (±29.0 points)	—
Middle River	3.1 mi	61.8% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Essex	3.4 mi	58.9% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rossville	5.9 mi	40.4% (±11.4 points)	Lower
White Marsh	6.3 mi	41.8% (±16.4 points)	Lower
Rosedale	6.8 mi	50.0% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Honeygo	6.9 mi	42.9% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
Dundalk	6.9 mi	60.8% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Joppatowne	7.3 mi	37.2% (±16.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rossville, MD (40.4%), White Marsh, MD (41.8%), Joppatowne, MD (37.2%).

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 Baltimore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Kingsville	100.0% (±43.6 points)
2	Bowleys Quarters	75.4% (±29.0 points)
3	Randallstown	67.2% (±10.1 points)
4 (tie)	Lutherville	65.7% (±25.4 points)
4 (tie)	Reisterstown	65.7% (±11.8 points)
6	Lochearn	61.9% (±12.2 points)
7	Middle River	61.8% (±8.3 points)
8	Dundalk	60.8% (±6.3 points)

Showing 8 of 32 places in Baltimore County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bowleys Quarters 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 Bowleys Quarters

Are renters in Bowleys Quarters rent-burdened?

75.4% of renting households in Bowleys Quarters 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 Bowleys Quarters spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bowleys Quarters, MD spends 36.7% (±9.8 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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