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

Name: Rent burden in Boonville, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.7% (±10.4 points) of renting households in Boonville, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.7% (±10.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 37.1% (±9.8 points)
Median share of income: 25.3% (±5.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Boonville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Boonville	Cooper County	Missouri	United States
Less than 15%	21.9% (±7.6 points)	25.0%	15.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.0% (±6.5 points)	15.7%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.6% (±6.7 points)	11.7%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.8% (±5.3 points)	10.7%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.6% (±3.5 points)	4.7%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	37.1% (±9.8 points)	32.2%	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.

Boonville against Cooper County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boonville	Cooper County	Missouri	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.7% (±10.4 points)	36.9% (±7.5 points)	45.6% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	37.1% (±9.8 points)	32.2% (±7.1 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.3% (±5.0 points)	24.0% (±3.0 points)	28.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,993 (±$13,638)	$40,369 (±$3,704)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$767 (±$105)	$782 (±$47)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413

In Boonville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cooper County (36.9%).

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

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

In Cooper County, Boonville ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 464 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 Boonville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boonville
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Boonville	—	41.7% (±10.4 points)	—
Windsor Place	3.0 mi	22.2% (±56.4 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin	3.5 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
New Franklin	3.7 mi	33.6% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Rocheport	9.9 mi	8.8% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Pilot Grove	11 mi	22.8% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bunceton	12 mi	30.8% (±67.1 points)	Not measurably different
Prairie Home	13 mi	18.2% (±18.7 points)	Lower
Fayette	13 mi	43.3% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rocheport, MO (8.8%), Prairie Home, MO (18.2%).

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 Cooper County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Otterville	77.6% (±28.0 points)
2	Blackwater	42.9% (±109.3 points)
3	Boonville	41.7% (±10.4 points)
4	Bunceton	30.8% (±67.1 points)
5	Pilot Grove	22.8% (±16.9 points)
6	Windsor Place	22.2% (±56.4 points)
7	Prairie Home	18.2% (±18.7 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 Boonville

Are renters in Boonville rent-burdened?

41.7% of renting households in Boonville 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 Boonville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Boonville, MO spends 25.3% (±5.0 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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