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

Name: Rent burden in Rockport, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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71.1% (±16.6 points) of renting households in Rockport, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 71.1% (±16.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.1% (±13.6 points)
Median share of income: 37.5% (±9.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Rockport

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Rockport	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	2.5% (±3.0 points)	10.2%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.7% (±8.4 points)	9.7%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.9% (±3.8 points)	10.7%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.8% (±5.6 points)	12.6%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.0% (±9.5 points)	10.5%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	55.1% (±13.6 points)	46.4%	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.

Rockport against Essex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rockport	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Paying 30% or more	71.1% (±16.6 points)	56.9% (±1.6 points)	51.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.1% (±13.6 points)	46.4% (±1.3 points)	41.8% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.5% (±9.4 points)	33.3% (±0.6 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$49,732 (±$17,318)	$54,672 (±$1,972)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,851 (±$219)	$1,756 (±$23)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413

In Rockport, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Essex County (56.9%).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts (51.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Essex County, Rockport ranks 2 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 23 of 351.

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 Rockport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rockport
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Rockport	—	71.1% (±16.6 points)	—
Gloucester	4.6 mi	55.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Essex (community)	8.5 mi	60.7% (±40.4 points)	Not measurably different
Essex	8.5 mi	51.5% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Manchester-by-the-Sea	10 mi	32.9% (±18.8 points)	Lower
Ipswich (community)	11 mi	39.6% (±15.0 points)	Lower
Ipswich	12 mi	51.5% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hamilton	13 mi	65.8% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rowley (community)	14 mi	46.3% (±42.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA (32.9%), Ipswich (community), MA (39.6%).

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 Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	West Newbury	80.4% (±48.5 points)
2	Rockport	71.1% (±16.6 points)
3	Lynnfield	69.2% (±17.4 points)
4	Boxford	67.2% (±56.5 points)
5	Amesbury	66.7% (±10.3 points)
6	Hamilton	65.8% (±19.0 points)
7	Salisbury	61.8% (±11.1 points)
8	Lawrence	60.6% (±3.7 points)

Showing 8 of 34 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Rockport include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Rockport (community).

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 Rockport

Are renters in Rockport rent-burdened?

71.1% of renting households in Rockport 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 Rockport spend on rent?

The median renting household in Rockport, MA spends 37.5% (±9.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Rockport town, Essex County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:57880, in state:25 county:009).

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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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