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

58.6% (±12.3 points) of renting households in Hazelwood, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
58.6% (±12.3 points)
Paying 35% or more
40.1% (±8.9 points)
Median share of income
32.3% (±2.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Hazelwood

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentHazelwoodSt. Louis CountyMissouriUnited States
Less than 15%5.8% (±4.5 points)12.9%15.2%12.6%
15% to 19.9%10.1% (±4.9 points)13.1%14.0%12.2%
20% to 24.9%15.0% (±7.1 points)14.5%13.5%12.6%
25% to 29.9%10.6% (±5.3 points)11.1%11.8%11.5%
30% to 34.9%18.5% (±8.5 points)8.9%9.0%9.2%
35% or more40.1% (±8.9 points)39.5%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.

Hazelwood against St. Louis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HazelwoodSt. Louis CountyMissouriUnited States
Paying 30% or more58.6% (±12.3 points)48.4% (±1.4 points)45.6% (±0.6 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more40.1% (±8.9 points)39.5% (±1.2 points)36.6% (±0.5 points)41.9%
Median share of income32.3% (±2.3 points)29.3% (±0.6 points)28.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$39,454 (±$3,342)$49,422 (±$1,284)$43,288 (±$509)$52,966
Median gross rent$996 (±$80)$1,209 (±$12)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413

In Hazelwood, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from St. Louis County (48.4%).

It is also higher than in Missouri (45.6%).

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

In St. Louis County, Hazelwood ranks 25 of 92 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 195 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 Hazelwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hazelwood
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Hazelwood—58.6% (±12.3 points)—
Bridgeton1.9 mi45.6% (±13.7 points)Not measurably different
Florissant3.7 mi45.4% (±7.8 points)Not measurably different
Edmundson4.4 mi43.0% (±20.0 points)Not measurably different
Berkeley4.6 mi59.3% (±14.1 points)Not measurably different
St. Ann4.7 mi41.1% (±10.6 points)Lower
Woodson Terrace5.0 mi68.8% (±29.4 points)Not measurably different
Calverton Park5.0 mi64.7% (±31.0 points)Not measurably different
Kinloch5.5 mi37.7% (±15.6 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. Ann, MO (41.1%), Kinloch, MO (37.7%).

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 St. Louis County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
19Castle Point64.3% (±27.7 points)
20Moline Acres62.2% (±21.7 points)
21 (tie)Bella Villa60.0% (±25.2 points)
21 (tie)Oakland60.0% (±20.9 points)
23Berkeley59.3% (±14.1 points)
24Spanish Lake59.1% (±10.0 points)
25Hazelwood58.6% (±12.3 points)
26Uplands Park58.3% (±76.8 points)
27Country Club Hills58.1% (±25.1 points)
28Webster Groves55.9% (±12.1 points)
29Valley Park55.2% (±13.8 points)
30Bel-Nor54.9% (±53.3 points)
31Ellisville52.9% (±11.3 points)

Showing 13 of 92 places in St. Louis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Hazelwood

Are renters in Hazelwood rent-burdened?

58.6% of renting households in Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood spend on rent?

The median renting household in Hazelwood, MO spends 32.3% (±2.3 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 Hazelwood city, Missouri (place:31276, in state:29).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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