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

42.0% (±6.6 points) of renting households in O'Fallon, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
42.0% (±6.6 points)
Paying 35% or more
36.0% (±6.1 points)
Median share of income
26.7% (±2.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in O'Fallon

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentO'FallonSt. Charles CountyMissouriUnited States
Less than 15%15.8% (±4.7 points)13.1%15.2%12.6%
15% to 19.9%18.3% (±5.0 points)15.9%14.0%12.2%
20% to 24.9%11.9% (±2.9 points)15.9%13.5%12.6%
25% to 29.9%12.0% (±3.8 points)12.6%11.8%11.5%
30% to 34.9%6.0% (±2.5 points)7.9%9.0%9.2%
35% or more36.0% (±6.1 points)34.5%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.

O'Fallon against St. Charles County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
O'FallonSt. Charles CountyMissouriUnited States
Paying 30% or more42.0% (±6.6 points)42.4% (±2.5 points)45.6% (±0.6 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more36.0% (±6.1 points)34.5% (±2.3 points)36.6% (±0.5 points)41.9%
Median share of income26.7% (±2.7 points)27.0% (±0.9 points)28.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$66,425 (±$12,368)$60,104 (±$2,204)$43,288 (±$509)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,443 (±$47)$1,370 (±$21)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413

In O'Fallon, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from St. Charles County (42.4%).

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

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

In St. Charles County, O'Fallon ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 459 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 O'Fallon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with O'Fallon
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
O'Fallon—42.0% (±6.6 points)—
Dardenne Prairie3.0 mi49.7% (±25.8 points)Not measurably different
Lake St. Louis3.5 mi32.5% (±10.2 points)Not measurably different
Cottleville4.1 mi64.1% (±29.0 points)Not measurably different
St. Paul4.6 mi33.3% (±93.4 points)Not measurably different
Josephville4.8 mi88.9% (±55.2 points)Not measurably different
St. Peters6.2 mi48.1% (±6.9 points)Not measurably different
Weldon Spring6.4 mi74.4% (±30.8 points)Higher
Wentzville8.4 mi51.7% (±10.0 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Weldon Spring, MO (74.4%).

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 St. Charles County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
2Weldon Spring74.4% (±30.8 points)
3New Melle70.0% (±111.8 points)
4Cottleville64.1% (±29.0 points)
5Wentzville51.7% (±10.0 points)
6Dardenne Prairie49.7% (±25.8 points)
7St. Peters48.1% (±6.9 points)
8O'Fallon42.0% (±6.6 points)
9Foristell39.5% (±28.5 points)
10St. Charles39.0% (±4.5 points)
11St. Paul33.3% (±93.4 points)
12Lake St. Louis32.5% (±10.2 points)
13Flint Hill30.0% (±36.8 points)
14Portage Des Sioux27.8% (±80.1 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in St. Charles 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 O'Fallon

Are renters in O'Fallon rent-burdened?

42.0% of renting households in O'Fallon 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 O'Fallon spend on rent?

The median renting household in O'Fallon, MO spends 26.7% (±2.7 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 O'Fallon city, Missouri (place:54074, 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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