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

Name: Rent burden in Seymour, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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45.2% (±18.6 points) of renting households in Seymour, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 45.2% (±18.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.8% (±13.3 points)
Median share of income: 27.1% (±8.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Seymour

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Seymour	Webster County	Missouri	United States
Less than 15%	6.4% (±7.9 points)	32.1%	15.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	30.4% (±17.4 points)	12.6%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.7% (±13.2 points)	12.7%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.4% (±7.8 points)	9.6%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.4% (±13.0 points)	7.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	30.8% (±13.3 points)	25.7%	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.

Seymour against Webster County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Seymour	Webster County	Missouri	United States
Paying 30% or more	45.2% (±18.6 points)	33.1% (±7.8 points)	45.6% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.8% (±13.3 points)	25.7% (±6.4 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.1% (±8.3 points)	22.1% (±2.6 points)	28.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,516 (±$22,399)	$42,578 (±$5,850)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$731 (±$26)	$789 (±$76)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413

In Seymour, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Webster County (33.1%).

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

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

In Webster County, Seymour ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 395 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 Seymour

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Seymour
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Seymour	—	45.2% (±18.6 points)	—
Diggins	4.9 mi	5.6% (±75.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fordland	9.5 mi	23.7% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mansfield	11 mi	33.9% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ava	14 mi	35.0% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Marshfield	16 mi	27.1% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hartville	16 mi	69.6% (±45.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rogersville	17 mi	40.1% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Niangua	17 mi	53.1% (±42.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Webster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Niangua	53.1% (±42.8 points)
2	Seymour	45.2% (±18.6 points)
3	Rogersville	40.1% (±21.6 points)
4	Marshfield	27.1% (±10.5 points)
5	Fordland	23.7% (±14.0 points)
6	Diggins	5.6% (±75.1 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 Seymour

Are renters in Seymour rent-burdened?

45.2% of renting households in Seymour 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 Seymour spend on rent?

The median renting household in Seymour, MO spends 27.1% (±8.3 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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