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

Name: Rent burden in Poplar Bluff, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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53.7% (±8.4 points) of renting households in Poplar Bluff, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 53.7% (±8.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.1% (±7.5 points)
Median share of income: 32.8% (±5.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Poplar Bluff

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Poplar Bluff	Butler County	Missouri	United States
Less than 15%	7.3% (±3.7 points)	11.4%	15.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.6% (±5.4 points)	15.4%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.5% (±5.4 points)	10.1%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.0% (±5.2 points)	12.8%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.6% (±3.7 points)	8.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	47.1% (±7.5 points)	41.8%	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.

Poplar Bluff against Butler County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Poplar Bluff	Butler County	Missouri	United States
Paying 30% or more	53.7% (±8.4 points)	50.3% (±6.8 points)	45.6% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.1% (±7.5 points)	41.8% (±6.1 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.8% (±5.4 points)	30.2% (±3.0 points)	28.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,724 (±$2,445)	$30,159 (±$3,092)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$760 (±$70)	$780 (±$39)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413

In Poplar Bluff, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Butler County (50.3%).

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

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

In Butler County, Poplar Bluff ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 240 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 Poplar Bluff

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Poplar Bluff
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Poplar Bluff	—	53.7% (±8.4 points)	—
Fisk	12 mi	60.6% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Qulin	15 mi	83.7% (±44.2 points)	Not measurably different
Neelyville	15 mi	37.0% (±78.1 points)	Not measurably different
Williamsville	16 mi	51.4% (±59.7 points)	Not measurably different
Naylor	17 mi	73.7% (±33.7 points)	Not measurably different
Duck Creek Township	17 mi	28.8% (±14.4 points)	Lower
Dudley	18 mi	11.4% (±54.2 points)	Not measurably different
Puxico	19 mi	41.7% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Duck Creek Township, MO (28.8%).

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 Butler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Qulin	83.7% (±44.2 points)
2	Fisk	60.6% (±31.0 points)
3	Poplar Bluff	53.7% (±8.4 points)
4	Neelyville	37.0% (±78.1 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 Poplar Bluff

Are renters in Poplar Bluff rent-burdened?

53.7% of renting households in Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff spend on rent?

The median renting household in Poplar Bluff, MO spends 32.8% (±5.4 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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