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

Name: Rent burden in Bolivar, MO, 2020–2024
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54.9% (±11.3 points) of renting households in Bolivar, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.9% (±11.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.2% (±8.4 points)
Median share of income: 31.2% (±2.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bolivar

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bolivar	Polk County	Missouri	United States
Less than 15%	8.9% (±6.3 points)	16.3%	15.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.3% (±4.7 points)	10.0%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.1% (±9.3 points)	15.4%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.8% (±6.0 points)	12.2%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	19.7% (±7.5 points)	14.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	35.2% (±8.4 points)	32.0%	36.6%	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.

Bolivar against Polk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bolivar	Polk County	Missouri	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.9% (±11.3 points)	46.1% (±8.4 points)	45.6% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.2% (±8.4 points)	32.0% (±6.5 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.2% (±2.0 points)	28.4% (±3.0 points)	28.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,392 (±$9,332)	$33,030 (±$9,386)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$812 (±$92)	$814 (±$53)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413

In Bolivar, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Polk County (46.1%).

It is not measurably different from Missouri (45.6%).

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

In Polk County, Bolivar ranks 2 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 230 of 1,105.

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 Bolivar

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bolivar
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bolivar	—	54.9% (±11.3 points)	—
Aldrich	8.4 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Morrisville	8.9 mi	24.6% (±17.4 points)	Lower
Fair Play	9.0 mi	54.7% (±36.3 points)	Not measurably different
Halfway	9.7 mi	57.1% (±100.2 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Hope	13 mi	31.4% (±16.1 points)	Lower
Flemington	14 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Walnut Grove	15 mi	30.6% (±48.7 points)	Not measurably different
Humansville	16 mi	39.9% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Morrisville, MO (24.6%), Pleasant Hope, MO (31.4%).

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 Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Halfway	57.1% (±100.2 points)
2	Bolivar	54.9% (±11.3 points)
3	Fair Play	54.7% (±36.3 points)
4	Flemington	50.0% (±111.8 points)
5	Humansville	39.9% (±22.5 points)
6	Pleasant Hope	31.4% (±16.1 points)
7	Morrisville	24.6% (±17.4 points)
8	Aldrich	0.0% (±141.4 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 Bolivar

Are renters in Bolivar rent-burdened?

54.9% of renting households in Bolivar 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 Bolivar spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bolivar, MO spends 31.2% (±2.0 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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