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

Name: Rent burden in Alice, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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65.3% (±13.1 points) of renting households in Alice, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

58.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 43.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 65.3% (±13.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 58.0% (±11.7 points)
Median share of income: 43.2% (±8.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Alice

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Alice	Jim Wells County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	10.3% (±5.8 points)	9.0%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.4% (±3.2 points)	13.3%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.8% (±12.5 points)	11.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.2% (±4.5 points)	3.6%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.3% (±5.9 points)	6.7%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	58.0% (±11.7 points)	56.1%	42.3%	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.

Alice against Jim Wells County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alice	Jim Wells County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	65.3% (±13.1 points)	62.8% (±10.2 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	58.0% (±11.7 points)	56.1% (±9.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	43.2% (±8.9 points)	39.4% (±6.7 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$23,130 (±$7,707)	$26,973 (±$4,393)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$934 (±$143)	$938 (±$94)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Alice, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Jim Wells County (62.8%).

It is also higher than in Texas (51.7%).

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

In Jim Wells County, Alice ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 231 of 1,366.

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 Alice

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alice
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Alice	—	65.3% (±13.1 points)	—
Rancho Alegre	2.5 mi	0.0% (±79.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ben Bolt	6.5 mi	84.4% (±43.9 points)	Not measurably different
San Diego	11 mi	26.1% (±34.5 points)	Lower
Orange Grove	16 mi	50.0% (±32.7 points)	Not measurably different
Driscoll	20 mi	84.2% (±67.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bishop	20 mi	63.2% (±28.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kingsville	21 mi	48.3% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Benavides	24 mi	28.2% (±25.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: San Diego, TX (26.1%), Kingsville, TX (48.3%), Benavides, TX (28.2%).

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 Jim Wells County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Ben Bolt	84.4% (±43.9 points)
2	Alice	65.3% (±13.1 points)
3	Orange Grove	50.0% (±32.7 points)
4	Premont	25.5% (±25.2 points)
5	Rancho Alegre	0.0% (±79.3 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 Alice

Are renters in Alice rent-burdened?

65.3% of renting households in Alice 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 Alice spend on rent?

The median renting household in Alice, TX spends 43.2% (±8.9 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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