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

Name: Rent burden in Gibbon, NE, 2020–2024
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38.1% (±17.9 points) of renting households in Gibbon, NE spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 38.1% (±17.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 20.8% (±12.1 points)
Median share of income: 27.0% (±6.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Gibbon

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Gibbon	Buffalo County	Nebraska	United States
Less than 15%	15.5% (±14.1 points)	18.4%	16.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	24.4% (±13.3 points)	14.1%	13.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.4% (±3.3 points)	15.2%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	19.6% (±13.8 points)	11.5%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	17.3% (±13.2 points)	7.3%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	20.8% (±12.1 points)	33.5%	35.9%	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.

Gibbon against Buffalo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gibbon	Buffalo County	Nebraska	United States
Paying 30% or more	38.1% (±17.9 points)	40.8% (±4.7 points)	45.0% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	20.8% (±12.1 points)	33.5% (±4.0 points)	35.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.0% (±6.2 points)	26.0% (±1.9 points)	27.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,316 (±$13,361)	$44,833 (±$3,253)	$47,168 (±$620)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$810 (±$268)	$936 (±$28)	$1,072 (±$8)	$1,413

In Gibbon, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Buffalo County (40.8%).

It is not measurably different from Nebraska (45.0%).

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

In Buffalo County, Gibbon ranks 4 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 263 of 711.

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 Gibbon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gibbon
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Gibbon	—	38.1% (±17.9 points)	—
Shelton	6.5 mi	59.4% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Heartwell	13 mi	0.0% (±106.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kearney	13 mi	43.3% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kenesaw	13 mi	24.0% (±57.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wood River	14 mi	42.2% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Prosser	15 mi	25.0% (±119.4 points)	Not measurably different
Riverdale	17 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Minden	18 mi	27.7% (±16.3 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 Buffalo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Shelton	59.4% (±18.0 points)
2	Kearney	43.3% (±5.5 points)
3	Miller	40.0% (±115.2 points)
4	Gibbon	38.1% (±17.9 points)
5	Ravenna	38.0% (±18.3 points)
6	Elm Creek	22.7% (±23.5 points)
7	Pleasanton	8.7% (±56.0 points)
8 (tie)	Amherst	0.0% (±86.7 points)
8 (tie)	Riverdale	0.0% (±141.4 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 Gibbon

Are renters in Gibbon rent-burdened?

38.1% of renting households in Gibbon 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 Gibbon spend on rent?

The median renting household in Gibbon, NE spends 27.0% (±6.2 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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