How many renters in Middleborough Center, MA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Middleborough Center, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.1% (±12.0 points) of renting households in Middleborough Center, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.1% (±12.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.3% (±10.7 points)
Median share of income: 33.1% (±5.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Middleborough Center

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Middleborough Center	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	9.8% (±5.8 points)	10.8%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	20.7% (±9.7 points)	11.0%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.2% (±3.4 points)	11.7%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.1% (±4.6 points)	11.7%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.8% (±5.4 points)	9.4%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	46.3% (±10.7 points)	45.4%	41.8%	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.

Middleborough Center against Plymouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Middleborough Center	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.1% (±12.0 points)	54.8% (±2.9 points)	51.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.3% (±10.7 points)	45.4% (±2.6 points)	41.8% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.1% (±5.5 points)	32.5% (±1.3 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$51,694 (±$28,546)	$54,822 (±$2,991)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,737 (±$90)	$1,747 (±$38)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413

In Middleborough Center, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Plymouth County (54.8%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (51.8%).

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

In Plymouth County, Middleborough Center ranks 11 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 71 of 163.

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 Middleborough Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Middleborough Center
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Middleborough Center	—	56.1% (±12.0 points)	—
North Lakeville	2.5 mi	70.6% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeville	4.4 mi	57.5% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgewater Town	6.1 mi	54.2% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Raynham Center	6.7 mi	74.5% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different
Raynham	6.7 mi	67.1% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Plympton	7.7 mi	50.8% (±53.8 points)	Not measurably different
Halifax	8.1 mi	45.5% (±47.2 points)	Not measurably different
Berkley	8.7 mi	0.0% (±77.8 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 Plymouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
5	North Scituate	77.8% (±25.9 points)
6	The Pinehills	75.5% (±30.6 points)
7	North Lakeville	70.6% (±24.4 points)
8	Marshfield (community)	65.6% (±15.7 points)
9	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	62.8% (±28.7 points)
10	Wareham Center	56.8% (±30.6 points)
11	Middleborough Center	56.1% (±12.0 points)
12	Kingston (community)	54.7% (±27.2 points)
13	North Plymouth	53.1% (±17.6 points)
14	Hull (community)	52.8% (±14.5 points)
15	Plymouth (community)	52.4% (±12.4 points)
16	Hingham (community)	51.8% (±18.8 points)
17	Abington (community)	50.8% (±13.5 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Plymouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Middleborough Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Middleborough, whose figures include it.

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 Middleborough Center

Are renters in Middleborough Center rent-burdened?

56.1% of renting households in Middleborough Center 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 Middleborough Center spend on rent?

The median renting household in Middleborough Center, MA spends 33.1% (±5.5 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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